Dearest Family,
You may be enjoying your sessions of General Conference, but we on the other hand have to wait a week to receive such drippings of heavenly light. I find that after the six month dry spell my spirit is in need of the inspired words of our leaders and the prophet.
This week we had a wonderful district meeting on the importance of using the Book of Mormon in our work and focusing on having our investigator's read it from the beginning and PRAYING to know if it is true. I remember coming into the area of Ducos and realizing that all of the present amis had been given reading assignments from all over in the Book of Mormon but it is difficult to have a relationship with a book if you cannot understand the story as a whole. So, we made a reading chart and started all of our amis at the beginning. It is incredible how the Book of Mormon changes lives - subtly but consistently. François, for example, began reading the Book of Mormon from the beginning and coming consistently to church meetings and his entire demeanor began to change. As he reads he understands the story and relates with the characters. Gilles, another example, is the soon-to-be husband of Fabienne, and he told us that as he reads the Book of Mormon his desire to do good increases. We shared Mosiah 5:2 with him, showing him that is the Spirit working within him as he reads the Book of Mormon, inspiring him to goodness.
We had some great lessons with Victoria this week. I feel as though I was meant to meet and teach her; she is my joy. We went and saw her on Tuesday without any warning and we found her sitting on her bed surrounded by Liahonas, her scriptures and a notebook full of notes. Is she for real?
On Wednesday we had such a good day and FULL day that we didn't even have time to eat lunch. I love days like that. We are teaching many wonderful amis and are finding more through our daily knocking activities. Oh, I would tell you more about all these experiences but I have to go buy souvenirs for all you before our lunch with Frère Kilama. Don't worry, my journal will be an open book for you when I come home.
Love,
Soeur Cummins
You may be enjoying your sessions of General Conference, but we on the other hand have to wait a week to receive such drippings of heavenly light. I find that after the six month dry spell my spirit is in need of the inspired words of our leaders and the prophet.
This week we had a wonderful district meeting on the importance of using the Book of Mormon in our work and focusing on having our investigator's read it from the beginning and PRAYING to know if it is true. I remember coming into the area of Ducos and realizing that all of the present amis had been given reading assignments from all over in the Book of Mormon but it is difficult to have a relationship with a book if you cannot understand the story as a whole. So, we made a reading chart and started all of our amis at the beginning. It is incredible how the Book of Mormon changes lives - subtly but consistently. François, for example, began reading the Book of Mormon from the beginning and coming consistently to church meetings and his entire demeanor began to change. As he reads he understands the story and relates with the characters. Gilles, another example, is the soon-to-be husband of Fabienne, and he told us that as he reads the Book of Mormon his desire to do good increases. We shared Mosiah 5:2 with him, showing him that is the Spirit working within him as he reads the Book of Mormon, inspiring him to goodness.
We had some great lessons with Victoria this week. I feel as though I was meant to meet and teach her; she is my joy. We went and saw her on Tuesday without any warning and we found her sitting on her bed surrounded by Liahonas, her scriptures and a notebook full of notes. Is she for real?
On Wednesday we had such a good day and FULL day that we didn't even have time to eat lunch. I love days like that. We are teaching many wonderful amis and are finding more through our daily knocking activities. Oh, I would tell you more about all these experiences but I have to go buy souvenirs for all you before our lunch with Frère Kilama. Don't worry, my journal will be an open book for you when I come home.
Love,
Soeur Cummins
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