July 27, 2015 -- A Bible, a Bible, I have the Bible...

Hey guys!

Gloria's fine. But, unfortunately she is not legally married :´(

We met a woman named Barbara who is really awesome. She listened to us and let us do service for her. We cut her grass, which consisted of us pulling grass to the right length with our hands. it took about 4 hours. Afterward she gave us eggs, which were pretty good.

In case someone was unaware, it is HOT. All the time.

We found a part-member family where the nonmember loves something called anime. I found that great, and she came to church without us teaching her a single lesson. :) We shall see what happens with that one, but it looks promising.

A family brought their extended family to church so that they could meet us. They want us to teach them, and the brother apologized for not being married but assured us that they wanted to change that and are working toward doing so. That is all right by me!

The guy I talked about last week only comes to church if he is drunk so that he can disrupt the meeting. Personally I think that makes little to no sense, but hey. Also something very important: he knows this is the true church of god. He will not be baptized, however, because he refuses to get married, and he absolutely loves to drink. That makes me think of a certain bible reference found in Matthew 7. I hope someday he overcomes himself. And, to clarify, his son came home from his mission, baptized his own girlfriend, and then moved in with her.

On Sunday we helped some Jehovah´s Witnesses unload their new refridgerator and install it in their house. That kind of put us off, because generally they are tight about the whole day of rest thing. Afterward they bought us Coke (which I am starting to like, unfortunately, because that is what everyone drinks here), and we talked about our messages. One of them promised to pray and ask God. We have no idea if he will, but I sure hope so.

Elder Brogan tried to make no-bake cookies at the bishops house; they did not work, but they do taste heavenly.

A 7th Day Adventist wanted to argue with us about the whole Saturday vs. Sunday thing. Usually we just talk to Catholics or Nondoms, so that was interesting.

Elder Urias gave me his watch, so I now know what time it is.

We were rejected many, many, many times this week. The litany is always the same (feel free to add in emotions if you wish--it might make it more interesting):

                -Where is this written in the Bible?-

• It is not written in the Bible. It is written in the Book of Mormon, a second, powerful witness of Jesus Christ. That is why we asked you to pray about it to know if it is true.

                -How can I know it is true if it isn´t written in the Bible?-

• Repeat of prior statement

                -It is just that I only believe in God, Jesus, and the Spirit.-

• Yeah, us too. Now if you pray they will tell you these things are true.

                -Yeah, but they already gave us everything we need in the Bible.-

• Do you believe that god put all of his wisdom and knowledge into the Bible?

                -Yes-

• Why?

                -No answer or mumbling-

• Have you read the Bible?

                -Repeat-

• Have you read any part of the Bible?

                -Repeat-

• How do you know the Bible is true?

                -It is the word of God-

• Ok. Great. So would you oppose to God giving us more of his word?

                -God already told us everything we need to know, and it is in the Bible.-

• Sister, do you read the Bible?

                -No-

• Ok. Well God is talking to us in our times through prophets, just like in the days of old. If you pray about these things, you can know for yourself whether or not they are true. Could you pray please sister?

                -It is just that I only believe in God.-

• What?

                -I believe in God.-

• Great, well if you ask him if these things are true, he will tell you they are!

                -But they can´t be true.-

• Huh? Why not?

                -Because they are not in the Bible.-

• Right sister, that is why we asked you to pray, so that God can tell you they are true.

                -But it isn´t in the Bible.-

• Repeat above statement.

                -God doesn't talk to us.-

• What? Why?

                -Because he already told us everything we need to know, and it is in the Bible.-

• Do you believe that God put all of his wisdom and knowledge into the Bible?

                -Yes-

• So would you please explain to us how the internet came into being?

                -Huh?-

• Man created the internet, and I know of no place in the Bible where it even remotely mentions this particular invention. Is man, then, wiser than God?

                -No, that would be impossible. God inspired men so that he could create it.

• Great! So basically, God revealed to someone something that doesn´t come in the Bible, right? That means he shared more of his wisdom with mankind, which means the Bible does not hold all the truth that God knows, right?

                -No answer-

• Excellent Sister, so would you please pray about these things so that you can know for yourself?

                -It is just that they are not in the Bible.-

• Right, which is why you should ask god, and he will tell you they are true. You do not have to rely on us, or any other person. You can ask God, and He cannot lie to you! So, how about offering a prayer sister?

                -It is not in the Bible-...

SIGH!  Now, I could go on, but you get the basic idea. Usually the person is dumbfounded and the missionaries are tired. The conversation finally ends when we just leave.

So, until next time. Love you guys.

Saludos, Amor, y Todo que te puedo ofrecer
Salutations, Love, and all that I can offer
Elder Scott