August 20, 2018
Gadsden, Alabama to Home
Family. I can't thank you enough for supporting me as I have been "about my Father's Business." It's been amazing to constantly have my focus on the Lord's sacred work to gather scattered Israel. It's been a tender week. We've been able to see many blessings and miracles. I've loved every minute of it.
I want to share two quick experience from this week. So first off, as we were knocking doors, this man across the apartment complex had watched us get rejected by a few people. All the sudden we heard, "I'LL LISTEN TO YA!" I turned around and saw this guy waaayyyy over there waving at us. He was probably 100 yards away. We started walking over there. At first I was really skeptical of what was going to happen, but he was very sincere and wanted to know more about us. We taught him the Restoration and he wanted to learn more. It was a really cool experience to see how God puts us in people's paths so we can help them. If we would not have been knocking doors, he wouldn't have yelled over to us. He said that he had been wanting to know more about the "Mormon's" and what they believe so it was perfect. It was super super funny how it happened but he is reading the Book of Mormon now. So that's one miracle we saw this week.
This week as well, we met with a man named Fred. It's been super awesome to teach him because he is so sincere. We taught about Prayer and how God wants to hear from us. He felt that God wanted to hear from everyone else but him. We talked a little bit about the specific ways God has shown his love to him in his life. He named a few major blessings and we talked about the small ones in his life. It was very cool. At the end of the lesson, we invited him to kneel by his bedside before he goes to sleep and pray. He said he would. Later we followed up with him and he said that he felt something different while he prayed. We then testified that it was the spirit that he was feeling.
I'm so grateful for the experiences that I've had here in Alabama. I will never forget these special people here and the influences they have had on me. I have learned so much from them. This place is another home for me. I will miss it a lot. As I have been reflecting on my mission, I have come to ways that my testimony in the gospel has grown. I know that this is His sacred church. We are literal spirit children of a loving Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He suffered for our sins that we might have eternal life. I struggle putting all my thoughts and feelings into words. So I guess if I were to say anything it would be that, the gospel is true! It all is. I'm so thankful for the opportunity I have had to represent the Savior for these two years. I have done my best to put everything into His work and I am so grateful for his divine love.
This is a very tender experience to write my last email. I feel as Ammon boasting in the Lord for the things that I have been able to do here for Him. This is His work. I will boast in Him.
One last thought. As I have been with the people here in Alabama. I've come to see the importance of a few things.
1)Daily Scripture Study
2)Pray Often
3)Weekly Church Attendance
4)Weekly Family Home Evening
These are a few things that i would invite all of us to do. These things have changed people here and have kept them on the covenant path. These things move us toward becoming unshaken in our faith. That is what we are here to do. To become unshaken in the things we believe and in our reliance on the Lord. I love you all and I know that God loves each of us. This is Jesus Christ's Church. It is restored. God has a plan for us, and we are His Children.
I love you all. Have a great few days and I'll see you soon.
Strength and Honor "Shall we not go on in so great a cause?" Elder Noah Featherstone
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