Nearer My God to Thee!

Hello all!

Pretty good week! Zone Conference was definitely a highlight. Our new president is awesome! He gave us a lot of great advice on working with the ward to help further the work in our areas. We also talked about gaining strength through Christ, and the power and authority that we have as missionaries. The day was just packed with good stuff and lots of learning!

I think one of the favorite parts of the week was sacrament meeting yesterday. It was just fantastic. They had two somewhat recent converts speak for the first time, and they both did great jobs. The spirit was so strong as they spoke and bore testimony. Then another member of the ward spoke on trials. He did such a good job. His focus was on how our loving Heavenly Father allows us to go through trials for our benefit. We learn and grow from each of our trials, and through Christ we can bear any burden that we are given. Linda, the less active we met a while back, attended church yesterday and really loved sacrament meeting. She said that she felt everything that was said was meant for her. Next week her and her husband are supposed to come so I'm really excited!

So for the spiritual thought today, lets all turn to 3 Nephi 27:29 in the Book of Mormon.
29. Therefore, ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you; for he that asketh, receiveth; and unto him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
It's important to remember that Heavenly Father will never answer a question that we don't ask. I would like to apply this specifically to the Book of Mormon. The only way that we can know that it is true is by studying it, and then asking our Heavenly Father, just like Moroni encourages in Moroni 10:3-5. Praying to know isn't just a one time thing. We need to ask regularly for that confirming witness by the Holy Ghost that testifies of truth. To end I just want to leave you all with my testimony of the Book of Mormon. I know that it is true. I have received that answer for myself. I know that by studying it, and following its teachings, we can find great joy in our lives, and come closer to Jesus Christ. Whenever I read from it's pages, I feel that peace which comes from the spirit. The Book of Mormon has had such a profound effect on my life, and much of who I am today I can attribute to the things that I have learned from the Gospel of Jesus Christ which it contains. I encourage you all, just as Moroni did, to study it, and to pray with a real desire to know if it is true, or to confirm the testimony which you already have of it.

I love you all and hope that you have superb weeks!

Love,

Elder Moffitt