Thirty (30) Bibles

I think that we´re being tested this last week. I dunno why, but it just seemed like we faced a higher percentage of rejection compared to other weeks. I´m not discouraged, as I know that´s how it goes sometimes, but it was disappointing to see. For example, usually the references that we get from the reference site when people call using the pass-along cards are usually pretty good, as the person has to make an effort to call so it shows that they actually wanna do something. But this week we got a couple of people who just wanted the free DVD and to stick with the Bible, and another older guy who has about 30 Bibles in his house and just wanted to show his knowledge of biblical stuff. He did accept the Book of Mormon and the invitation to read it, but on the return visit we found that he was only looking for contradictions and not the truth. The 30 Bible guy was interesting. While the lesson wasn´t very productive, it did give me some more first-hand experience about why Prophets and Apostles are so important. This guy studies various versions of the Bible everyday, but I saw that with a lot of study but no guidance by the spirit or interpretation by a living prophet, his doctrinal stance on everything was all over the place. For example, he threw out his TV, magazines, newspapers, and all the pictures of his family because he believes that violates the commandment to not make any graven images. Needless to say, he wasn´t too happy with the pictures of the various scenes of the Book of Mormon in the front of the book.

R., the lady who got baptized last week, is already experiencing a little friction in the house since the baptism. She´s doing great, but unfortunately her husband is being a little bit negative. Like I said previously, he stopped participating after the Word of Wisdom lesson, and usually greets us with a smile and everything, but R. says he always makes comments after we leave about how the church is messing with his life (For example, R. makes hot chocolate or a drink called Cevada instead of coffee in the morning for everybody, and he´s a little miffed about that) and if she does something wrong, he usually blames the church for some reason or another. It´s a bit difficult, as we´re trying to be friendly and all, but he just sees her entering in the church as something of a nuisance. But, in an event that I can only attribute to divine inspiration, when R. was feeling really down last week and doubting her decision a bit, she talked to her neighbor in front of her house. It turns out that the guy´s brother is a member of the church, and he knows a bit about the church and has a really good opinion about it. He basically told her that there will always be challenges, even after baptism, and that she shouldn´t give up at the first challenge. She said that she took confidence from his words and has hope.

Welp, that´s all from me.

Till next time.

-Me