To answer questions, my comp is from Medford, Oregon, via Salem, Utah, and he has been out for 11 months (as of today).
Well,
I'll start with the dwindling in quantity portion of my heading. Can't
remember if I told you last week, but S and M moved to Pine
Ridge, and probably won't be getting back any time soon, and L left
today. Twas sad indeed. The only good thing about people leaving is
that you can take the opportunity to bare powerful testimony without
reserve. So, all in all, it's been a great week! Lots of feeling the
Spirit bare witness of testimony.
May I just
say as a disclaimer, there are some wacky people in this world! Now,
having said that, there was this guy that some of the other Elders had
met a few weeks back who came to class that we tag team teaching with
the other missionaries. He made some... interesting comments. Nothing
too off the wall, just kind of weird. Then, after the class was over,
he stuck around and talked with us for a bit. After a little bit, he
decided to tell us that he was God's only son... Lets just say we were
surprised, and the feeling in the room was horrible. He was totally
bonkers, and I felt so bad for the man! And the craziest thing is that
this is the 3rd person I've met in the last 3 MONTHS that claimed to be
God, "mother god" (crazy lady on the street. She was trippin on
something), or to have met and taken a picture with "mother god" (not
the one we met on the street). It was so weird! I can't remember if I
told y'all this, but some guys knocked on our door (what goes around,
comes around, eh? Haha never had that happen before). They started
telling us that every religion in the world was abominable and only
those who meet this 75 year old lady in South Korea who claims to be
God's wife in the flesh can be saved.........................
Now! May I share with you my
testimony that we are in the last days. There is so much confusion in
the world. And may I just say that the thing that has been the greatest
protection and sure foundation for me has been my testimony of the Book
of Mormon. I love the last words words of the prophet Nephi. "And now,
my beloved brethren, and also Jew, and all ye ends of the earth,
hearken unto these words and believe in Christ; and if ye believe not in
these words believe in Christ. And if ye shall believe in Christ ye
will believe in these words, for they are the words of Christ, and he
hath given them unto me; and they teach all men that they should do
good. And if they are not the words of Christ, judge ye—for Christ will
show unto you, with power and great glory, that they are his words, at
the last day; and you and I shall stand face to face before his bar; and
ye shall know that I have been commanded of him to write these things,
notwithstanding my weakness." This is so applicable in our own lives!
You can know just as Nephi, and as I know that these things are true,
and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, cause I will always know
it is true because I have received the witness of the Holy Spirit that
it is true. I pray that some day, when I am called before God, and will
be able to say that I have been true to the witness that He gave me.
I love you all!
Elder Carter V
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