Monday, May 30, 2011
Distractions
"Last Monday we found a 16 year old Ghanaian who is so sweet! And we talked to Isaac for a while. We watched the restoration video with him but right when the first vision was about to happen he started sneezing and had to go into the kitchen to grab a paper towel. Elder LaRochelle and I just laughed then rewound it. Then yesterday we were teaching a hispanic man the same lesson, only without the video, and right when I was getting to the first vision, his cute little 2 year old daughter came out of nowhere from her play area armed with her toy airplane that just happen to make wonderful airplane noises and jumped on his lap. These are just two examples of what happens all the time! President Albright says that hes convinced satan controls dogs and cats! haha. They are a big part of the problem sometimes. But I would think that just because distractions always come up while trying to teach this message that it must be true."
Monday, May 23, 2011
The Book of Mormon
To read about how The Book of Mormon goes hand-in -hand with the Bible. Click here.
"Please do not misunderstand. We love and revere the Bible, as Elder M. Russell Ballard taught so clearly from this pulpit just one year ago. The Bible is the word of God. It is always identified first in our canon, our “standard works.” Indeed, it was a divinely ordained encounter with the fifth verse of the 1st chapter of James that led Joseph Smith to his vision of the Father and the Son, which gave birth to the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ in our time. But even then, Joseph knew the Bible alone could not be the answer to all the religious questions he and others like him had."
-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Sometimes he makes you crash into curbs...
Funny story for you...totally a "Bryce" thing to do.
We decided to ride bikes for most of this week, because our mile count was high for our car. We were riding down a big hill and we had to cross the street so we did while still going pretty quick. I didn't turn sharp enough to hit the lip in the curb so I went down a ways farther so I could hop up on the curb even though there was not a lip. With my infinite bike skills I attempted and failed miserably. I didn't even get my front tire over it and I stopped nice and quick with no mercy towards parts of my medial anatomic parts. The bike stayed leaning against the curb and I stumbled off onto the sidewalk gracefully. I was laughing at myself and then I turned and saw a woman who I had not seen laughing with me. She was more scared though because I had basically fell right in front of her. I Said, "Hi! Just thought I would crash so I could give you this card." She laughed at me then we walked to catch up with Elder Davie and talked.
I found out that her name is Maria and she is from Cochabamba Bolivia! She said that had gone to church every now and then but not much lately. She used to be a "good Christian" but had not been involved with it much since she grew up. We exchanged info and set an appointment for the next day. We went by and she said she couldn't meet but we gave her directions to the church (this was Sat.) She called us on Sunday morning and said she was coming! She was ready! (People say they will come all the time on Saturdays but most don't).
She showed up EARLY and we sat down and gave her the run down of what usually happens at church. It was testimony meeting and after the first one or two I was a bit worried (this is one of the wards that 6 people run up at the very beginning and wait in the back). But all the rest were right on! And they talked about families, Joseph Smith, Tithing, and other things. And all were related to Christ. Afterward she said she loved it! She said she felt in her heart that it was real and that Joseph Smith was a prophet! Remember at this point we have taught her nothing, she has read nothing, it was pure feeling. she is great. We are going to see her tomorrow hopefully and teach her. She works a lot so we haven't been able to get in yet. That is the power of testimony, the power of the Spirit. I have no doubt she will be baptized. Sometimes the Lord guides you, Sometimes he lifts you, and sometimes he makes you crash into curbs and look like an idiot so you can help one of his children be brought to him. :)
We decided to ride bikes for most of this week, because our mile count was high for our car. We were riding down a big hill and we had to cross the street so we did while still going pretty quick. I didn't turn sharp enough to hit the lip in the curb so I went down a ways farther so I could hop up on the curb even though there was not a lip. With my infinite bike skills I attempted and failed miserably. I didn't even get my front tire over it and I stopped nice and quick with no mercy towards parts of my medial anatomic parts. The bike stayed leaning against the curb and I stumbled off onto the sidewalk gracefully. I was laughing at myself and then I turned and saw a woman who I had not seen laughing with me. She was more scared though because I had basically fell right in front of her. I Said, "Hi! Just thought I would crash so I could give you this card." She laughed at me then we walked to catch up with Elder Davie and talked.
I found out that her name is Maria and she is from Cochabamba Bolivia! She said that had gone to church every now and then but not much lately. She used to be a "good Christian" but had not been involved with it much since she grew up. We exchanged info and set an appointment for the next day. We went by and she said she couldn't meet but we gave her directions to the church (this was Sat.) She called us on Sunday morning and said she was coming! She was ready! (People say they will come all the time on Saturdays but most don't).
She showed up EARLY and we sat down and gave her the run down of what usually happens at church. It was testimony meeting and after the first one or two I was a bit worried (this is one of the wards that 6 people run up at the very beginning and wait in the back). But all the rest were right on! And they talked about families, Joseph Smith, Tithing, and other things. And all were related to Christ. Afterward she said she loved it! She said she felt in her heart that it was real and that Joseph Smith was a prophet! Remember at this point we have taught her nothing, she has read nothing, it was pure feeling. she is great. We are going to see her tomorrow hopefully and teach her. She works a lot so we haven't been able to get in yet. That is the power of testimony, the power of the Spirit. I have no doubt she will be baptized. Sometimes the Lord guides you, Sometimes he lifts you, and sometimes he makes you crash into curbs and look like an idiot so you can help one of his children be brought to him. :)
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