Elder Noah Lawrence Featherstone: Email #83

April 9, 2018

Huntsville, Alabama

Hello Family! I hope that all has been going well this week. It sounds like it's been quite the week... I sure am grateful for tender mercies from above.

So this week was another great one. We had many amazing experiences. One of the best experiences of this week was at our Multi-Zone Conference with Elder Klebingat of the Seventy. He mentioned a few really amazing things. So I want to share a few of them quickly with y'all!

1) We made premortal covenants to gather Israel. Just think about that. We promised the Lord that we would serve Him with all our heart, might, mind, and strength as both missionaries and members. That was an amazing thought that had never crossed my mind before.

2) He answered a specific question that I had that was rather specific but it was amazing that it was one of the topics that he discussed. I always wondered why the first missionaries in this dispensation went to Europe. Why couldn't they just do missionary work here in the US? Well it all goes back to the Gathering of Israel. When the Lord scattered the tribes, he knew where they went. He was never confused. He knew that Ephraim had the charge of preparing the earth for the coming of the Lord. So that's why he sent the missionaries there to convert those of the line of Ephraim in Europe. The large portion of his lineage was in Europe so that's why It was so important for the missionaries to go there first. So in 2018, I would be able to be a part of that great charge. To help bring His children home. How amazing is that?! Elder Klebingat definitely helped us see the big picture and why the work of the Lord is so important.

Those were two of my favorite things at Zone Conference. It really was a revelatory experience to be a part of. There were many answers to prayers that I received by way of the Spirit.

Last night we had an amazing experience as well. We had a goal for new investigators and we were 2 investigators short. So we didn't know how we were going to make it happen and find 2 more of God's children that want to hear more about our message. So we went tracting and knocked and knocked and nobody... So if got about time to leave and we said okay... We have to find one person! So we kept going and... We knocked into a man named John. We taught him about the Book of Mormon, and he committed to read it. It was a super cool experience! Then today while we were doing our shopping we ran into him! Haha! It was super super funny! He is a great guy though! That was definitely an answer to prayer and one way that the Lord showed us this week that this is His work we are participating in.

I hope you are all just doing quacktastic! Have a great week! And remember, there is no time for sleep, when you're gathering sheep.

Strength and Honor

Elder Noah Featherstone