Spiritual Update

On Sunday evening, Sister Hartshorn invited Chris to read Enos, which we think will help him understand how it feels to be converted.  

We are meeting with him later this evening, and we will follow-up with him to see if he read it.  If he didn't read it, we'll read it with him, and if he did read it, we'll ask him some questions about it.  

We role-played that lesson today, and during the role play, I learned about two major questions of the soul that I need to learn how to answer as a missionary.  First, how does a person make the Gospel of Jesus Christ a need, instead of just a want?  Enos' soul hungered for his testimony, more than his body hungered for wild beast.

Too, Savior told both the Jews and the Nephites that "blessed are they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness."  Food and water are needs, not wants.  The Gospel needs to be as vital for us as food and water, not a mere hobby like gardening or badminton.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is more important than a game of badminton.

For our investigators to know that the Book of Mormon is true, they are going to need hunger for that answer, not merely crave it.  I'm not sure, yet, how we can help investigators transform their desire for the truth into a need for the truth.  That's a big question, and it's one I'm going to have to study on my own a bit.  Do y'all have any suggestions?  If you do, send me a snail mail or an email!

The second question that I thought of is why Enos needed to know for himself.  Why do you have to get an answer from God?  Why isn't it sufficient to just know in your mind, because it makes sense?  I'm not sure if Chris understands why he needs to have a sure answer from the Holy Ghost.  For those of you who were born in the Church, why did you feel a need to get your own testimony?  Write to me!

My address is: 

Sister Palmer

3701 Golden Street #3

Chalmette, LA 70043

And my email is ryanwpalmer@myldsmail.net