Family and Friends,
This week started off really good. We were teaching a lot. We were able to get right in a door. We met a man by the name of John who is a Presbyterian head usher. He loves us Mormons he told us. We are the ultimate examples of a Christ-like people. He tried to talk to us about how amazing Mitt Romney was and how he is trying to get his whole congregation to vote for him. It was really funny. He is just an awesome old man. We had to let him know that the church is neutral in politics and that we had no clue what is going on with the election. We were able to share the Book of Mormon with him and invited him to read. We found out a member already gave him a book and that he has read first Nephi. I was so happy. He says he loves Mormons and he knows the Book of Mormon is true but he has always been going to the Presbyterian church and he will stay. Really nice man that is a good voice for LDS members outside of the faith.
We were able have a great lesson with Cathy. She has been having a lot of trials in her life. We were able to bring a great couple from the ward with us and we were able to teach the whole Plan of Salvation in one sitting. That is a miracle in itself. Her only concern was the degrees of glory. She didn't really comprehend that. She feels like they are elevators going up and down. We were able to solve that concern. She is so ready and prepared. She doesn't even know it. We need to teach her a couple more lessons. Her baptismal date is going to be pushed back a little bit. Hopefully she will be ready in the near future.
This next part was a miracle. We knocked into this kid that looked like he was our age named Justin. He is a very strong kid and buff. We asked him how old he was and he said he was 16. I was like, "really?" He told us that he is Catholic and goes to Mater Dei high school. I was like awesome that was in my last area in Santa Ana. So we got talking and found out he plays football and is a middle linebacker there. So imagine this kid and how huge he was. We asked him if we could share our message. He said sure. He feels like he doesn't get too many spiritual experiences because he rarely goes to church and just hears stuff from school. We started teaching him the Restoration. He is one of the most humble kids I know. He was starving spiritually. He believed all our words. The spirit was so strong. We shared the first vision that Joseph Smith had. We asked him how he felt about it. He said that he could believe it. We invited him to read the Book of Mormon. He accepted. The way he answered our questions was with so much humility I know that he is a truth seeker. He is going to read and come to know for himself that the Book of Mormong is true. He said that he would love to get baptized when he knows for himself that these things are true. So we were really excited.
From that day on we had a lot of appointments fall through and investigators not come to church. Got a lot of doors slammed on us. Some guy got in my face wanting to fight. Knocking 15 doors nobody answering. Things that make you discouraged. We were able to get pass that. Good things are going to happen and the adversary doesn't want it to happen. Excited to hit the pavement this upcoming week to reap!
Elder Brown
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