Importance of the Book of Mormon

We have transfers coming up on Thursday and I will find out if I'm getting transferred or staying tomorrow night via email. This transfer we didn't have any baptisms but we are working with a lot of people and hopefully will set them with firm dates by the end of this week. On Wednesday we had our last district meeting for this transfer and after we went to smittys BBQ in Lockhart which was so good. Also this week it rained a little bit but nothing like the rain and floods that we had two weeks ago. It's starting to get a lot cooler here and it's almost time to pull out my sweater.

We had eight investigators at church yesterday to watch the area conference. The Roman family (5) Jasmine and Cricket Brinkly (2) and Garret Mercer (1). We weren't able to meet with Roman family this last week but the kids came to mutual on Wednesday. We are trying to find a good time to meet with the whole family which is pretty difficultbecause the father has recently moved out and only visits once or twice a week. They still don't know if the church is true but they know that in order to find out they must study and read the Book of Mormon. We are going to hopefully set them with a date at the end of this week.

Also we had a time set to meet with the Brinklys but they got sick so they postponed to this week. The mother is glad to be coming back to church and the two daughters are excited to go to church on Sunday's and also mutual on Wednesday. We set them with a date for the last weekend in November but we might have to push that back because we haven't been able to meet with them recently.

Garret Mercer who has been investigating for a long time now is starting to read the Book of Mormon with his active member wife. They try and read everyday but said that they have missed only a couple days so far. When we first started meeting with him he told us that he knows he needs to read the Book of Mormon to find out if the church is true but is just really busy. Know that he is starting to read I know that the Holy Ghost will touch his heart and that he will know what he is reading is from God.

I have realized the importance of the Book of Mormon in conversion these last couple weeks. As we have shared and read from the Book of Mormon the spirit is present and can testify that our message is true. I know that as others read and ponder the words in the Book of Mormon and also pray to know if it is true that they will know for sure that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God and that he could have only translated the Book of Mormon with the power of God.

This week I also had the chance to tell the Joseph smith story, bear my testimony, and say a prayer in Spanish. I'm glad that I can help my companion teach during Spanish lessons and be able to testify of what I know is true.

Yo sé que dios restauró su evangelio a través de José smith
Yo sé que mi familia son eternas
Yo sé que el libro de mormón contiene la plenitud del evangelio
Yo sé que jesucristo es nuestro salvador
Yo sé que Thomas S. Monson es un profeta llamado por dios
Yo sé que la iglesia de jesucristo es verdadera
La estoy agradecido a mi padre celestial por este conocimiento
Esta testimonio me ayuda a superar desafíos
En el nombre de Jesucristo Amen