This week was a blast!!!! We had so so many devotionals and amazing spiritual moments!!!! The spirit is so strong here!!
On Saturday night we had a devotional for the 4th of July! It was amazing. At first, they had a representative from each country (where the gospel is currently being preached) to carry the country's flag around the gym. Then, there were two speakers that talked about the history of the church starting with Christ's death. It was really cool to see all the things that the Lord has done to prepare a way for His church to come forth again after it was lost in the Great Apostasy. Many people were inspired to do amazing things that allowed America to be a country with religious freedom.
Columbus was acted on by the spirit to sail, and he even quoted some scriptures in his journal that prophesied of the restoration. Also, the bible was translated into English by William Tyndale and the printing press was invented so that the common man could have access to scriptures. Before that time, the rulers and kings believed that the common man shouldn't have access to those words. Because of that, many people were persecuted and killed for attempting to make scriptures accessible. But thanks to persistent believers, that dream eventually became a reality. And then in the end, of course, Joseph Smith.
He was born in America, in a land where the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ would occur. He was taught good things by his parents and eventually he began searching for the truth. There were so many churches in the place where he lived. All of them taught different things, and he didn't know which was true. They all had different interpretations of the Bible.
However, Joseph knew that the scriptures were the word of God. One day, he read James 1:5, and knew that he must ask God for an answer of which church to join, and where he could find the truth. He did this, and he says of the event: "I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, which descended gradually until it fell upon me. When the light rested upon me, I saw two personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name, and said, pointing to the other: 'This is my Beloved Son. Hear Him!" (Vi una columna de luz mas brilliante que el sol, dirrectamente arriba de mi cabeza. Y esta luz gradualmente descendio hasta descansar sobre me. Al reposar sobre me la luz, vi en el aire arriba de me, a dos personajes, cuyo fulgor y gloria, no admitten descripción. Uno de ellos me habló, llamandome por me nombre y dijo, señalondo al otro, "Este es mi Hijo Amado, Escuchalo!")
I have a testimony that this event really did happen. I know that Joseph Smith really did see the Father and the Son. He knew it, and he knew God knew it, and he could not deny it. I cannot deny it either, because I have felt the Spirit bearing witness to me of the truthfulness of this gospel. Through Joseph, the whole truth was restored. I know it blesses lives. It has blessed mine so much!!
Love you all!!!
-Con mucho amor,
Hermana Gittins
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