October 7, 2005

  • Based off an e-mail dated October 3, 2005:

    Dear Fellow Xangans, Family, and Friends,

    This past weekend was General Conference, when the Prophets and Apostles of modern day speak to the Church. For me this one was completely different than any other Conference. As a missionary, I found that I craved these speeches. I needed instructions. I was desperate for consel from the prophets. I needed to be uplifted, and I was. I was very edified. Specifically on Saturday night, President Thomas S. Monson spoke directly to me. I wondered if I was hearing the same words as everybody else because the message was exactly what I needed to hear. I encourage everybody to look up the conference talks on www.lds.org and read them if you didn't get a chance to hear them live. This is the chance to hear from living prophets.

    You know, one thing that has had me baffled lately is the way so many Christians respond to the Book of Mormon. If you believe in Jesus Christ- If you love reading the Biblical accounts of Him- If you want to come to know Him as intimately as you can, then why not read another testament of Him. I would eat up eagerly more words of Christ if they were suddenly made available to me. I love the words I have, but I would love to know more.

    John the beloved said, after giving an account of the gospel, "And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written." Here we are saying that some of those other things that Jesus did were written down, and we have a Book that contains an account of those things. It is the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Come read for yourself the things that it contains, and discover on your own that they are true. That is our invitation.

    Well, I don't think I have too many cool stories to tell this week. Not here at least. There were some crazy forest fires near by, but we as missionaries have not been sent to help out yet. And that's it. So with that, take care.

    Until next p-day,
    Elder Embree

    P.S. I have pictures. (I hope they work) They will be up next Monday (cross your fingers)

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