Not much for a title, but it explains a lot. I don't have much time to write; it's been lights off all day, and the keyboard I'm using is terrible; I have to hit with excessive force each letter, so it takes a long time to type anything, and I still have to type my letter to President.
Anyway, Courage went to Ho this weekend, so he wasn't interviewed, but he should be Wednesday. He did go to the branch in Ho, which was cool. Gina woke up very dizzy and with a terrible headache, so she had to go to the local clinic for testing; she's got blood pressure problems, so she wasn't able to make it on Sunday. That means we have to push her baptism; hopefully we can do it next week. She really wants to be baptized; I feel bad pushing it.
That's about it this week. We've been informed by Pres. that we will be given A Witness and A Warning, by Pres. Benson, to study now. He wants us to make the mission more of a Book of Mormon mission, like Elder Holland said we should, and he feels this will help. To fill space (haha) I'll put part of his letter here:
"Dear Elders and Sisters:
Anyway, Courage went to Ho this weekend, so he wasn't interviewed, but he should be Wednesday. He did go to the branch in Ho, which was cool. Gina woke up very dizzy and with a terrible headache, so she had to go to the local clinic for testing; she's got blood pressure problems, so she wasn't able to make it on Sunday. That means we have to push her baptism; hopefully we can do it next week. She really wants to be baptized; I feel bad pushing it.
That's about it this week. We've been informed by Pres. that we will be given A Witness and A Warning, by Pres. Benson, to study now. He wants us to make the mission more of a Book of Mormon mission, like Elder Holland said we should, and he feels this will help. To fill space (haha) I'll put part of his letter here:
"Dear Elders and Sisters:
You will each be receiving a new book during zone interviews. The book will become a part of the authorized library for the missionaries in the Ghana Accra Mission and is entitled, "A Witness and a Warning," by President Ezra Taft Benson. The book is a compilation of several of President Benson's General Conference addresses on the Book of Mormon and will help us in our quest to fulfill Elder Holland's charge to become a "Book of Mormon Mission." The following quotations are examples of the teachings you will find in the book:
- Not all truths are of equal value, nor are all scriptures of the same worth. What better way to nourish the spirit than to frequently feast from the book which the Prophet Joseph said would get a man "nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book”? (p. 10)
- The Book of Mormon is the great finder of the golden contact. It does not contain things which are "pleasing unto the world" (1 Ne. 6:5), and so the worldly are not interested in it. It is a great sieve. (p. 5)
- A great challenge and day of preparation is at hand for missionaries to meet and teach with the Book of Mormon. We need missionaries to match our message. (p. 7)
- Combined with the Spirit of the Lord, the Book of Mormon is the greatest single tool which God has given us to convert the world. (p. 11)
- We do not have to prove the Book of Mormon is true. The book is its own proof. All we need to do is read it and declare it. The Book of Mormon is not on trial-the people of the world, including the members of the Church, are on trial as to what they will do with this second witness for Christ. (p. 13)
Our friends at Deseret Book in Salt Lake City have made this gift possible for us and we will be using it during zone interviews and the following zone conference. It would be helpful if each of you would begin collecting the experiences you are having as you are striving to more effectively use the Book of Mormon in your work. I will also be forwarding on to Elder Holland some of the experiences we are having in becoming a Book of Mormon mission...
Dear Elders and Sisters, I believe that as we honesty immerse ourselves in the Book of Mormon and in the needs of our investigators, most of the problems... will not exist. We are making great progress, but have more work to do. Remember the words of Nephi: "Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do" (2 Nephi 32:3).
Sister Judd and I love and pray for you and our thoughts are continually with you. We look forward to seeing each of you soon.
Much Love,
President Judd"
I testify that the Book of Mormon is True. You will draw nearer to God by abiding by its precepts than by any other book, as the Prophet Joseph Smith taught. Read it, hearken to its teachings, and "seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have written, that the grace of God the Father, and also the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of them, may be and abide in your forever. Amen" (Ether 12:41).
I testify that the Book of Mormon is True. You will draw nearer to God by abiding by its precepts than by any other book, as the Prophet Joseph Smith taught. Read it, hearken to its teachings, and "seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have written, that the grace of God the Father, and also the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of them, may be and abide in your forever. Amen" (Ether 12:41).
I love you all! Please prayerfully study the Book of Mormon, then visit the Church and feel the Spirit. You will gain the answers you are looking for, for they "will tell you all thing what ye should do."
--Elder Collings
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