Lance came to church yesterday- YAYYYYY! Ahh, he is such a cool
guy, and is so prepared to be baptized! He has two daughters who recently got
baptized, and we're meeting with him weekly. He is so receptive and loves the
gospel, and already lives many of the doctrines we teach- which is super
awesome! We just got to have him stay for all three hours next week. So excited
for August 25th!
This week has had a lot of ups and downs...which honestly make it
to be a pretty humorous week. We have met many people while walking in the
streets this past week that seem to be all over the spectrum of being
interested in what we teach. There has been those who just want to Bible Bash us
and do everything in their power to prove us wrong, and then there are others
that are curious to know more and ask for a Book of Mormon before we even have
the opportunity to pull it out of our bags. SO COOL!
One evening we were talking to two young adults boys. One was
actually on our side, telling his friend that God was real. He said the
funniest thing to his friend, something I will never forget: "You know
like when you look at the sky and you just smile? cause I know you have!
Yeah...that's God." We were laughing about it the whole way home! But
seriously, he's not wrong! God is everywhere and like it says in Alma 30: 44-
"...all things denote there is a God..." It's so cool!
So cool experience:
One day we were walking through our
neighborhood. We saw this older gentleman shaking his carpet on the front lawn,
so we yell a greeting (because most people dash inside when they first see you
haha), and start to walk towards him. When he sees us, though, his whole
countenance changed...for the better! He smiled and before we even had a chance
to introduce ourselves he said, "I just got chills seeing you ladies.
You're Mormon, aren't you?" We were seriously so shocked- he was so
genuine and kind and told us that he could feel the Spirit when talking to us.
We proceeded to have a conversation with him, focused on the love God has for
us! We shared scriptures that made him cry, and the Spirit was so so strong! We
gave him a Book of Mormon and set up a return appointment! It was so inspiring
to see how he knew...he just knew, that we were representatives of Jesus
Christ. That we had a message for him that we knew to be true.
The Atonement is real. Jesus Christ truly did suffer for not only
our sins, but our afflictions and pains. He suffered so that we wouldn't ever
need to feel alone! And we aren't...EVER! I have truly come to know that
through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, I can be made better. I can be a better
person- more patient, genuine, selfless and kind. I can know that even though
we have weaknesses and shortcomings, that there is tomorrow- a day in which I
can try harder to be better. God asks us to be the best person that we can be,
but through Him, we can be the person HE needs us to be, not what the world
wants us to be. We can accomplish what HE needs us to accomplish. I know that
because of the Grace of God, that we can do and be more than we could ever
imagine, especially by ourselves. I know this to be true, because I have felt
it. I have studied it in the Book of Mormon. And I have prayed about it, and
know it to be true.
Alma 5: 45-46- "...Do ye not suppose that I know of these
things myself? Behold, I testify unto you that I do know that these things
whereof I have spoken are true. And how do ye suppose that I know of their
surety? Behold, I say unto you they are made known unto me by the Holy Spirit
of God. Behold, I have fasted and prayed many days that I might know these
things of myself. And now I do know of myself that they are true; for the Lord
God hath made them manifest unto me by his Holy Spirit; and this is the spirit
of revelation which is in me."
love you all, and you will never know how much your support
means to me!
All my love,
Sister McCown
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