Week 8: The Book of Mormon

This week's biggest event was the celebration of the Promised Land. Being up in the high desert we see trash all over the place so as we drove from appointment to appointment Elder Etheridge and I would stop and pick up tires that we saw. We stacked them all in the backyard and put some couches (found on the side of the road to be thrown away) on top so we would have a good seat for the fireworks show. We had to be in by 7:30 and the fireworks started pretty soon after. We had a 360 degree show as fireworks lit the sky for more than a few hours. 

Not too much happened this week but I learned a few good things this week that I would like to share.

The first lesson is the importance of the Book of Mormon. It is so important for everyone! As missionaries it's important because it gives us power when we teach and it helps us learn and understand the doctrine way more. It's important for our investigators because reading will help them know that it is true and it will allow them to feel the Spirit and build a desire for them to get closer to Jesus Christ. It's important for members to read because we are promised that if we read the Book of Mormon everyday then we will never drift away from the church. Just like all books, once you get into it a few chapters you will want to read it more and more because 1) you'll want to find out what happens next and 2) you will want to feel the Spirit that you feel while reading it. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and I know that Joseph Smith translated it by the power of God. We have been using the Book of Mormon a lot more in our lessons recently and it has allowed the Lord to bless us with more success. If we have time we will read the introduction or the first chapter with the people that we are with so that way they can feel the Spirit and develop a desire to read it on their own. 

Something else that I learned this week is that sometimes we have more faith than we realize. One of our investigators is worried about setting a baptism date because she is not sure if she has enough faith in Jesus Christ. I would bet than sometimes many of us feel like we don't have enough faith to even do simple things like pray. As a missionary it can be easy to believe that you don't have enough faith to teach people. What is always important to remember is that "faith is things which are hoped for and not seen". Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge but just to hope. Everyone can hope. If we exercise any sliver of faith then we can build it brighter and brighter until the perfect day. Going to church, reading and praying are the three simple things that we can do to grow our faith. I want to challenge all of you to do those three things and see the blessings in your life as a result.

Love and miss you all,
Elder Puzey



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