Hola Todos!
What a marvelous opportunity it is to be a servant of the Lord. This is my last full week here and I want to be able to share some thoughts I've had leading up to my last email next Monday. My companion and I had the opportunity this week to go Downtown and set up a place on one
of the corners right in the middle of the city with a box of Book of Mormons. While we were there many people walked by and didn't bother to talk to us. There were some that stopped and listened to what we had to say and after about 45 minutes I felt an impression, more of a
question, that came to my mind, "Why is the Book of Mormon so important to you Sister Mann?" If all these people are just walking by and I'm not stopping them, why am I here to share the Book of Mormon.. I pondered that for a second and then started to stop more people as they walked by, bore my testimony of The Book of Mormon, and gave them a copy. I just want to echo the words of Jeffery R. Holland when he said, "I want it absolutely clear when I stand before the judgment bar of God that I declared to the world, in the most straightforward language I could summon, that the Book of Mormon is true, that it came forth the way Joseph said it came forth and was given to bring happiness and hope to the faithful in the travail of the latter days."
What a marvelous opportunity it is to be a servant of the Lord. This is my last full week here and I want to be able to share some thoughts I've had leading up to my last email next Monday. My companion and I had the opportunity this week to go Downtown and set up a place on one
of the corners right in the middle of the city with a box of Book of Mormons. While we were there many people walked by and didn't bother to talk to us. There were some that stopped and listened to what we had to say and after about 45 minutes I felt an impression, more of a
question, that came to my mind, "Why is the Book of Mormon so important to you Sister Mann?" If all these people are just walking by and I'm not stopping them, why am I here to share the Book of Mormon.. I pondered that for a second and then started to stop more people as they walked by, bore my testimony of The Book of Mormon, and gave them a copy. I just want to echo the words of Jeffery R. Holland when he said, "I want it absolutely clear when I stand before the judgment bar of God that I declared to the world, in the most straightforward language I could summon, that the Book of Mormon is true, that it came forth the way Joseph said it came forth and was given to bring happiness and hope to the faithful in the travail of the latter days."
My witness also echoes that of Nephi, who wrote part of the book in his “last days”: “Hearken unto these words and believe in Christ; and if ye believe not in these words believe in Christ. And if ye shall believe in Christ ye will believe in these words, for they are the words of Christ, … and they teach all men that they should do good. “And if they are not the words of Christ, judge ye--for Christ will show unto you, with power and great glory, that they are his words, at
the last day.”
Read the Book of Mormon. If you have not yet received that witness for yourself, do not be discouraged. Do not give up. I find it interesting that we tend to value only what comes at a cost and a price of intent and intensity. It is so important to know for ourselves. We must read from the pages of the Book of Mormon and search its words personally. What is written in the pages of this book is so much more important than what is written about it by others. For those who have already been given a testimony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon, remember that it can be lost so quickly. Keep reading, studying, and nurturing your testimony. Remember how it felt to receive your witness. Share that witness with others often.
If you have a testimony of this book, no matter how easy or difficult it was to obtain it, I promise that if you continue a serious study of it, your testimony will become stronger. You will never lose it. If you don’t have a testimony now, I promise that if you begin a serious study of this book, you will come to know by the power of the Holy Ghost that it is true. Remember these words from President Boyd K. Packer (1924–2015), President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: “What is taught in the scriptures is most worth knowing.” And of no book is that more true than the Book of Mormon.
I have witnessed so many miracles this week but non greater than seeing others come to know that the Book of Mormon is true. As representatives we have a front row seat to witnessing these people receive light and truth in their lives and it is beyond amazing and a testimony builder for myself. I got to attend my last MLC (Mission Leadership Council) and what a blessing it has been to get to learn from each other in the Mission and especially from our wonderful Mission President. I will be excited to see the future missionaries implement the things that we learned so that the work will continue to progress.
I am beyond excited to say that we have a baptism this week for Frank on the 5th, and also I will get to face time some of the people that I taught in Carrizo for their baptism! I am excited to witness those before I leave. Frank is really excited for his baptism! The missionaries taught him some things before I came into the area and he has progressed a lot and has developed a strong testimony of his own. We are really happy for him. This week I get to go back to Lake Travis for my last exchange with the Sisters there! Wow I'm so excited for that. It will be so
fun to get to end my week there! I love y'all and I hope you have a wonderful week. Be safe!
Con Amor,
Hermana Mann
Read the Book of Mormon. If you have not yet received that witness for yourself, do not be discouraged. Do not give up. I find it interesting that we tend to value only what comes at a cost and a price of intent and intensity. It is so important to know for ourselves. We must read from the pages of the Book of Mormon and search its words personally. What is written in the pages of this book is so much more important than what is written about it by others. For those who have already been given a testimony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon, remember that it can be lost so quickly. Keep reading, studying, and nurturing your testimony. Remember how it felt to receive your witness. Share that witness with others often.
If you have a testimony of this book, no matter how easy or difficult it was to obtain it, I promise that if you continue a serious study of it, your testimony will become stronger. You will never lose it. If you don’t have a testimony now, I promise that if you begin a serious study of this book, you will come to know by the power of the Holy Ghost that it is true. Remember these words from President Boyd K. Packer (1924–2015), President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: “What is taught in the scriptures is most worth knowing.” And of no book is that more true than the Book of Mormon.
I have witnessed so many miracles this week but non greater than seeing others come to know that the Book of Mormon is true. As representatives we have a front row seat to witnessing these people receive light and truth in their lives and it is beyond amazing and a testimony builder for myself. I got to attend my last MLC (Mission Leadership Council) and what a blessing it has been to get to learn from each other in the Mission and especially from our wonderful Mission President. I will be excited to see the future missionaries implement the things that we learned so that the work will continue to progress.
I am beyond excited to say that we have a baptism this week for Frank on the 5th, and also I will get to face time some of the people that I taught in Carrizo for their baptism! I am excited to witness those before I leave. Frank is really excited for his baptism! The missionaries taught him some things before I came into the area and he has progressed a lot and has developed a strong testimony of his own. We are really happy for him. This week I get to go back to Lake Travis for my last exchange with the Sisters there! Wow I'm so excited for that. It will be so
fun to get to end my week there! I love y'all and I hope you have a wonderful week. Be safe!
Con Amor,
Hermana Mann
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