This week was pretty awesome. It started out pretty normal with lots of finding and walking around.
It has been very rainy lately. Like, really rainy. It seems to come down in bathtubs sometimes.
We have found a really cool place to do service at. It's like a thrift store but it's in an old refurbished barn that is really aesthetic and nifty. They sell used stuff but they also give necessary items to people that are in need. The owner apparently had some trustworthiness issues with some of the volunteers in the past but she knew who we are and what we represent. She was happy to have us come and help and she thanked us probably 15 times. It was awesome!
Friday was cool. We all had district council and I think it went pretty well. We talked mostly about using Facebook for good instead of evil. How to use it effectively to find people. Stuff like that.
After Elder Hibbert and I went on exchange with the Zone leaders in Essex. I went to Essex with Elder Nielsen and Elder Hibbert stayed in Lyndon with Elder Augir. The drive to Essex is about 90 minutes but it feels like I was in the mini-van for several days. It was a long drive. I guess it was scenic so that made it a bit more bearable. Elder Nielsen and I had a good time and we even taught a Congolese man and his son. I can't for the life of me remember his name but it is kind of important for the sake of the story. It was something like Sandube but I am fairly certain that is not correct so I will refer to him as Dabba-dude-boi.
Dabba-dude-boi Had some concerns with the Book of Mormon. His primary concern was the title. He was uncertain why the title was called the Book of Mormon and he felt that in doing so it insinuates that we worship Mormon. We told him that, just like the Bible, the Book of Mormon is named after the primary authors of the sacred books. We assured him that although it is called the Book of Mormon, it's text testified that Jesus Christ is the Savior and that it is by him and only him that mankind may be saved. This conversation went on for about 20 minutes and we didn't seem to be getting anywhere. Elder Nielsen asked Dabba-dude-boi if he thought the Book of Mormon was the word of God, to which he answered "yes". A little perplexed we told him that we would help him to answer this question later.
This lesson lead me to think of my own conversion to the gospel and my knowledge of the Book of Mormon. How often do we believe that it is true, knowing that God's word has increased our souls, and get caught up on something silly like the title of the Book. As valid as Dabba-dude-boi's Concern was, It was easily overshadowed by the knowledge that he was given by the power of the Holy Ghost. Any doubt or fear that we may have can easily be overshadowed or devalued by this sacred confirmation that the Book is true and that Jesus Christ is the living Savior and Redeemer of the world.
Thanks for reading, I hope that you all have a great week!
Love you
Elder Connor Starr
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