Family,
We have done a lot of
work this week with some of our more progressing investigators. Two of
them were planning on being baptized soon, so we started going over the
baptismal interview questions with them. Before we even got to it, they
brought up some large concerns about tithing. In talking with them more
about tithing, we found some other doubts that they had. We talked about
everything, and we found out that they haven't been regularly reading from the
Book of Mormon, and so their testimony was a little shaky regarding the
Restoration. We tied everything back to the Book of Mormon and committed
them to begin reading it again. This lesson was a big reminder to me of
the importance of the Book of Mormon. It really is the keystone of our
religion. You can teach someone each commandment meticulously and help
them understand one by one, but if they are rooted in the Book of Mormon and
have a testimony of its truthfulness, then every commandment and really every
doubt can be tied back to that testimony. If you know that Book of Mormon
is the word of God, then you can know that everything else that the church
teaches is true.
We've been helping out
a Costa Rican family that recently moved here from New Jersey. They are
fixing up a house, and currently don't have water or power, so we have been
doing a lot of asking around to see if we can find things to help them.
It's amazing how willing the members are to help out people that they've
never even met. It reminds me of that quote (I don't know who by, and I
don't know if these are the actual words or not) "True Christianity is
love in action." (or something like that...)
Not too much else to
report. I'm glad to hear about Grandma and Grandpa Foote. Hope all
is well there and that Katie enjoys her last week of living at home! =)
Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Foote
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