Thursday, June 11, 2009

Missionary Opportunity At Work

I just wanted to write down a very special experience I had today.
As far as I can remember I haven't talked to a non member about my religion just in a daily setting. Sure there have been some that come into institute, but those were always with the missionaries. But today, I was able to have the wonderful opportunity to talk to a lady I work with about my amazing religion! She actually brought it up!! Which is so cool to me! She asked me if we "Mormons" believed in only half the bible, because that's what she had heard, that Mormons only believe the parts of the bible when Christ was alive. So I had the opportunity to explain that we believe in the whole bible, Old and New testaments, because God is always in peoples lives, even if its not physically. Then she started asking about the Book of Mormon. She had heard it was a continuation of the Bible. I was able to tell her and get her to understand that God talks to all His children, and that the Book of Mormon wasn't a continuation of the Bible, but something that goes hand in hand with it. How it covers basically the same time frame, just on a different continent. And we even started talking about her beliefs in a "higher power" but she wast sure if it was a god.
It was a non-challant conversation that basically was turned on and off by interruptions at work. And even though it probably will not change her life drastically, and it wasn't an in depth testimony bearing, first discussion giving event, at least I was able to clear some things up about our religion. And most importantly it changed my outlook on missionary work drastically! I was not nervous for what she would think about me, I was not scared to talk about what I believed, I was not afraid to voice what I believe in! I even realized, I LOVE sharing my religion! I want to talk about it all the time, to anyone who will listen!! I have this new found fire, that scorched my fear of speaking out, and is burning to tell everyone the joyful news of the gospel!! And I am so excited for my two cousins who are leaving on their missions! They are going to be wonderful, and get to feel this way every day!! I am going to strive to more fully fulfill the phrase "every member a missionary" I LOVE my church! I LOVE the standards I get to uphold! I LOVE the gospel and all the blessings it can and does bring to peoples lives!! I know this church is the true church, and I want everyone to have a chance to know!!!

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