Week 84 in the Field - Christian, Youth in the Presidency, and a Fountain of Joy

Weekly Letter May 23rd 2016

Hey guys; I hope you've all had a great week.

This week we were contacting with some Book of Mormon passalong cards and found a cool guy named Christian. We asked him if he had ever wondered why people called us "The Mormons" and he replied that he had asked that question but that he didn't know the answer. We explained to him briefly about the Book of Mormon and he was really intrigued and wanted to know where he could purchase a copy of  the book. We responded that the book had no cost and that although we didn't have a copy on hand (we had given some out already that day) we would be happy to pass by his house the following day and give him a free copy. He agreed and the next day we passed by to talk with him and his wife. The wife expressed that she had always wanted to go to church with us and Christian had a lot of good questions about the Book of Mormon. They seem like great new investigators and we're excited to begin sharing the gospel with them.

On Sunday we had district conference and our district president finally got released after serving in that capacity for 14 years and I swear that the new district presidency must be one of the youngest in the entire church because all three are in their twenties. Two are newly-weds and one isn't married yet. Hopefully this will lead the Motagua district in an exciting new direction.

My spiritual thought this week is based on a quote by President Joseph F. Smith who said:

"All who have tasted of the influence of the Spirit of God, and have had awakened within them a hope of eternal life, cannot be happy unless they continue to drink of that fountain until they are satisfied, and it is the only fountain at which they can drink and be satisfied."

I testify that the restored gospel espouses the living water of which Jesus spoke. The words of eternal life are sweet to the taste and are the only substance which will quench our spiritual thirst in a parched world. If we continue to drink we will have this promise, expressed in verse by Isaac Watts:

Then I shall see and hear and know

All I desired and wished below,

And every pow'r find sweet employ

In that eternal world of joy.

May that celestial realm be our individual and collective goal.

I love you all; have a great week.

-Elder Dawson