Bloxham Missionary News: Elder Bloxham

What a fabulous week! We had an amazing miracle this past Monday night that I'd like to share with y'all!

There is this Elder in the Zone and his name is Elder Billy. He is from a Navajo Reservation in Arizona, and he is a convert of about 3 years, and I think he's 21 or so. But he has such a strong testimony of The Book of Mormon, and that is pretty much it. The poor kid has been our for 3 transfers and hardly ever opens his mouth to talk. All he will ever talk about is the Book of Mormon and how it has changed his life, and if it is anything else, he wont talk. But when it's his turn with the Book of Mormon, he's there! It's pretty cool. Anyways, we are teaching Rick, John's brother, and Rick doesn't want anything to do with religion, he just like us coming over. Okay sorry little back story on Rick. He is about 55, is on oxygen, and is a little prideful. He has some Indian descent, so his apartment is full of dream catchers and pictures of Indians and wolves. So it's pretty cool. So Elder Hanks and Elder Billy were on exchanges and they went to teach Rick. And the secret weapon, Elder Billy, gets the chance to bear testimony of how he came to know that the Book of Mormon was true. He says, "all you need to do is read the introduction, pray on it, and you will know it's true" "it is all about my people and my religion, (he always says "my religion" meaning "Navajo tradition") and it's how they knew about Christ. Now we are taught to give strong commitments like "Will you read this", giving them a chance to say yes or no, but Elder Billy says, "could you possibly try it out?" and Rick says Yes. WHAT!?!?!? We've been trying for like a whole month on this guy! He finally read the intro, and then got into the Book of Mormon. We invited him to read one chapter and that's all. We came back 2 days later, and he had read 8 chapters. He told us right when we walked in that he knows that the Book is true, and that he wants to be baptized. "I am going to be a lot of work, but I know what I want to do." What a miracle!!!

It's amazing what bearing pure testimony will do! Elder Billy knows that the Book of Mormon can bless his life, so he told him. It's just a simple fact of what we know to be true! So I'll invite everyone to take every opportunity to bear your testimony. Elder Hanks always says "if you don't have a testimony, gain one, if you have one, bear it" From the inspired words of Elder Hanks, Bear your testimony often! :)

I love y'all so much!!!!

Godspeed!!

Elder Bloxham