Letter #55 - Week 57: Simple Gifts
October 21, 2019
Hola Everyone!
Exciting events of the week:
-North America North East States Area devotional with President Ballard and Elder Christofferson
-Interviews with President
-Exchanges with the English Bronx Sisters (Sister Matthews pt II)
President Ballard told us that we needed to pray for America and tell everyone we know to do so as well. He discussed our religious and civil roots and how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was able to come to the Earth.
One of the people we're teaching surprised us last Monday night and got married! We were so happy to hear it and we're hoping that she will be baptized very soon. She has a strong testimony of Jesus Christ and the importance of Him in her life.
Sister Connolly and I got to hike out in the rain. It's been getting dark early lately and the dark made it more adventurous.
We were able to hunt down a guy that we've been trying to for the past couple of weeks, and it turns out that he simply changed his telephone number.
We got to start teaching someone that I met in Stamford who lives in our area, so that's been lots of fun.
Mosiah 27:11-17
11 And as I said unto you, as they were going about rebelling against God, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto them; and he descended as it were in a cloud; and he spake as it were with a voice of thunder, which caused the earth to shake upon which they stood;
12 And so great was their astonishment, that they fell to the earth, and understood not the words which he spake unto them.
13 Nevertheless he cried again, saying: Alma, arise and stand forth, for why persecutest thou the church of God? For the Lord hath said: This is my church, and I will establish it; and nothing shall overthrow it, save it is the transgression of my people.
14 And again, the angel said: Behold, the Lord hath heard the prayers of his people, and also the prayers of his servant, Alma, who is thy father; for he has prayed with much faith concerning thee that thou mightest be brought to the knowledge of the truth; therefore, for this purpose have I come to convince thee of the power and authority of God, that the prayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith.
15 And now behold, can ye dispute the power of God? For behold, doth not my voice shake the earth? And can ye not also behold me before you? And I am sent from God.
16 Now I say unto thee: Go, and remember the captivity of thy fathers in the land of Helam, and in the land of Nephi; and remember how great things he has done for them; for they were in bondage, and he has delivered them. And now I say unto thee, Alma, go thy way, and seek to destroy the church no more, that their prayers may be answered, and this even if thou wilt of thyself be cast off.
17 And now it came to pass that these were the last words which the angel spake unto Alma, and he departed.
¡Os Amo!
-Hermana Prue
-Exchanges with the English Bronx Sisters (Sister Matthews pt II)
President Ballard told us that we needed to pray for America and tell everyone we know to do so as well. He discussed our religious and civil roots and how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was able to come to the Earth.
One of the people we're teaching surprised us last Monday night and got married! We were so happy to hear it and we're hoping that she will be baptized very soon. She has a strong testimony of Jesus Christ and the importance of Him in her life.
Sister Connolly and I got to hike out in the rain. It's been getting dark early lately and the dark made it more adventurous.
We were able to hunt down a guy that we've been trying to for the past couple of weeks, and it turns out that he simply changed his telephone number.
We got to start teaching someone that I met in Stamford who lives in our area, so that's been lots of fun.
Mosiah 27:11-17
11 And as I said unto you, as they were going about rebelling against God, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto them; and he descended as it were in a cloud; and he spake as it were with a voice of thunder, which caused the earth to shake upon which they stood;
12 And so great was their astonishment, that they fell to the earth, and understood not the words which he spake unto them.
13 Nevertheless he cried again, saying: Alma, arise and stand forth, for why persecutest thou the church of God? For the Lord hath said: This is my church, and I will establish it; and nothing shall overthrow it, save it is the transgression of my people.
14 And again, the angel said: Behold, the Lord hath heard the prayers of his people, and also the prayers of his servant, Alma, who is thy father; for he has prayed with much faith concerning thee that thou mightest be brought to the knowledge of the truth; therefore, for this purpose have I come to convince thee of the power and authority of God, that the prayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith.
15 And now behold, can ye dispute the power of God? For behold, doth not my voice shake the earth? And can ye not also behold me before you? And I am sent from God.
16 Now I say unto thee: Go, and remember the captivity of thy fathers in the land of Helam, and in the land of Nephi; and remember how great things he has done for them; for they were in bondage, and he has delivered them. And now I say unto thee, Alma, go thy way, and seek to destroy the church no more, that their prayers may be answered, and this even if thou wilt of thyself be cast off.
17 And now it came to pass that these were the last words which the angel spake unto Alma, and he departed.
¡Os Amo!
-Hermana Prue
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