Hello All!
How's life? I hope all is well. Things up here have been very warm and muggy and humid. There are days that I feel I am melting like a popsicle on the fourth of July. But it's all good. It makes people ask questions - What in the world would make those two walk around all day in shirts and ties in weather like this? It opens up an opportunity to share our testimonies, and that's the best thing we can do anyway.
Wayne came to church again. We still haven't been able to actually teach him, but he loves church and I think he will continue to come. There is potential there.
Christa came to church. We found her as we were walking down near the church on Friday. She doesn't really have a faith in God, but she is willing to try. I spoke in Sacrament Meeting about "The Need for a Prophet," and I basically taught the Restoration Lesson. So She and Wayne both got that and appeared to agree (nodding heads, etc.). We will be trying to help them progress as well.
Chris didn't come to church. He is Pentecostal and went to his church with his wife. He doesn't want to, though. He thinks that their focus on the gift of tongues isn't right (He is correct in that one), and he is thinking about leaving his church. He does a lot of research, and he wants evidence in the Bible that the restoration is to occur. He has some other interpretations of some scriptures that get in the way of the restoration. We are trying to help him see that he needs to focus on the big question - Whether the Book of Mormon is True. He brings up lots of little things that are based on his interpretation of the scripture, but we are trying to help him.
We are looking forward to a lot more people this next week, we have a few appointments set with some really good potentials, and in Zone Conference yesterday, we learned all about helping investigators progress toward baptism. We are excited for that. Have a great day! I love you all!
Your Willing And Obedient Servant,
Elder Austin James Ashcraft
No comments:
Post a Comment