Oi família!
Well, President Bonini changed the way we do transfers. Instead of everyone meeting at the Montese
Chapel, now we receive an e-mail that has all of the information to find our
new area and companion. So, I´m being
transfered! I have loved my time here in
the Sumaré Ward and I´m excited to be off on another adventure.
Well, this week, I can´t say that I had any super
mind-blowing experience. But, I
remembered an experience from a few weeks ago and then tie it in with what I
felt this week.
A few weeks ago we were teaching a man who used to be a
preist for the Catholic Church.
Eventually he decided that the life of a preist wasn´t for him and he
became a pastor for an Evangelical Church.
One way or another it was an interesting lesson. We began explaining the Restoration and he
had good questions. We responded and the
spirit began to grow more intense. As we
neared the end of the lesson we mad the usual invitation of "Will you pray
to know that what we taught is true?"
and he responded with the best response I´ve yet heard, "I know
that what you´re teaching is true because I feel the Holy Ghost telling me it
is"
Fast forward to this week.
This week, Élder Tamanho and I were seeking some new investigators. Every single time we taught the Restoration,
the Spirit whispered to me that what we were teaching was true. It was an amazing experience. That the church that Jesus Christ established
was lost and restored was nothing new to me, as I´m sure that it isn´t to all
of you. I´ve prayed a number of times
about the church and every single time, the answer is yes. But that´s the beauty of what I saw this
week. Every single time I have prayed,
every single lesson we have taught, every time someone testifies that this is
the restored church of Jesus Christ the Spirit testifies. That is the beauty of
the message we bear. If it weren´t true,
the Spirit wouldn´t testify. And for the
Spirit to testify only some of the time would make it partially untrue as well,
because the Spirit always testifies of truth.
But, I can sit here throwing out proofs all day, but the only way to
truly know is to ask of God (James 1:5).
So, I invite each of you this week to pray to know if the gospel really
was restored. Regardless of how many
times you have previously done so, I know He will respond.
Our Father in Heaven lives and loves us. Our Savior, Jesus Christ lives and has payed
the price for our sins. I know these
things because I feel them in my heart in an indescribable way, much like many
of you.
Amo vocês! Amo a ala
Sumaré, e sei que tudo vai ficar bem!
Élder Evans
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