Dear friends and family,
We had two baptisms this week! Daniel and Grace Conyers were baptized on Saturday. They are the children of a less active family that we started working with a few months ago. We realized that even though they were nine and ten they had not been baptized. It has been amazing to see the family get stronger as we have been working with kids to help them prepare for baptism. They are now coming to church every week and are reading scriptures together. It is amazing!
This week I have once again seen the power of the Book of Mormon. We have this awesome recent convert family in the Ward that we are working with. They are going through a lot right now and we were talking about them in weekly planning last week and felt like they needed some extra spirit in their home. So every night this week we came over about 830 and read a chapter from the Book of Mormon with them and said a family prayer. Usually that house is a little chaotic even at 830 at night but it has been amazing the powerful spirit that comes into their home every night we have come over. We have also seen a difference in how they treat each other since starting to read with them. They all get really excited when we come over to read and are all actually understanding the Book of Mormon. We started in Mosiah and everyone gets to read two verses and the rule is no interrupting or getting up except mom. At the end they all share what they liked and it amazing to see that they are all getting something from what we read.
I love the Book of Mormon. I love the peace that it brings every time I read it. I love that I can answer the questions of my soul and the questions of others simply and clearly by turning to its pages. I love that this book was written for our day and can help us with all the challenges and trials we face. I am so grateful for the Book of Mormon!
We had two baptisms this week! Daniel and Grace Conyers were baptized on Saturday. They are the children of a less active family that we started working with a few months ago. We realized that even though they were nine and ten they had not been baptized. It has been amazing to see the family get stronger as we have been working with kids to help them prepare for baptism. They are now coming to church every week and are reading scriptures together. It is amazing!
This week I have once again seen the power of the Book of Mormon. We have this awesome recent convert family in the Ward that we are working with. They are going through a lot right now and we were talking about them in weekly planning last week and felt like they needed some extra spirit in their home. So every night this week we came over about 830 and read a chapter from the Book of Mormon with them and said a family prayer. Usually that house is a little chaotic even at 830 at night but it has been amazing the powerful spirit that comes into their home every night we have come over. We have also seen a difference in how they treat each other since starting to read with them. They all get really excited when we come over to read and are all actually understanding the Book of Mormon. We started in Mosiah and everyone gets to read two verses and the rule is no interrupting or getting up except mom. At the end they all share what they liked and it amazing to see that they are all getting something from what we read.
I love the Book of Mormon. I love the peace that it brings every time I read it. I love that I can answer the questions of my soul and the questions of others simply and clearly by turning to its pages. I love that this book was written for our day and can help us with all the challenges and trials we face. I am so grateful for the Book of Mormon!
Because of this, Sister Pochop and I are inviting people to do something for Christmas. We are giving each family in our Ward a blank copy of the Book of Mormon and inviting them to write their testimonies in it and then to give it to someone before Christmas. The gift of the Book of Mormon is a gift of peace and hope and a way to come closer to the Savior as we celebrate His birth. It is one of the best gifts you can give to someone. So I want to invite y'all to do the same. If you are nervous, start by reading the Book of Mormon. As your love for this book increases so will your desire to share it with others. I'm so grateful for the gospel and for this wonderful work I get to be a part of each day.
Thanks as always for everything you all do!
Love
Sister Aase
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