"Book of Mormon"

Hello Family and Friends!

Well, I can't say my week was as eventful as Hermana Burnham's, Robyn my dear, just know I love you and I'm proud of you still working. Believe me, after the trials come the blessings. My week was just busy in other ways like transfer day!! Half of our zone got transferred! And so did my companion... sayang! But I now have Sister Dadivas!! I lived with her for three transfers in Mindoro!! Crazy, huh? She's so great and has changed for good in so many ways! She said I have to and the first thing she said to me was that I was skinny and could speak tagalog. Haha I think I'll keep her. She's just the cutest littlest Filipina. Love her!

I especially love the enthusiasm and positivity that my companion brought with her, I feel like our work is already changing and that things are on the way to getting better. The Gregorio family is doing better...they're reading, praying and starting to come back to church. We also are going to try to teach Jonathon again because the other sisters recent convert, Nelson, would make a great fellowshipper for him. Great things are ahead and I feel like they are coming with just being positive and excited to love and to serve.

So last Wednesday we had our zone training meeting and something that our mission president taught us was about the differences between knowledge, testimony and conversion. Of course, conversion is where we want our investigators to get to and especially for ourselves. So I've been thinking about that a lot this past week for myself and after conference I felt really strong to have more of a mighty change of heart and be converted to the things I know. Starting to know if Joseph Smith really was a true prophet. As I read His testimony, and finished the Book of Mormon, to pray to know, and felt the Spirit whisper to me after I asked the question..."Is the Book of Mormon true?" I answered yes it is in my heart then I felt, "Joseph Smith really was God's prophet." I don't know what is happening back at home with people doubting these truths but I do know that if one really wants to know if Joseph Smith was a prophet or not, you have to go through the Book of Mormon. We taught this sister last night as well and she just had so many questions and was just confused about so many things. This world is so confusing and the only really true source of truth is from our Heavenly Father through His servants. And that's what we advised her to do, read the Book of Mormon. If I learned anything from my mission it's that the Book of Mormon has power no other book has, it changes lives and lights a candle in a dark, confused world. I know that it is true, and I cannot deny it. And I know that anyone who honestly seeks to know if it's true, God will answer them, just like He has so many times for me.

I love this work, I love what I've been called to do and I love my Savior. For allowing me to change my life through this mission. It's been the hardest, challenging but happiest, best and greatest 15 months of my life to change who I'm suppose to be. And a big part of it being the Book of Mormon, let it change you too.

Mahal ko kayo!! Have a great week!

Love, Sister Burnham