Jan. 20, 2014
Hi
again,
I am going to apologize now and say that not a lot has happened this past
week. You can say that we have been at the mercy of the fellow members of
our ward this past week because we only have 150 miles left for this
month. Luckily however we have learned how much we can rely on the
members of this ward to help us out when we are in a pinch. I was
surprised to see how many members were willing to help us in our time of need
over the past week. Although, for the most part, most of the lessons we
had planned fell through, I know that the members that helped us will still be
blessed for the time and gas they used to help the Lord's missionaries.
I
don't want to make the week sound like a total waste; however, we were able to
meet with all of our investigators that vanished during the Holiday season. Many of which
have now come to realize more fully the need of the gospel in their lives now that
they have felt that spirit, and had it leave them. It is always amazing
to me how quickly the knowledge of the gospel will depart from a person if it
is not constantly nourished by prayer, scripture study, and church
attendance. It is proof to me of the quote by Elder Eyring stating:
"Great faith has a short shelf life."
Before
I end, I want to tell you about a new investigator that we picked up this
week. His name is J, and he was a name given to us by the system.
We set up a time to meet with him at the church so that we could answer his
questions about the church.
We arrived, showed him around the church,
and talked about the chapel and the sacrament and some of the pictures hanging
on the walls in the hallways. We sat down for the lesson on the couches
in the foyer and he asked his question. He said very sincerely and humbly
"How is it that you believe that Joseph Smith is a prophet?"
I have been asked this question
before. We explained to him the restoration. We talked about truth
and how we find truth in this life and what is required of us to receive
answers from Heavenly Father.
He then asked us how to find truth, and we
gave him the Book of Mormon and told him to read it and to pray. The
spirit was there as me, my companion, and a member from the ward sat there
explaining the message of the restoration straight from our testimonies.
As I said, we have been asked this question
before, but I have not had it asked to me in this way. When he asked it
was as if he had begun to have the desire that it was already true. He
explained to us how he wanted to hear the rest of what we have to tell him and
that he feels the Lord has been guiding him through his life to this church
with his questions and his thirst for truth and understanding. I would
like to end this email by saying that miracles do not cease.
Elder Erb
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