Electronically Sharing the Gospel

Yesterday I had the chance to attend two wonderful sacrament meetings.  The first, in our ward, the speakers were a young husband and wife (she is from Wales and has the most darling accent) who spoke on making our homes Christ-centered.  They did a great job and were quite delightful speakers.

The second was in another ward in our stake where a young man was leaving for his mission this week.  The topic of their speakers was Building the Kingdom of God.  From these talks I got the strongest feeling that I needed to say something to a pair of old friends from high school.

Both of these two HS pals posted pictures of them with their significant others--a husband and fiance--with friends in San Fransisco seeing the Book of Mormon musical.  I had seen their posts and the thought that these two would come away from the show thinking they knew what I believed and held dear based on what they saw made my heart sink.  But until I sat in that sacrament meeting, I wasn't sure what to do.

By the end of the meeting, my heart was pounding and I knew I had to message them and at least tell them a little of what I believe and that if they were ever really interested in knowing about the Book of Mormon, they ought to ask me.

So, I messaged them this morning and this is what I told them:

Hey, you two! Glad you got to see the Book of Mormon musical in SF. I've heard it is a pretty funny show. However, if you are ever interested in what the Book of Mormon actually teaches, please ask me. I've read it and believe it is a wonderful companion to the Bible in teaching us of Jesus Christ and just what God's plan of happiness is for us as His children. The South Park guys see silly and different as funny--and a lot of time it is really is. But any one they take under their microscope is going to be made to sound more than bizarre.

Mormons believe that Jesus Christ is our Savior and the Son of God, that we are all one big eternal family of God's children and therefore need to treat one another as such. We believe that we can continue our family relationships after death as we obey His commandments and stay faithful to the covenants we make with God. I don't mean to preach anything to you, but I'd just ask, as old friends, that if you ever were really interested in what Mormons believe, that you'd ask one of us that does believe and lives our faith. I have read the Book of Mormon many times and have felt the love of God in my life as I do. He loves His children on earth now just as much as He did the people in Bible times. I'm glad you had a great experience with the show, but please understand that there is much more depth to this faith that I love than some silly songs and funny lyrics.

I wish you both a very Happy New Year and hope you have a terrific 2014 with your beautiful families!

I just hope it is enough without being preachy.  My heart feels better this morning, so I feel better just saying this much.