Hey y'all!
Yesterday was crazy cool! We promised heavenly Father that if he would help us attain the goals we set, we would commit ourselves to fulfill the promises we made. Bargaining at it's finest! Haha just kidding, He always makes up the difference when we are striving to follow Him. He is more than willing to help us when we ask! Just in one day we started teaching 2 new families and two of our progressing investigators are on the straight and narrow! God is so cool!
This week one of our progressing investigators invited us to a pancake dinner with the community. We had seen him earlier that morning, and he told us his preacher had invited him to lunch. He was surprised because he hadn't seen him in a while, so he was curious what it would be about. We missed him at church, but he texted us saying he watched 3 great talks on BYU TV! We asked him what he took away from them and he said, "The thought of how God wants his church to follow a design, be organized by God's plan, the need for Apostles, Priesthood Power and Authority, and that marriage is for eternity". How cool is that! Heavenly Father hears our prayers, and wants to help us understand. Our investigator told us he received a very physical and clear "yes" to a question he had prayed about.
The following day we had an investigator of a part family tell us she wants us to start teaching her. She feels she is drawing closer to God and changing for the better as she learns. We taught her the Restoration and she was so excited when we got to Joseph Smith! As she learns, she clarifies by restating the lesson from her understanding. She is all around awesome, and really just wants to strengthen herself through Jesus Christ.
On Sunday we taught their family about God's commandments and why we keep them. We know that before we came here we either chose to follow Satan or heavenly Father. Those with a body chose Him! We continue to choose Him when we keep His commandments. When we sin, we become slaves to Satan. Since none of us are perfect, we've all been down that path to some degree or another. One thing always leads to the next and we find ourselves stuck trying to convince our brains we are content with who we are. Fortunately, there is no life so shattered or heart too broken to jump back on the path! Heavenly Father gives us commandments because he knows the way to obtain eternal happiness. As we follow Satan, we are bound to him. When we follow heavenly Father, He is bound to us!
D&C 82:10
"I, the Lord, am bound when ye
We committed their family to follow the Word of Wisdom for a week and pray for something specific in return. The best way to understand and to gain a testimony is to have faith and actually do it!
God is seriously so cool, I just love Him! We're so privileged to always have His love and to know how we can become like Him. He really does love each of us so much. The Book of Mormon is the greatest gift I have ever been given. Through reading and praying about it, I gained a relationship with our heavenly Father and developed a true understanding of who Jesus Christ is and the purpose of the atoning sacrifice He gave for us. If there is anything in this world you can do for yourself, strengthen your knowledge of the Gospel and read the Book of Mormon. I promise you it can change your life :)
Moroni 10:3-5
"Behold, I would exhort you th
I love y'all! Enjoy the last minute costume finding!
Sister Morrill
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