"God is not dead, nor
doth He sleep"
Your
week sounds like it was lovely. Rod sounds like he had a fun time hunting, but
I killed a deer with a round piece of plastic. Beat that!
Well
this week has been a pretty good one. We got an investigator to church! The
first one in Dumfries in years! His name is Ian. He is awesome. He is very
smart and scientific but he has something that is drawing him to the church. I
think he knows it is true, but he is trying to find proof that it isn't. He is
a great man and we will keep helping him to find the truth he is searching
for.
We
have a friend named John. He is the son-in-law of a member here. He is so cool.
We went to the church, and he played the piano for us. He is so good! We asked
him about the church, and he told us that he feels the spirit every time he
talks to the missionaries. He lets his daughters come to church. When we asked
him why, he thought about it for a second and said he didn't know, but he did say
that the church taught good things. We bore testimony that it taught good
things because it is good. It is true and therefore it's fruit is good.
Obviously that doesn't prove our church is God's church, so we asked him to
read the Book of Mormon, and he said he would read it all. He is such a
stud.
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| My district leader was transferred to Dublin |
I
got called as our new District Leader this week. I may or may not be stressed
out of my mind. It's pretty nerve racking, but I know that President Donaldson
is inspired, so I guess Heavenly Father knows more than I do because I don't
feel ready. I am excited to put more faith and trust in Him.
I
had a sweet and humbling experience with the scriptures this week. I was
feeling pretty useless and stressed out, so I was reading the scriptures. I was
reading in 3 Nephi 17. Verse 2 made me chuckle a little bit since I felt weak
and didn't understand. Then I read in verses 7-8. It is beautiful and powerful.
The Lord was about to leave, but the people are so sad, and he decides to stay
with them a little longer and asks for all the sick and afflicted to come to
him to be healed. I felt Him say to me "Come unto me and let me heal
you." It was such a small tender experience for me.
1 Behold, now it
came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words he looked round about again
on the multitude, and he said unto them: Behold, my time is at hand.
2 I perceive that ye are weak, that ye
cannot understand all my words which I am commanded of the Father to speak
unto you at this time.
3 Therefore, go ye unto your homes, and ponder upon
the things which I have said, and ask of the Father, in my name, that ye may
understand, and prepare your minds for the morrow, and I come
unto you again.
4 But now I go unto the Father, and
also to show myself unto the lost tribes of Israel, for they are not lost unto
the Father, for he knoweth whither he hath taken them.
5 And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus
spoken, he cast his eyes round about again on the multitude, and beheld they
were in tears, and did look steadfastly upon him as if they would ask him
to tarry a little longer with them.
7 Have ye any that are sick among you?
Bring them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous,
or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner?
Bring them hither and I will heal them, for I have compassion upon
you; my bowels are filled with mercy.
8 For I perceive that ye desire that I should
show unto you what I have done unto your brethren at Jerusalem, for I see that
your faith is sufficient that I should heal you.
9 And it came to pass that when he had thus
spoken, all the multitude, with one accord, did go forth with their sick and
their afflicted, and their lame, and with their blind, and with their
dumb, and with all them that were afflicted in any manner; and he did heal them
every one as they were brought forth unto him.
10 And they did all, both they who had been
healed and they who were whole, bow down at his feet, and did worship him; and
as many as could come for the multitude did kiss his feet, insomuch
that they did bathe his feet with their tears.
I
love my Heavenly Father and my Saviour so much. I cannot begin to voice how
much They mean to me. It gave me strength to go and help others come unto
Christ.
I love this work. I love you.
