As the title of my e-mail implies, Elder Biggs and I went to a Bible study on Tuesday and taught these people about faith! We read a bit of Alma 32 with them, and they really liked some of the things that they read, but they told us that they didn't believe was they read was the Word of God. For the most part they just wanted to bash with us, telling us that we couldn't become like God and that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost were all the same being. All we did was bring it back to the Book of Mormon, explaining that if the Book of Mormon was true, then Joseph Smith really did see God the Father and Jesus Christ as two separate beings. The conversation was going nowhere, and I'll be honest, I was getting a little fed up, so I straight up asked everybody there what they would do if they found out the Book was true. Because they didn't give a very clear response, I asked them all if they would be baptized if they came to know for themselves that the Book of Mormon was true! The Spirit felt so great, and I'm so grateful that it prompted me to say that. The person I was directing the question to avoided the question by giving some vague answer, but then one guy, Nate, piped up and said that he didn't know for sure whether or not the Book of Mormon was true, but that if God told him it was then he would get baptized!! Nate=Alma the Elder in King Noah's court! It was so cool, and it just made me so thankful for the Spirit, because I definitely wouldn't have asked something like that on my own. Nate is the reason we set up a return appointment with the whole Bible study, so we can go back and try one more time (and set up a single appointment with Nate). Miracles!
Most of this week was service for people in the sun, so I was dumb and forgot to put on sunscreen! As a result of my stupidity, my neck and arms are now pretty fried. Despite me being colorblind, even I could tell that there was a distinct line between my burned arm and my white upper arm. One of the most painful things I've ever had to go through was to put on a white collared shirt with a very burned neck.
Also this week we threw away a picture of Queen Victoria, "The Hardcore Queen." This picture had been given to the sister missionaries by someone, and the sisters gave it to the elders before I got to Kettle Moraine. We finally got rid of it. Oh the things that we find on our missions!
Remember that God is in control of things, and that all that is unfair will be made right again because of Christ. I've had to learn that we need to be patient with His timing and with His will, because it's what we need. Whenever God's will for us seems to hard, it's a good time to step back and see how far away our will is from His, because as Elder Kocherhans taught me, "It's only hard if you don't want to do it."
Love you all!
~~Elder T. Riggs
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