Week 57 Email

El Cerrito's all the way across the sky...

(Email from August 5, 2013)


All

PSA:

Christian n. 1.(a) one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ. (b) disciple.

~Mirriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel

We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.

~The Articles of Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1,3,4 and 8.

For the record, Mormons, Coptics, Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Lutherans, Seventh Day Adventists, Anglicans etc. All qualify as "Christian" not just Evangelicals/born-agains.

okay, any questions? No? Good. 

Just thought I'd share that, it's a common issue we run into.  

This week has been pretty interesting.

Our focus has been working with the members, and encouraging them to be missionaries. It's been really cool seeing the mood of the ward shift towards doing missionary work and being loving friends and neighbors.

We were leaving a house-blessing with a family in the ward who is British. We were asking each of them for things/needs that they would like to be blessed with. We got the four year old, "what would you like?"

"banaahnas" she replied in her little accent. It was probably the cutest thing ever. She kept saying random things that were hilarious. "...I've just been watching films"

We also discovered that "husbands don't always believe in life insurance, BUT WIDOWS ALWAYS DO!" At least, that is what I read...

Out of time

Thanks for everything, please write.

Elder Bryce Johns