Tengo Gozo En Mi Alma Hoy!

This week (or was it last week? I can't remember, sorry if I've related this story already) , as Sister Clark and I walked to an appointment with "Manuel" (he's been to church two weeks in a row now!), I saw a woman sitting on a small garden wall by the side of the road. She looked professional, with her blue-tooth in her ear, her cellphone out, but she seemed so happy and serene, enjoying the sunshine there in the middle of a row of apartment complexes.

I just had to talk to her.

"Enjoying the Sunshine?"

"Why yes! Just takin' a break from work, and how 'bout you ladies? Goin' about your ministry?"

"Well yes, we are."

"Good for you-- showin' your faith with your works!"

As we continued talking, discussing James 2 and the purpose of life on earth, she explained that her father is a minister and her mother a missionary, and she loves the Lord and his Word. Sister Clark and I shared our testimonies of our work as missionaries, and the importance of the Holy Ghost in teaching us what is truth.

"Where is your church?" She asked, "It sounds a whole lot like my church, and I want to come and bring my kids!"

We got her information to pass onto the missionaries in her neighborhood, "Thank you," She said, "I feel a resolve to be better and to do better- thank you for stopping and talking with me!"

My companion and left feeling uplifted and joyful, and as we began to walk away, we noticed a man who had been standing close by listening,

"Hey!" he stopped us, "What are you so cheerful about?"

"The Gospel!" I think that's what I said, that or something about the good news of Jesus Christ! We explained that we were missionaries, and we taught people about the joy that a knowledge of God brings.

"Oh, I don't need religion," he assured us, "religion is just an excuse not to be converted in here" he tapped his heart.

We began to discuss the importance of personal conversion and the foundation that gives religion to build upon.

"We're actually on our way to teach a man who doesn't have a testimony yet. What do you think we should teach him to help him be converted in his heart?"

The man stood and thought for a minute.

"Teach him about Jesus. Teach him how much we need Him, 'cause if you know how much we need Jesus, you've just gotta have faith in God."

I don't know why I am still so surprised when complete strangers testify of deep truths of the Gospel-- don't I know that "the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good"?

"Thank you," I said, "We will, we will teach him how much he needs- how much we all need Jesus Christ."

"Wow!" the man said as he left, "I should be a missionary!"