Dear Family! Oh
it has been a wonderful week! Filled with so much Joy!
You have heard of
"Meet the Mormons" I am sure. It will be released in various
locations Oct 10th!!!! We had the greatest opportunity to see it at a Zone
conference this past week with President Slaughter. It was phenomenal! However
that may just be a cheesy missionary opinion. But it truly was hilarious,
touching and powerful! A member in our ward returned from a meeting regarding
this movie. He mentioned that members of different faiths said after watching
this movie that they would let missionaries in to listen if they came knocking
on their door. TELL EVERYONE TO SEE IT!
John&Amber: A
beautiful family! They are currently catholic. Brother Flynn, who converted
from Catholicism, came with us to a lesson this past week. John asked very
direct questions of Brother Flynn and why he left the catholic church, how he
knew this was true etc. Brother Flynn explained clearly that after questioning
and wondering, he felt this was where he needed to be. Brother Flynn's father
was a devout catholic, Brother Flynn was an alter boy and took catechism
classes. However, he knew this was Christ's church and that he must be a member
of it. He encouraged John and Amber to continue learning and reading! So
powerful! I just wanted to cheer, clap, scream and shout and say
"Amen" after every sentence Brother Flynn said. John and Amber would
have never had the same experience if it was only Sister Barrick and I
testifying. Members are outstanding and so helpful!
We attended the
baptism for three 8 yr olds on Saturday! The spirit was overpowering. Sherry
and her daughter Ruby came! (friend of Aiden, one of the 8yr olds) All the
primary children sang "I am a Child of God." Ruby was the only one up
front with a hymnbook in hand, but she sang at the top of her lungs and with
passion. At the end of the baptism she told her mother she was getting baptized
into Aiden's church. As we spoke with Sherry afterwards, she had tears in her
eyes. She mentioned that she is not ready to learn more at this time, but there
was no doubt that the spirit pierced her heart. She even attended the primary
program Sunday morning and loved it! She will remember these moments for
eternity!
The Primary Program
was a success! They almost filled the entire gym with seats! There were about
15-20 members from different faiths who attended (teachers, classmates,
neighbors, boyfriends, brothers, sisters, spouses etc) and even more family and
friends visiting! There are more kids in our ward than adults so you can
imagine how packed the stand was. The sunbeams sang, ‘Follow the Prophet’. As
they finished the chorus..."Follow the Prophet, Follow the Prophet, Follow
the Prophet he knows the way." …. a young voice shouted out again,
"He knows the way." Everyone had a good laugh after that. The words
these children spoke impacted individuals at just the right time, with just the
right spirit. It is powerful to see how each one can hit the heart of one
person out of so many in the congregation.
Our prophet, President
Thomas S. Monson does indeed know the way. We have the great blessing and honor
to hear from the prophet of the whole earth this weekend. This past week we
have been handing out invitations to listen to conference. As we have testified
of a living prophet many people have given odd looks, shut the door rather
quickly or asked questions. President Slaughter mentioned this in his email
this past week. "He (the prophet) says what needs to be said. He does not
fear man. He is more concerned about offending God than he is about offending
man (D&C 3:7). He is called because the Lord trusts him to speak plainly,
that all may be left without excuse." The truth will always be opposed. It
just amazes me every time there is great opposition. I immediately think,
"WOW this must be true, if there is that strong of a negative reaction to
it." It gives me more fire and energy to find those millions of people who
are waiting to hear and listen to this profound truth. I know there is a living
prophet on this earth today. His name is President Thomas S. Monson. We get to
hear from him this weekend and we can choose to listen carefully. How grateful
I am to be living in this time.
I love each one of
you. Thank you, thank you for all you have done. I think of you often
throughout the week. I pray for you often. I am so grateful for the lessons you
have taught me that I use on an hourly basis. Thank you! Always, Sister Davis
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