The Gospel is True!

To those whom I love and cherish I once again have the blessed opportunity to ponder on the memories that I have had with all of you as well as some special moments I have had while serving the Lord this week and to feel the wonderful love from your E-mails.

Things seem to be going as they normally do back home… Timette is going to New York to spend some time with Mike, mom has retreated, to the cabin, from the onslaught of heat, as Las Vegas burns with the heat of a thousand suns, mom and dad are planning on going to Disneyland so that they can ride the new attraction, and while Vegas may be hot Chynna is getting ready to make her grand entrance into the world of middle school coolness. In response to some questions that have been asked in recent emails: yes, I most certainly do miss my personal Italian chief, my new companion only knows how to cook seal fat and that just doesn’t satisfy like Spaghetti Bolognese :), but Elder Soule is a great missionary and it is a privilege to be serving with him (I am learning so =0D much from him). And yes the English are keeping up with the Olympics and are really excited because this year they (as a country) have won more gold medals then Michael Phelps, which is a big accomplishment for them :) (Good ol’ jolly old England). Overall things seem to be going spectacular back home and I know that the Lord truly is answering my prayers.

Once again as I ponder on the things that the Lord has blessed me with and the times where I have seen his influence in this work, my heart is softened and my spirit humbled. As Elder Soule and I have been working in this area amazing things have been happening… I can truly see the Lord guiding us in finding his children that are being prepared to hear the Gospel. We have had the blessed opportunity of finding a family this week and as we shared with them the Gospel of Jesus Christ the two young men stopped and listened and the room went quite as the spirit testified to everyone in the room that the atonement is real and that Jesus Christ truly is the Savoir. I feel so privileged every day to be a part of the Lords work and to know that as I teach and testify that I am not alone but that the Spirit is present and can testify to their very souls that what I am sharing is true. An experience that I wish to share with all of you was one had as I received a letter from Callum (the man that the Lord allowed me to find and teach while I was serving in Altrincham, my first area). The letter talked of his wonderful experiences as he entered into the waters of baptism, as
he received the Holy Ghost, and then the Aronic Priesthood. As I read over the letter I could not help but feel my eyes water and my heart melt as I could see the beautiful spirit that that man had. As he shared his love of the Gospel and his overwhelming gratitude to the Lord my soul was filled with a sweet joy that no verse of scripture nor word in the limited vocabulary of the English language could describe. As I read line upon line of his letter and as I read and felt the testimony of that man I could not help but give all my thanks to God for the sacred blessing that he gave me in allowing me to be a part of that man’s life and conversion. My beloved brothers and sisters! This Gospel is true, Joseph Smith truly was chosen to bring about the last dispensation of the fullness of times, Thomas S. Monson is the prophet today chosen to lead Christ’s church, and Jesus Christ does live! I know it but what brings me the greatest joy is that I know that Callum knows it and I do believe with all of my heart that he will never deny it!

With all the love I posses,
Elder McKenna