November 2, 2015
HAHAHA OKAY first of all! It is a REAL THING! people make us get out of their house so they can watch the game! hahaha The streets are empty,The stores have nothing, the bars...haha...those are NEVER EMPTY! haha BUT in all seriousness it has been an AWESOME WEEK!!!!!!!!
something SUPER cool happened! So we met up with an investigator at Barnes and Noble! But before we did that we had a dinner appointment with the Leo family! and when were at the leo's i felt a strong prompting to open up a copy of the Book of Mormon they had on their table and to start reading before we ate! I did so! I read in Alma when it talks about the resurrection and life after death! I put the book down and said "okay...?" haha and ate dinner! and then we go to barnes and noble where we were going to read in the book of Enos with our investigator! But before we could she said "Sorry i can't really focus! I went to a funeral earlier this week and just cant get that off my mind!" and i said "WHAT?????? THATS GREAT!" and proceeded to tell her what I had read earlier! it was just TESTIMONY TO ME! that the God cares about EACH of us! but mostly that the book of mormon is TRUE it answers questions of the soul! Really! Truly it does! I love the book!
I AM JUST SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THE BOOK OF MORMON! I was reading in it earlier this week and it was talking about the stick of Judah and stick of Ephraim and it talks about how the bible at once contained to fullness of the gospel but does not anymore! It was prophecy that a book would come forth that did contain the fullness of the gospel! and its the Book of Mormon! So now when i give the book of mormon to someone i now know that i am FULFILLING PROPHECY! SO COOL!
The purpose of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is to help us access the healing and enabling power of Christ's ATONEMENT! I learned this in the MTC! How am i saved? A: Through the atonement of Jesus Christ! How do we ACCESS that atonement?: Through having Faith, repenting, being baptized by someone who holds the authority to do so along with receiving the gift of the holy ghost and enduring to the end (AKA The fullness of the gospel). and Where can i learn or read about the fullness of the gospel? A: The Book of Mormon! The book of mormon gives us the steps and necessary changes we must make to be forgiven and healed! It is so important for the world to feel this!!! :) Because as we feel forgiven we are more inclined to, like nephi, "Frankly forgive". THIS is what the world NEEDS!!!!
Okay! Something else and then i am done! haha...we had stake conference this past week!!! and our stake president talked about planes and how a plane ride can be likened to our daily lives! when they say "The cabin lights will be dimmed, but you have personal lights above you! Feel free to turn them on at any time during the flight!" He likened this to the darkening lights of the cabin (The world) the world is increasing in darkness! But we need not fear! For we have a personal light above us! I am so grateful for this personal light! His name is Jesus Christ! And he guides ME! Me personally! I have straight access to His grace and His power!
I love you all!!!! It was a fabulous week! It always is when we are in the service of our fellow man and our God! May we ALWAYS serve Him!!! I love you all!!!!!
"Because I have been given much i too must give"
-Sister Ashton Wise
ps.s. here are the Barley's (senior couple who just went home :) and I
p.s.s.s. here is donna! She is a member who we work with and who has some wicked awesome sewing skills!
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