Hey
family!!
Happy New
Year!! I can't believe that it is already 2015 and that it is the beginning of
my "full year" on my mission. I'm so grateful for everything I've
experienced so far and I'm looking forward to what's ahead. The Lord truly is
hastening His work and I'm so grateful for the opportunity that I have to be
apart of it :)
This week has
been pretty good! We have had a lot of finding to do but we've been able to
meet some really cool people. One of them is a man named Feroz. We were doing
some finding in Dudley and we had received a challenge that day from the Zone
Leaders to hand out two copies of the Book of Mormon. We weren't having a lot
of success and things were going pretty slow. Then we saw Feroz standing
outside of a shop so we decided to go talk to him. We talked to him about
things that made him happy and how he felt about the new year. He said that his
family made him happy and that it was a hard time for him because he misses
them a lot. We talked to him a little bit and were able to give him a Book of
Mormon. We got his number and directed him to Moroni ch 10. He opened it and
started reading it right then. It was kind of awkward because we didn't know
what to do next, but after a few minutes he looked up and he had a tear running
down his cheek. We asked him what was wrong and he just said that it made him
remember something about his family back home in Texas. I was then able to
testify to him that I knew that the Book of Mormon was true, that it was
something that would bring peace and happiness to his life, and that he could
come to know that it is true for himself through prayer. He said that he would
be happy to meet with us again and we are planning to see him next week. It was
such an amazing experience! I know that the Lord truly is preparing people and
that the message of the restored gospel is true!
This week I was
also able to finish reading the Book of Mormon and I know with all of my heart
that is is true!! It truly is the word of God and it testifies of Jesus Christ.
He is our Saviour and Redeemer and it is only through Him that we can return to
our loving Heavenly Father. I know that it was translated through the power of
God and that it is the most correct of any book. When combined with the spirit
it is the most powerful tool in conversion and I know that even as members we
can become more and more converted as we read from it every day. As we come to
understand His character, we will want to change and become more like Him. I
know that this church is true and that Jesus Christ lives. As we reflect on the
past year and set goals for the year ahead, may we turn our thoughts to Him and
become more converted. I love you all!! Thank you for everything that you do
for me! I am TRULY blessed. Talk to you next week!
Love,
Sister Wilde
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