Week 9

Ok, so this week was pretty cool. This week I had a really cool spiritual experience but I might have to talk to the ZLS before I tell it to you to make sure I'm not revealing any personal or bad information in anyway . I do have a couple other cool things that happened. We were teaching this less active member Luis, lesson 3 the gospel of Jesus Christ. Well I started talking about enduring to the end and for some reason I felt inspired to share James 1:12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those that love him. Well after I shared that he started to cry a little. He then said a really sincere prayer, it really touched me how he asked God to bless not only us (the missionaries) but our families and or friends. He then asked for blessings upon his children and his marriage. It was a really touching prayer. Another spiritual experience that I had was actually during my personal study.  I was going to do my personal study and I felt like doing it in English and reading the New Testament. I read the story where Christ was on the mount of Olives then the scribes and the Pharisees came and threw a woman in the midst of the people. They said (not word for word here I'm telling this by memory) Lord this woman was taken in adultery in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded that such should be stoned but what sayest thou? Christ answers he who is without sin let him cast the first stone. Then all the people dropped their stones and left. Christ lookes up sees the woman and says woman where art thine accusers has no man condemned the she says no man Lord . Christ then says neither do I condenm thee go thy way and sin no more.  I learned that Christ the one man without sin could have stoned her but he gave her mercy . I taught our investigator Herep this that day and said if you sincerely repent of your sins the Lord Jesus Christ will not condemn thee. I dont know why but my testament of the Atonement grows stronger everyday even when I struggle.  Anyway we had our investigator Fransea attend church and he is committed for baptism.  Two of his daughters are missionaries!!! SO wow! He is determined, it's is awesome those are the investigators that keep you going. Anyway I should be done the Book of Mormon by next week so we will see how my Spanish is then but I just gotta give it time I guess. Anyway. Love you all. Have a great new year and stick to the diet and the gym plan guys for the whole year not just the first two weeks.
 LOVE YOU ALL,

LOVE ELDER ATWOOD