You can be free! July 18, 2022

Hello everyone! 

This week was just so wonderful! I am beginning to understand how keeping Gods commandments actually makes us free. It is an interesting thought because many people view them as restrictions or rules that limit, but I have started to learn that they are actually laws to give us more freedom!

Here are some scriptures I found on freedom that comes from keeping the commandments:

-Book Of Mormon

   -1 Nephi 2:2-4 (page 3)

   -Mosiah 5:8 (page 158)

   -Mosiah 15:8 (page 176)

-Doctrine and Covenants 82:10 (this one is very interesting when you think about bonds)

-Holy Bible

     -John 7:17

     - Matt. 7:24-27

I am just giving y'all the references because I don't want to take away the excitement of reading the scriptures on your own! I invite you all to read these scriptures and ponder how being obedient to God's commandments bring more freedom!

I saw many miracles this week! God is so good. Here is one:

Elder Lewis and I were walking down the street to to see a friend down the road. Out of the corner of our eye we saw a young man washing his car. We went up to him a stuck up a conversation. We asked him if he believed in God. He said he did and that he actually met with missionaries before about 5 years ago. Recently he has been working a lot and hasn't given very much time for God. We asked him if he would like to give more time for God (implying that we could come back and have an appointment.) He said sure, just his soap down and asked what we wanted to share. I was astonished! We just jumped right into the Restoration lesson. Right there on his driveway. He listened intently the whole time. My companion recited Joseph SMith's experience with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in a grove of trees behind his home. After hearing that we asked Mason how he felt . He said it sounds like a "crazy experience but I felt peace." We all felt the Spirit and we invited him to read and pray about the Book of Mormon. The next day we had a church tour with him and he liked it. He is going to try to get work off on Sundays so he can come to church as well! 

Joel and Sabrina are doing well. Sabrina prayed for the first time in many years on our lesson on Tuesday. That was special. Joel hurt his lower back so he couldn't come to church. We gave him a blessing afterwards in his home. That was a special experience. He felt relaxed and calm.

Love you all!

Elder Spencer