yesterday (Sunday 4th) i had an opportunity to be in the class room with Elder Bej and his companion (i don't know his name) and 2 Korean investigators. we had wonderful lesson. i love to be with new investigators. they always bring up new questions that i never think of them before.
one of the investigators (there is a guy and a girl) asked "how do i know there are Gods?" (actually, she asked how do i know there is God, but since in we,Mormon, believe in 3 separate Gods, so i change her question)
she told us that when she talked to some christian people, they told her that they believed in God because God helped them when they had problems. she said "now, i don't have problem, so i don't need to pray for help. how do i know there is God?"
interesting question!
i raised my hand to talk (we are in a small room with 5 people including me, so i get a habit of raising my hand when i want to say something. so people would be looking at me)
i told her " i know Heavenly Father when i serve Him. when i don't have problem to ask for help, i pray to Heavenly Father for opportunity to serve Him such as helping missionaries, be in the lesson with them, and help other people. when i helped them i feel happy and i feel closer to Heavenly Father and my Lord"
the girl looked at me and said "now i know why people at the church are so kind to me!"
i told her that having faith is like having a small seed, in order to make it growth we need to take care of it and plant it. it takes time to growth , but it will growth if we took good care of it.
the elders also help show the investigators the picture from the book of Mormon's children picture book in Alma 32 section.
it seem like they understand it because the girl said "then if i try to believe in God and pray, i will come to know there is God, right?"
the elders and me were like "yes, of cause" i told her that normally when i pray. i don't pray when i have only problem. i pray every time i want to pray, i pray to say thank you to Heavenly Father for food, friends, family, a safe trip home after work, place to sleep etc.
the elders also told them that we don't go to Heavenly Father only when we have problem. they told them to think of Heavenly Father as their parents, "we don't phone our parents only when we need money, right? we talk to them about everything good or bad. it is as same as prayer. we pray to Heavenly Father to talk to Him about everything"
the lesson with them is so wonderful. we had chance to talk with our investigators again after the lesson because they took the same bus to sky train. we talked about a lot of things about the church.
i told them that i know Gods because i know that i am peacefully happy.
this happiness is not from worldly thing. i used to be happy when i go shopping and buy new cloths and shoes, i used to be happy to wear high heel , short skirt, sexy cloth, make up and go out with friends. i used to be happy to listen to a teenager music and read gossip stuff on the magazine or reading a new make up fashion and hair style.
now, i am happy just to help other, i am happy to read the book of Mormon, i am happy to be in the lesson with missionaries and learn new things. i am happy to serve my Lord. i am happy doing whatever He told me to do. of cause it some time made me tired ,but i am very happy to love my Lord and serve Him :)
i don't think much about worldly thing now that i have Gods with me, and know that They love me. what else do i need more?
one of the investigators (there is a guy and a girl) asked "how do i know there are Gods?" (actually, she asked how do i know there is God, but since in we,Mormon, believe in 3 separate Gods, so i change her question)
she told us that when she talked to some christian people, they told her that they believed in God because God helped them when they had problems. she said "now, i don't have problem, so i don't need to pray for help. how do i know there is God?"
interesting question!
i raised my hand to talk (we are in a small room with 5 people including me, so i get a habit of raising my hand when i want to say something. so people would be looking at me)
i told her " i know Heavenly Father when i serve Him. when i don't have problem to ask for help, i pray to Heavenly Father for opportunity to serve Him such as helping missionaries, be in the lesson with them, and help other people. when i helped them i feel happy and i feel closer to Heavenly Father and my Lord"
the girl looked at me and said "now i know why people at the church are so kind to me!"
i told her that having faith is like having a small seed, in order to make it growth we need to take care of it and plant it. it takes time to growth , but it will growth if we took good care of it.
the elders also help show the investigators the picture from the book of Mormon's children picture book in Alma 32 section.
it seem like they understand it because the girl said "then if i try to believe in God and pray, i will come to know there is God, right?"
the elders and me were like "yes, of cause" i told her that normally when i pray. i don't pray when i have only problem. i pray every time i want to pray, i pray to say thank you to Heavenly Father for food, friends, family, a safe trip home after work, place to sleep etc.
the elders also told them that we don't go to Heavenly Father only when we have problem. they told them to think of Heavenly Father as their parents, "we don't phone our parents only when we need money, right? we talk to them about everything good or bad. it is as same as prayer. we pray to Heavenly Father to talk to Him about everything"
the lesson with them is so wonderful. we had chance to talk with our investigators again after the lesson because they took the same bus to sky train. we talked about a lot of things about the church.
i told them that i know Gods because i know that i am peacefully happy.
this happiness is not from worldly thing. i used to be happy when i go shopping and buy new cloths and shoes, i used to be happy to wear high heel , short skirt, sexy cloth, make up and go out with friends. i used to be happy to listen to a teenager music and read gossip stuff on the magazine or reading a new make up fashion and hair style.
now, i am happy just to help other, i am happy to read the book of Mormon, i am happy to be in the lesson with missionaries and learn new things. i am happy to serve my Lord. i am happy doing whatever He told me to do. of cause it some time made me tired ,but i am very happy to love my Lord and serve Him :)
i don't think much about worldly thing now that i have Gods with me, and know that They love me. what else do i need more?
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