Hey fam,
Not a whole lot to report. We had zone conference this week but I was sick
as a dog that day, which makes for a very long seven hours.
This week we had a lesson with Robbie feat. Lamont. He is such a
missionary! He showed up to the lesson with a back back and pulled out not only
his Book of Mormon, but his bible, Duty to God, articles of faith, his baptism
program, True to the Faith, and all the missionary pamphlets and laid them on
the table. Hahah. The topic happened to be baptism and confirmation. When we
asked Lamont what his baptism day felt like he said "Like Christmas. No really,
I was so happy."
Robbie is really struggling, he really wants to get baptized but his
parents would not even be okay if they knew he was meeting with us. So now.....
We wait.
Mom, Lamont wrote you a letter back last week, I still need to send it
to you, but I need to make a copy of it for me before I send it to you. It was
so awesome!
We finished painting Waltraub's farmhouse this week, she was so happy
when she saw it, we restored it to the same way it was when her husband built
it. And of course she had an apple pie ready for us at the end of the
day.(:
So Monday
night we were leaving from dinner at Ivan's and there was a family with a
moving truck outside the house next door. Moving trucks are like gold to
missionaries, hahaha. So the next morning we went back and helped them move.
Same as the Speeds, it was just Sister Welch and I moving the house in. The
family couldn't help. They are such a great family! Hiawattha, the dad moved
here to start a ministry. His daughter Genevieve is adorable. She's all hugs all
the time. She invited us back for a macaroni and cheese dinner Thursday night. Sunday night we went and
watched Meet the Mormons with them because they weren't able to make it to our
movie night at the church Friday. They loved the movie! Their dad stopped the
movie halfway through and started rapid firing questions at us. He explained how
they are non- denominational Christian and that it didn't matter what religion
you are as long as you accept Jesus Christ into your life. Then he said "Well,
you aren't Catholics so you must be a Protestant church." When I explained how
unlike any other church, we fall under neither, he was intrigued. We finished
the movie and they all really enjoyed it. I know we never would have gotten in
the house or gotten a chance without helping them move. (And who will say no to
free labor, haha) and I got myself a cute new pen pal. Genevieve says she'll be
writing me my whole mission! Haha. Service softens hearts!
There's a talk by Elder LeGrand Richards that's awesome, called "One
Lord, One Faith, One Baptism." I wish I could read this talk to everyone I meet
hahah. Read it!
"Many years ago a learned man, a member of the Roman Catholic Church,
came to Utah and spoke from the stand of the Salt Lake Tabernacle. I became well
acquainted with him, and we conversed freely and frankly. A great scholar, with
perhaps a dozen languages at his tongue’s end, he seemed to know all about
theology, law, literature, science and philosophy. One day he said to me: ‘You
Mormons are all ignoramuses. You don’t even know the strength of your own
position. It is so strong that there is only one other tenable in the whole
Christian world, and that is the position of the Catholic Church. The issue is
between Catholicism and Mormonism. If we are right, you are wrong; if you are
right, we are wrong; and that’s all there is to it. The Protestants haven’t a
leg to stand on. For if we are wrong, they are wrong with us, since they were a
part of us and went out from us; while if we are right, they are apostates whom
we cut off long ago. If we have the apostolic succession from St. Peter, as we
claim, there is no need of Joseph Smith and Mormonism; but if we have not that
succession, then such a man as Joseph Smith was necessary, and Mormonism’s
attitude is the only consistent one. It is either the perpetuation of the
gospel from ancient times, or the restoration of the gospel in latter
days.’” (A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, LeGrand Richards, Deseret Book Co.,
1958, pp. 3–4.)
Now if the members of these 697 different churches could realize the
consistency of that statement, they would want to know by what authority their
ministers are performing the ordinances in their churches, because if the
statement of this prelate is true, they either must be Catholics or Mormons.
Then I always add that the Catholics and the Bible can’t both be right because
the Bible definitely proclaims an apostasy from the original church and a
restoration in the latter days.
How could the people of the world, if they love the Lord, hear such a
message and then not want to know whether it is true or not?"
I want to ask that last question to people all the time. Anyway, read the
rest of that talk, (especially if you're a missionary, hahaha.)
So this week was my last produce to people. Man, I'm gonna miss this
place. Im down to about a week and a half left in Butler.
Friday
night was our movie night, we watched 17 Miracles. That's a real tear
jerker. We had a pretty good turn out!
Cynda is doing so awesome! She came to movie night and to the women's
broadcast on Saturday
night. Her member friend, the Piotrowski's are just blown away that she is
so open to all of this, they have been so afraid of inviting her to anything for
years. Right time right place I guess. After the broadcast she said she loved
it, and felt like it was just for her. (Uchtdorf you the man.)
Sunday was my last week at church in the Butler ward, it was fast
sunday. Ivan was at church, and I bore my testimony in Spanish for him. Ivan is
one I'll miss. My "Hermano en fe." Brother in faith.
Til next week.
Adios
Hermana Sears💜
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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism----> http://www.lds.org/ensign/1975/05/one-lord-one-faith-one-baptism?lang=eng
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