We were able to pick up a new investigator this week. His name is Brad. Brad is probably about 30 years old and has investigated the church off and on for about 5 years. His big hold up has been that he has been living with his girl friend for 12 years, but not wanted to get married. Well they are finally getting married this saturday and he also now wants to get baptized. We were able to put Brad on date for baptism for November 14. He is a really fun guy to teach, He is an African American guy and is just full of a lot of energy and really energetic and lot's of fun.
We also have lot's of other people that we are teaching that are progressing very nicely that we should be able to put back on date for baptism this week. And we also have some referrals that we hope and pray that will pan out and that we will be able to start teaching this week.
So yesterday we had the Regional Stake conference. We had the opportunity to be able to take some of our investigator's down town to the conference center and to be able to watch it there. We got there about an hour and a half early so that we could get some good seats. We were really close. And they thought that it was so close that they could see and hear the prophet speak to them in person. It was neat to go downtown sense that is out of our mission President Laney gave all of us missionary's special permission that if we had investigator's we could go. It was crazy to see all of the construction going on down there but a great experience.
So on Thursday I was able to go on exchanges in the Mt. Jordan Stake. Now many of you may be familiar with this stake because this is where my father's family grew up. Well I have a story to tell all of you.
On Thursday evening at about 8:15pm we were walking North on a sidewalk in a neighborhood just off of 9000 S. It was fairly dark outside and we were walking back towards the apartment. From about 75 yards away I saw a group of about 10 people wearing all black walking towards us on the same sidewalk. I was thinking it was a group of high schoolers up to no good so I told my companion let's just walk on the road. So we got off of the sidewalk and started walking on the road. As the group started getting closer to us I started to realize that they were a little bit older then high schoolers, I also started to realize that they were all wearing the exact same thing. When they were about ten feet away from us one of them said, "hello Elder's." And then they all started running towards this one house! And on the back of their kevlar vests (bullet proof vests) They said one of the following three things, U.S. Marshall's, Police, or Bomb Squad. At this point they all had their gun's drawn and were rushing towards this house and pounding on the door. So me and my companion ran to the other side of the road and got behind the car and were watching threw the window's. When nobody came to the door they pounded again and yelled, "Come out!" And then there was a gun shot at which point we decided it was time to get in a house! So we knocked on the closest door explained the situation and they let us in. As we were all watching threw the window we were trying to see what was happening but couldn't really see. When all of a sudden they all just were gone as if nothing ever happened. So my companion and I were like we gotta go find out what happened. So we started walking down the road when we saw all of the U.S. Marshall's getting in their car's and one of them called us over. He said Elder's do you have an extra Book of Mormon on you? And he pointed who to give it to. So we started talking to this guy that he pointed to and he was the main U.S. Marshall guy. He was the boss! He explained to us what they do and that they go around in group's of fifteen people to serve warrant's on people that will be the really dangerous or the people that will put up fight's. As we were talking to him I was looking at him and at all of the different stuff he was wearing. He had on first of all his bullet proof vest. And then what we could see, 5 different guns. So needless to say this was a pretty interesting experience.
Who says crazy thing's can't happen in the Salt Lake City South Mission? But we did place a Book of Mormon through this!
So last week I asked a question, Who is Jesus Christ in your life, and what has he done for you? Now this is a question that the answer can be very different or very much the same for every person. But today I am going to try to tell you just a little bit (the cliff notes version) of who Jesus Christ is in my life and what he has done for me.First of all and most importantly Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. None of us would be where we are at or who we are today without the atoning sacrifice that Jesus Christ made for each of us. I would not be who I am or where I am today without that most wonderful atoning sacrifice he performed. Jesus Christ is a comforter in my life. Just like big soft blanket can keep us warm and comfort us in those times of sickness or cold. Jesus Christ is ALWAYS there in our times of need and in our times of discouragement or pain. Jesus Christ has always been there during the times of my life that I just can't do it on my own. He has given me LIFE! Without Jesus Christ I can honestly say, I would not still be here today. I would not have had the strength to make it through the health challenges that I have had in my life. Jesus Christ has always been there and WILL always be there for each and every one of us through our lives.
On my mission I have grown a lot closer to Christ. in 2 Nephi 25 there is a scripture that kind of tells it all it says, And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we Preach of Christ!
That is what I am doing every single day as a missionary! I am talking of Christ, I am rejoicing in Christ, and I am definitely Preaching of Christ! What better then that!
I love Jesus Christ and the example that he was to each and every single one of us. May we each strive to be more like him in every thing that we do! Let us strive to do all that we can to be more "Christlike" in our daily lives.
I love each and every one of you and pray for your success and your safety daily!
Thank you for your support and love!
I love you guys!
Love, Elder Anderson
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