Good afternoon family and friends!
This week has been a lot of the same runnin' around trying to teach
lessons to all of the wonderful people we know and want to help. I played lot
of soccer with investigators and our ward members. A lot of meetings and
studies. Especially Spanish Studies, that is
one of my main goals right now.
The one thing that was really special this past week was this Sunday.
We had the opportunity to go to the DC Temple Visitors center twice.
That place works magic! Well really it is just an absolutely amazing
resource that can invite the spirit in such
an amazing capacity. Because of the experiences we had yesterday we
were able to help 2 people get on date for baptism this month! Our
second time up we took Harrison, Christian's brother. He is
amazing. He reads like crazy, says some of the best, most
specific and sincere prayers. We were able to speak about the Holy
Ghost and ask him some inspired questions to help him really think about
the answers he has received and is always receiving. There was a moment
right after we had talked about how to receive
and how the power of the Holy Ghost feels. I asked him what answers he
had received in the past and what his next action should be. He started
to really think and was struggling with words to explain what he was
feeling. In the end he basically said that these
feelings of warmth, happiness and joy while his heart was beating so
quickly was his confirmation that the Book of Mormon was the word of God
and that he needed to get baptized.
I have still never received that kind of answer that he had last
night. That burning, or warmth, or tingling, or absolute calm or
enlightenment while reading, talking and or praying about the Book of
Mormon. I have however felt the Holy Ghost and know what
it feels like for me and I can tell when someone else is feeling it.
So, I have a strong faith, a firm belief that this Church is the Church
of God and that the Book of Mormon is a book of God. It is kind of weird,
but that's where I am at and how it is.
Know that I am doing great and loving it. I will send more pictures
soon!
Love you guys so much!
-Elder Jonny Bigelow
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