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TESTIMONY OF A missionary The following event took place in a ward in Salt Lake City in 1974. It ocurred during the sacrament meeting and was told to me by a regional representative of the Twelve who was in the meeting. A young man, just before leaving on his mission stood in sacrament meeting and bore in essence the following: Brothers and sisters, as you know, the past two weeks I have been waiting for my mission call. ... Read More
Well one more experience here in Afghanistan where just being or well trying to be a good member of the church gets noticed. I was waiting for the chow hall to open up for dinner and a soldier I have worked with before comes in. As usual I'm my nice usual self trying to smile and laugh despite being here away from my family and friends. This soldier approached me and wanted to know how I could smile and laugh when I'm over here in the middle of a war zone and away from my wife and children. I to... Read More
I have a friend, Loretta, She noticed a new neighbor of hers moving in. She offered her help, and called the missionarys over to help this neighbor move his furniture, along with that she invited him to church. When Sunday came, she knocked on his door, and reminded him, he went with her. It was on a Fast Testimony meeting,. When no one was going up to testify, her neighbor went up there and testified. He testified about all the help he received from the missionarys. It was this act... Read More
Well it has been a great experience here in Afghanistan. Striving always to live the life we are called to lead as members of the church can get the attetion of others. I have had the wonderful experience of sharing the gospel with a civilian who saw the way I strive to live my life and wanted to know more. The experience has been heightened in the fact that being in a deployed zone I can't proselytize the gospel. This particular gentleman happens to be from texas where I'm stationed and seeing... Read More
Hey! I haven't written here in a while, so I will do a quick overview of the last few months: I still write to my favorite young man, Elder Ricks, every week. And I assume he writes me every week because the dates on the letters are in weekly intervals, but I don't necessarily receive them in such a neat and tidy order. I got in a sort of major car wreck over the summer. I was just fine, physically, but the poor car I drove was not. I went to Italy for two weeks and met some amazing peop... Read More
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