Knowing Who God Is

I leave the MTC tomorrow and am so excited to meet the missionaries in San Jose, CA!

My favorite experience this past week was with an investigator who didn't know who or what God was. She knows a lot about different religions and was always confused about the concept of the trinity because why would Jesus Christ pray "the Lord's prayer" to himself? 

When we showed her the verse in the Bible that says God spoke to Moses Face to Face she realized that to have a face he needs to have a body. She said that she would be more comfortable praying to a God who has a body because if He is human, he knows what we go through as humans and can actually help us. When she realized that our bible is the King James Version she wondered why other religions didn't know that God has a body since it is in Tyndale's Bible! She started to talk about a monument in England for Tyndale that she went to. She said it felt like there was a bubble around the monument that brought peace. We explained that the Holy Ghost was what she was feeling and that as she prays to her Heavenly Father, she can feel that again and again. Sadly she was sick the next two appointments so we couldn't talk about her experiences praying with God. 

The prophets have promised that people are being prepared to be open to the Restored Gospel. She is a brilliant example of someone who is ready to hear the Gospel and I wish I could stay at the MTC just to teach her and watch her grow. 

Love,

Sister Duersch