Re: off i go...

Wed, Mar 02, 2011

Wow, you're right; it really was a shorty this week. *sigh* well, I guess I'll have to make do with what I've got.

But, at least you get to get up ridiculously early! :D I can just imagine your sunshiny face. Just think about it... you get to go to Cali! :D yay! Even if it IS going to rain!

So, we had transfers this week. aaaaaaaaand, drum roll please, *drum roll* sooooooooo... no changes. :D Elder Hargadon and Elder Radmall are staying together, and so are WE! yay! I still can't believe that it's already been one transfer since he's come in, though! That’s just crazy! And now... holy crap... I only have three transfers left. Holy crap... that’s really soon. :-O wow. That’s pretty crazy, huh?

so... and an update on la familia Ruiz-Rivera... we had a cita with Nestor, el padre... it didn't go very well... we talked a lot about how he knows that the catholic church isn't true, but how he feels amazing going to church there. *sigh* he kept telling us that he feels the same way that we do about "our church" and that he would invite us to his church if he could, so we could see how it has changed him for the better... *sigh* I dunno... but I'm not sure when the next time that we stop by will be...

So, I've been thinking about testimonies recently. That experience with Nestor and a few other people we've been teaching has caused me to think a bit about the things that other people say. I've noticed that others, in other churches, are only able to say certain things. they can say "I believe..." if they are going to talk about their church or about their understanding of the scriptures... but they NEVER say, "I know" I don't think I have met a single person that has said to me that they KNOW their church to be true so far. They ALWAYS say, I believe. However, if someone were to talk about Jesus Christ, in example they say "I know that Jesus Christ is my savior" or, "I know that the Bible is the Word of God" but that is the extent of their ability. I've felt that it adds an extra value to my testimony because I know that I have received it from the Holy ghost directly from God, and I can say with a certainty and conviction that I know this, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints, is the only true church on the earth today, the only church with the fullness of the Gospel. And I know that Jesus Christ, my Lord, My God and My best friend, guides this church by speaking directly to a living prophet. I know that this living prophet is Thomas S Monson, and that he has received his authority directly from Jesus Christ. I am so grateful that God Loves us so much that he speaks to us today, and that he worries about each one of us individually as his children.

So yes. I emailed my crazy friends, and now I'm out of time! :-O but I think this still might have been a good email, even if it WAS short. :3

I love you more than Plastic food! :D

~Brandon (Elder Bryan)