Hi everyone,
I have a lot to say today. Please follow every word carefully. This one's for you. 😘
We have seen such awesome miracles this week. We have come back into contact with some of our previous investigators who we'd had to drop earlier, such as one named Rigo, from El Salvador 🇸🇻 . He is in his sixties and is one of the kindest people I have ever met. We came to find out that he had been reading The Book of Mormon the entire time we had left him and now is in Omni! It was amazing.
I know I haven't written much on my mission, but I want to testify to all of you that The Book of Mormon is true. The Lord Jesus Christ himself has testified of its truthfulness: "And he [speaking of Joseph Smith] has translated the book, even that part which I have commanded him, and as your Lord and your God liveth it is true." (D&C 17:6)
Though hearing this may go against everything you've ever known, I promise you as a representative of Jesus Christ that if you open the Book and study it earnestly- everything it contains, pray, and ask if it is true, you will gain a witness of its truthfulness and that it has been written for our day and preserved for this special time. It was translated by the Prophet Joseph Smith by the power of God. God has always and will always use prophets to carry out His work. (Amos 3:7) Because of this, it is an evidence that the church of Jesus Christ has been restored in its entirety. Jesus, when he was here, established a perfect church with 12 apostles, and gave them the keys to the kingdom (Matthew 16:18-19), so that they could have the priesthood authority to receive revelation (communication directly with God) and guide the entire church throughout the whole world.. so that we might have PERFECT unity (Ephesians 4) throughout all the earth. Even when one of them had died, the other 11 prayed to find out who should replace him (Acts 1:24-26). It is necessary that the Church of Jesus Christ is the way Christ himself established it. I promise you that today, the same exact Church has been restored and there is a living prophet and 12 living apostles of Jesus Christ, who are led by Him. They guide His church. He is one person, he has one way, one gospel, one church.
There are great churches that teach amazing principles, and are filled with wonderful people. This is because the principles they teach contain truths taken from the original church of Jesus Christ. The Holy Ghost testifies of ALL truth. (John 5:32) As you come to know the Book of Mormon is true as well as all the goodness you already know, you will be able to piece together the fullness of the gospel and know as well that what I have shared here is the absolute most important message one can possibly understand. Everything depends on your willingness to find out that this is the ultimate message of peace and happiness. I promise you the Book of Mormon will light your life.
For example, easily the most important concept in all of time, the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, is explained clearer than ever by the prophet Alma:
" 11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.
12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.
13 Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me." (Alma 7:11-13)
Christ not only took upon himself our sins (and therefore our death) , but also our afflictions, temptations, pains, sicknesses, infirmities... everything. He saw YOUR face when he suffered all of these things for you; every problem like this you've ever passed through. All so that He would know "how to succor [you] according to [your] infirmities." (AKA so that he can help you NOW, today. With everything.) And as for your sins, he did it so that he could "blot out [your] transgressions according to the power of his deliverance". How will you let him help you? How is it that we accept this sacrifice He made for us?
I promise you that you can know. I can read the Bible and pray, asking earnestly to know if it is true, and receive the witness of the Holy Ghost that it is (because it is), and from there, to which church do I turn? (???) Because I don't know if you've noticed lately how many churches are using the Bible... (rightfully so). Heavenly Father knew you would need a way to know where to go, so he has provided you with the Book of Mormon to make it absolutely clear. Read, pray, and know exactly where to go. {Side tangent... because it 🙂DOES 🙂matter where we go. We have been commanded to partake of the bread and the cup. (Luke 22) Weekly. (Acts 20:7) We have also been commanded to be baptized. (John 3:5) Etc. Etc.} His arm is outstretched towards you. I invite you, even if it goes against everything you've ever thought to be right, to begin a study of the Book of Mormon between you and the pages, and your Heavenly Father, not involving anything else. "It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel, outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come." (BOM intro)
I love you all. ☺️ Message me with your address so I can send you a Book of Mormon for Christmas 🎄 and your life can be filled with the joy this message brings. 📘❤️
Love, Hermana Sheirbon
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