Week 40- The Relationship Between Unlikely and Impossible

I mentioned last week that a man had been returning to church and had brought his wife, Christie, who is not a member of the church, with him. We were introduced to Christie after sacrament meeting, she had a lot of questions about what we believe and had a lot of questions in Gospel Principles class. She really enjoyed church and agreed to meet with us on Wednesday. We met at the Elders Quorum President's house and had a lesson on the Restoration. She understood it very well. Christie is very sensitive to her feelings, and she feels that this is a true message. We read through Moroni 10:3-5 and invited her to read the Book of Mormon and pray to know if it's true. Her response was that she didn't need to because of the way she felt as we read the scriptures. When we talked about the Priesthood being restored and she asked us "Wait, does that mean I'm not baptized?". The conversation that followed allowed us to invite her to be baptized by proper authority on the 22nd of March, which she accepted. We've been so blessed in the area, and I'm so excited to see what will happen next. I'm thankful that God prepared Christie's heart to be sensitive to the spirit at church and in our lesson.

Something that I really enjoyed about the conference last week is a statement that Elder Nelson made: : "The Lord uses the unlikely to achieve the impossible." Since I've come on my mission, I've been able to see that fulfilled time and time again. I've experienced miracles that I would have never dreamed of and I know that The Lord has his hand in every aspect of our lives.

Last week, we read Mosiah 21-25. Something I noticed this week was a comparison between the circumstances of Limhi's people and Alma's people. Both of them were subjected to the Lamanites, and both of them were able to rejoin the people of Mosiah, but the stories of each group show the value of repentance. Limhi's people were brought into subjection because of the wicked things that had been done, while Alma and his people, who had repented and were keeping the commandments of God, were brought into subjection because the Lord was trying their faith and patience. In the end, the people of Limhi escaped by their own cunning and the people of Alma escaped miraculously. You can compare these stories more, but to me it shows that the people of Alma had it a lot easier as a result of their earlier repentance.

This week, we'll read Mosiah 26-29. As the book of Mosiah come to a close, we will see a massive shift in the way that the Nephite government works. This new system will play a major role in the story of the Book of Mormon.

Have a great week!

Love,
Elder Clark