Sunday, June 11, 2017

DearElder.com letter #6

Brother.

I hope you got my myldsmail.net email early this morning.  If not, 10 is Rafa, as NIKE is putting out there.  He beat Wawrinka in 3, wawrinka never being on top.  Penguins also won the Stanley Cup this evening.  I didn't watch the Stanley Cup, because I forgot about it, plus...i was extremely tired after church today.

I showed your Alex Aguilar picture in Bishopric meeting and they were all like, wow, small world.

I couldn't sleep last night, which is a reason why I was up for the early morning french open game.  You won't believe it, but I read the whole book of Mormon chapter in PMG.  Why?  Reading 3 Nephi 11 sparked my interest.

One of the regrets I have of my mission would have been being unprepared of showing the truthfulness of the book of mormon to investigators.  Being the scriptorian I am, I was sorry about not  thoughtfully choosing particular scriptures from the Book of Mormon that applied to the investigator.  I mean, what are the most shared scriptures: 3 Nephi 11 and Moroni 10:3-5.  why?  Do you know why?  Do you have a testimony of those particular scriptures?  What about other scriptures?  Are there specific scriptures that work better in other instances?  OF COURSE THERE IS.  That is why you need to be VERY familiar with the book of Mormon.  The Book of the Mormon is the key to this Gospel, because if you don't believe in the Book of Mormon, we can't believe in Joseph Smith and the revelations he and all the successive prophets have received.

If I were you, I'd spend time reading from Chapter  5 of Preach My Gospel.  The highlights would be the scripture chart on pg 104, the answers to questions of the soul on page 107.

Alright, man.  Have a great MONDAY!

Love you!

John

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