"How Will That Help Me With My Problems?"

This week we didn't have a single lesson to an investigator all week...until Friday, when we went out in the morning and had three in a row. That was awesome. And then we had another two on Saturday. We had AJ with us at church on Sunday again, and a new investigator named Daniel. Daniel is from Ethiopia and his English isn't amazing, so he had a bit of a hard time understanding what was going on. We got him a Book of Mormon in this crazy looking language called Ahmaric. AJ had a great time. I think that our church services are still very foreign to him, having been raised in Sikh culture, but he is beginning to become more comfortable with it and to recognize the peace that comes from feeling the spirit. At the beginning of Church he didn't seem to be in a very good state of mind, but by the end, he was happy and smiling. After the end of the meetings he started asking me some questions. "If I read the Book of Mormon, how will that help me with my problems?" he asked. I then had the incredible opportunity of being able to share my testimony with him of how studying the Book of Mormon each day can bring the spirit into our lives, help us know what to do, and give us the power to do it. It was great. I hope to be able to have many similar experiences for the rest of my mission and for the rest of my life. Because being able to bear testimony to someone who has a sincere desire to learn is great.

Anyway, I hope you all have a really incredible week!

Love,

Elder Seth Poulsen