this week was general conference, which is always THE BEST!
we had some cool miracles. one of our investigators is making real progress. he is very intelligent and knows a lot about God and has a very good relationship with Him. and he wasn't reading or praying for the things we asked him to do. finally, this past week, we had a breakthrough lesson! we had an amazing member come with us and planned to just talk about the Book of Mormon using the introduction of the Book of Mormon. we sat down and asked him if he had prayed to know the Book of Mormon was true, as we had asked him to do the last time we saw him. i'll admit that i didn't have faith in him like i should have because i thought he probably hadn't done what we asked of him again. but he had! he said he prayed. and he knows the Book of Mormon is true. we then went on to explain as the introduction states,
"We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. (See Moroni 10:3–5.)
Those who gain this divine witness from the Holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is His revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the Second Coming of the Messiah."
Those who gain this divine witness from the Holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is His revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the Second Coming of the Messiah."
after asking him what he thought, he told us that he does not doubt joseph was a prophet and he knows the church is true. he knows the Book of Mormon is true. he cannot deny it. the spirit was so strong!!! he has some concerns he still needs to work out, but after that lesson, we know what his concerns are and where he stands!
another miracle we had was wednesday night. we had a lesson set up with a lady and her daughters from ecuador. we thought we would be teaching the mother, but we got in and she was there, but she wasn't super interested. who was interested was her cute 11 year old twin daughters. i had the plan of salvation in pictures in my bag, so we taught it to them, and they drank it up! they have such a desire to know God and had amazing questions and knew so much as well! we are excited to continue to teach them! we got to teach in french, english and spanish. it was fun to practice my spanish (i have no spanish)!
and this weekend was general conference. and it snowed again. but anyway, i loved conference. i can't wait to read the words we heard again and again.
i know we have a living prophet. i was so grateful to hear from our prophet, Thomas S. Monson. i know that he is called of God. i loved his admonition to use the Book of Mormon. through my missionary work, i have seen how incredibly vital it is. it is, in fact, the keystone of our religion. the Book of Mormon is true, and just like the introduction says, i know Joseph Smith was a prophet because he would not have been able to translate it otherwise- and i know that Joseph did see God the Father and Jesus Christ and he did restore the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the earth and i know this is all true because Heavenly Father loves us. He wants us to have the fulness of His gospel. i know it. i know it in every fiber of my being. no matter how many people tell us that we are dumb or what we believe is crazy (and that happens almost every day), one of my favorite things to do is to testify of the Restoration of the Gospel because it is evidence of God's love for us.
i know there is power in the Book of Mormon. i feel it every day of my life when i read it. i desperately need the blessings i receive when i read the Book of Mormon every day. i cannot live without them. i hope you will all cling to the book and its teachings. that is what i try to do. if nothing else, if someone, knowing nothing of Jesus Christ, decides to read the Book of Mormon, they will learn of Him and His love for us.
i love you all!
love,
soeur paine
ps. i almost forgot! the church has a new Easter initiative, and like always, it's incredible! it is called Prince of Peace because through Christ we can find peace in this life.
it's sooo good! WATCH IT. SHARE IT!
(sorry i don't have any pictures this week...)
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