Miracles and President Monson

Hello Friends and Family!                      

This week has been a great one, and another one full of miracles. I wanted to keep it short today, and just write about two miracles we were blessed to see this week.

First, while Elder Sieverts and I were contacting, we knocked into a woman named Becca who was very sweet. We began talking with her, and she opened up about how she had recently found out she was pregnant, and was worried about a miscarriage. She explained how she had had one miscarriage before, and she was worried it might happen again. The Spirit was able to touch Elder Sieverts, and he shared with her his testimony about the after-life, and how someday she will have the opportunity to raise her child, and live with him forever through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She became very open to our message, accepted a Book of Mormon, and is allowing us to come back! What made this miracle so special, was that Elder Sieverts and I had been contacting that whole entire day, and she was one of the very last homes we knocked. Heavenly Father always leaves the most prepared individuals for last.  I know that the Plan of Salvation is real, and that, truly, we will be able to live with our families someday, for eternity.

Second, Elder Sieverts and I were able to meet with Manny and Jackie again. We discussed

with them a few things, and Manny had an especially hard time with Prophets, and has continued to have a hard time accepting that there are in fact prophets on the Earth today.  He started asking us about certain declarations the prophets had made in the past, and said, “I just don’t agree with some of the things they have said. I don’t think they can be prophets.” The Spirit just touched Elder Sieverts and I deeply, and then we asked him the simple question, “So, if the prophets aren’t prophets, where did the Book of Mormon come from?”  There was silence, and Manny then said, “That is the thing, I don’t know how it could have just been ‘made up’. It must be a sacred book in some way.”  We were able to leave our testimonies with him (and Jackie as well), that if the Book of Mormon is true, then there certainly must be a prophet on the Earth today. I have continued to gain such a strong testimony of the power of the Book of Mormon, and using it to respond to objections. There is no argument to be made against the Book of Mormon; I do know that it exists as 531 pages of evidence that there is a prophet on the Earth today, and he does lead and guide this Church.

After hearing about the passing of President Monson this past week, I just wanted to share my brief testimony of him. My testimony of this Gospel was first founded on the idea that Thomas S. Monson was a Prophet of God. When I met him, in March of 2008, I will never forget the deep feeling that overcame me. It was not a feeling of being ‘star struck’ after seeing someone you’ve looked up to. Instead, it was a feeling of peace, joy, and the Holy Spirit of God. President Monson took my hand that day, looked at me in the eye, and said, “Always remember to love you mother just a little more than your father.” I can’t help but smile every time I think of his words that still ring deeply personal and intimate to me today. I have attempted to live up to that advice, and I continue to love my mother. I have never been so lucky to have the best mother in the world. She has taught me who I am, raised me for who I could become, and allowed me to learn to grow beyond any limits. She has encouraged me to reach further, higher, and deeper at every turn, and continues to send me love from across the country. I do know that the closest love we can find here on Earth to our Father’s love above is that of a mother’s love for her child. There is nothing more important, or any individual more special to me, than that, of my dear mother. I love you mom! With President Monson’s advice to me that day, and with his prophetic voice still in my ears, I feel it an honor to approach every door, every individual, and every false doctrine that may confront this world. There is only one true church, and it is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There is absolutely no other way to salvation, except the saving ordinances that are found in this Church. There is only one binding Priesthood, and one proper authority that directs this work and that is held in the hands of the brethren at the head of this Church. I have no doubt of that, and I have no doubt that they represent the Savior here on the Earth. They are men of mistakes, and faults at times, but that does not (and will never) diminish their calling to be prophets, seers, and revelators. I will always sustain the prophet; I see it as a great honor to do so.

I love this work, I love the Lord Jesus Christ, and I love the people of LaGrange. 

Until Next Week-

Elder Robb