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December 4, 2017 - The Book of Mormon is "More Good"

Happy holidays!

Christmas is in there air even though there is no snow here. It has barely dropped below 0 degrees Celsius here in Sarnia, Ontario. People are still doing fall clean-up...it's a foreign thing for me to do in December.

The work is still going good! The ward Christmas dinner was on December 1st and we shared the Light the World launch video to get the ward excited about it. We've also got plans to get in as many members homes as possible to share a Christmas message and invite a friend to listen. 

One interesting experience I'd like to share from this week. 
A couple of weeks back we helped a lady rake her leaves. She contacted us through our "free help and service" kijiji ad. She called us about a week after we helped her and asked if we would come to her home and teach her kids about God, the bible, and the purpose of life. This past Friday, we were able meet the family and teach them. They are a beautiful family from Cameroon. Lily is married and her husband was working in Toronto at the time. They have 2 boys and 2 girls and their ages range from about 5-15. They have a strong upbringing in Christianity and the kids go to Catholic school. We sat down with Lily and her kids and focused on the Plan of Salvation. I was very impressed by their faith and knowledge of God's plan. We drew out the Plan of Salvation for them and the kids liked it. The lesson was going really well and the spirit was there. Near the end of the lesson we talked about the Book of Mormon and invited them to read it. Unfortunately, Lily would not accept a Book of Mormon and would not allow her kids to read it. We did not get to the bottom of her concern and ended up leaving that lesson feeling lukewarm. We didn't leave a good commitment and did not set a return appointment.

I was a little disappointed but not discouraged. I believe we are going to get back in there and teach the restoration and Lily will be persuaded to give the Book or Mormon a try. I'm not sure when or how it is going to happen, but I believe it will. There is no way they can deny the spirit that was in the room as we shared restored knowledge of God's Plan of Happiness. They will be back. 

The work is true and I love being a missionary!

If you haven't seen the Light the World video check it out now :)


Fun fact: Here's a cool thing that Joseph Smith wrote about: Egyptian "mon" means good. Thus with the addition "more" or the contraction "mor" we have the word "mormon" which literally means, "more good". The word Bible can mean "good" and the Book of Mormon is "more good" (more doesn't mean better it just means more). Let's spread more good this Christmas season!

Have a great week,
Elder Johnson


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