So this is a story of my companion Elder Smith and I. We were doing some tracting real quickly on the street we had our dinner appointment on we tracted probably only 10 houses but guess what happened?! No one answered or if they did answer they told us they were good and to go talk to someone else. We then were out of time so we walked to our dinner appointment where we had some amazing stew with some even better venison! After the dinner we had decided to try some potential investigators. We pulled up to the first person on the list and we got no answer, not a big surprise. We pulled up to another house expecting to find a young man by the name of Leo who had previously told Elder Smith to come by another time. We knocked on the door and his mother informed us that he had gone to college and would not be home for some time. So Elder Smith followed the promptings of the Spirit and began to tell her who we were and what we were doing. He told her of the Book of Mormon and after he had finished I could tell she was just being polite but wanted us to leave. She was about to dismiss us when I felt I needed to bear testimony of the Book of Mormon along with its divinity and everything that my companion had already said. She listened to me as I bore my testimony of how the Book of Mormon has changed my life and I know it could change hers too. Her whole attitude changed and we talked for about an hour on her front porch about Joseph Smith and the restoration of the gospel. She took a Book of Mormon from us and wanted us to come and see her exactly a week from that day. She said she would read and pray to know about the Book of Mormon. That is as far as we know we will see what happens this Wednesday.
I would just like to say that nothing invites the spirit with more power then a true and unwavering testimony of the divinity of the Book of Mormon or any gospel truth! I hated tracting at one time and now I love it. I get to tell people about the Book of Mormon and try to share this wonderful gospel message we have with other people! I can't think of any greater calling. I love being a missionary and helping the work move forward. I only wish one thing. That is I wish I would have done my mission right the first time and looked toward the Lord more often then I did. I want everyone to know that I am sorry for not being the example that I should have been. I am sorry for those of you I have hurt along the way and if there is ever anything that I can do in order to make it right please let me know.
I know this church is true! I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God and I know the President Monson is a prophet who leads and guides this church as the Lord directs. I love being a member of this wonderful and glorious church! I know that nothing in this world will ever be as good as what I am a part of right now! I say this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Thanks so much for sharing! One of the greatest things I have come to admire and respect are those who come out on a mission again despite the difficulty of past experiences. Your above experience reminds me of Amulek being the 2nd witness to the testimony that Alma shared and taught to the Amalekites. As I've been told, our testimonies are the most powerful and precious gifts we have that we can give. God bless Elder!
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