Monday 22 May, 2017
Happy Monday! I hope
you all had a great week! This week in Bathurst has been great! We spent some
time up in Mudgee too and it was great! Mudgee is AWESOME! And it was Sister
Sio's first time up there too, so it was fantabulous! I hope you were all able
to HANG ON this week during situations where it would have been easier to just
let go and give up!
This week we are doing a Zone Book of
Mormon Challenge before our Zone Conference. The goal for the Zone is to invite
160 people to take a Book of Mormon and read it! It has been going great so
far! Sister Sio and I are loving the challenge! We set specific goals each day
to meet, so that we can make our final goal by Thursday!
The tender mercies of the Lord are continually blessing us as we are doing His work here in Bathurst, especially with the Book of Mormon Challenge!
Quick experience! As Sister Sio and I
were tracting we came across this older lady. She was in her backyard when we
first knocked and then she came to the front after another knock. You could
tell she wasn't too happy to see us (hahah the norms here).
We introduced ourselves and she still
didn't look to thrilled that we were standing at her front door. We started a
simple conversation with her and then it moved into a discussion about the Book
of Mormon. She was COMPLETELY against the Book of Mormon.
She started to try and Bible bash us,
I think, in the hopes of scaring us off. However, everything that she said
about the Bible related to what was in the Book of Mormon and so we shared with
her that the Book of Mormon does not take away from the Bible but it adds more
to our knowledge of the Saviour and his divinity. She was still really
contentious.
ANYWAYS after about 10 minutes of talking we felt impressed
that we couldn't leave until this lady had a Book of Mormon in her hands.
We testified of the truthfulness of
the Book of Mormon and then she told us she likes to read the Bible but
sometimes some of the concepts go over her head. So I pulled out the Book of
Mormon and flipped to the Index and said that in the Index there are references
that you can use to better understand doctrine or principles that you might
find a bit difficult. She looked and said "that's too small".
So we pulled out a Mormon.org card
(me being very persistent) and said if you go onto this website you can pull it
up so you can make the print bigger and there is also the Bible too. She was
very happy when she heard that because she doesn't like having paper all over
the place. We then introduced more of the background of the Book of Mormon
using the pictures in the front (because I love pictures) and you could see by
this time that her attitude towards us had completely changed! She opened the
screen door (which never happens) and she listened very intently. She took a
copy and she asked for a copy for her son as well.
Before we left she said to us
"if God tells me that this book is true then I'll be a Mormon". We
testified some more and then she said "this is an inspired book".
This is the work of the Lord! The
Book of Mormon is true and as we read it, it allows us to build a deeper
relationship with our Saviour! I am so grateful for the Book of Mormon and the
power that it brings into my life!
Elder Yoshihiko Kikuchi said
"I know from personal
experience, the spiritual power that can flow into your life if you follow this
practice (scripture study). You will feel the love of God and a cleansing,
purifying regeneration of your spirit. You will experience moments of
revelation, when the Spirit whispers to your spirit to be a better father, a
better mother, a better son or daughter, a better disciple of Jesus Christ."
My invitation for you all this week
is a long term invitation! All my invitations are long-term but this specific
invitation will be something that I will follow up with you all for the next 12
weeks! My invitation is to create a more personal relationship with the
Saviour. Every week for the next 12 weeks, read a scripture from the list that
I will give as part of your daily study. Read the same scripture every day for
that specific week. Ponder what it means to you personally. Take a moment, sometime
during each week, to write down your feelings about each scripture in a
journal. Answer the questions that I will provide (when so prompted to). I pray
that by studying the same scripture every day for a week will enable you to
more deeply understand the Saviour and His relationship with you. I promise you
that as you do this, your relationship and your love for the Saviour will
deepen! You will be more able to see His hand in your life!
Love you!
Sister Roos xx (: (:
12 Week Scripture Reading Schedule
Week 1: Helaman 5:12
Week 2: John 14:23-27
Week 3: 3 Nephi 13:14-21
Week 4: Alma 5:14-16
Week 5: Proverbs 31:30-31
Week 6: D&C 8:2-3 and 9:7-9
Week 7: Moroni 10:18-23
Week 8: Matthew 7:7-8
Week 9: D&C 6:14-16
Week 10: D&C 88:118-119
Week 11: Revelations 7:15-17
Week 12: Mosiah 9:12
Questions to help as you ponder your
relationship with the Saviour
How do I show love for the Saviour?
Do I keep ALL of His commandments?
Have I put any other "Gods"
before Christ?
How can I seek the guidance of Christ
more in my life?
How/who does the Lord want me to
serve?
Is the Lord first in my life?
What am I doing to help build the
kingdom of God on the Earth?
Where does true happiness come from?
Do I have it now?
How can the Saviour help me improve
my thoughts and attitude?
How can I be a better example to
others?
From whom do I get my strength?
How does the Lord speak to me? Am I
listening?
Am I too busy with worldly matters
and neglect what's important?
How can I invite the Saviour into my
home?
Do I understand my role as a
daughter/son of God? And sister/brother of Christ?
Am I seeking Christ's help in all
things?
Do I pray with integrity and
sincerity?
Do I feel spiritually nourished? If
not, how can I change that?
Do I have a testimony of Jesus
Christ?
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