Elder Sevy - February

Dear Everyone, We had a few really good experiences this week. We were teaching an investigator named Kuntaea who has a younger sister that is a member in San Jose and came to visit a few weeks ago. So Kuntaea is interested in learning english and checking out her sister's church, but she isn't able to commit to anything until February. We had a good lesson with Kuntaea and she had enough Christian background to say the closing prayer. So as we finished the lesson, only a few minutes passed and Kuntae's neice and uncle walked into the door. Kuntaea explained that "these are the guys I was talking to you about." So the two, named Bunny (boo-nee) and Sophon (sopawn) sat down as Kuntaea was in a hurry to leave. We showed Bunny (the older uncle) the Book of Mormon in Cambodian and he was immediately hooked. He was constantly flipping through the pages and reading passages to himself. We explained a little about the atonement of Jesus Christ and how it was taught in the Book of Mormon. He was very interested in learning everything that the book had to offer, and he was so ingrained in the text, that as we moved on to the next topic he didn't really pay attention, but was continuing to read from the spot we were at before. Ussually, as missionaries, this isn't a problem. In fact its an excellent problem for him to have because as long as we share a scripture about what we are talking about, he will have his full attention on us. So it is a great oppurtunity for us to use the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon in every principle that we teach. I've found with many investigators in the past that it is so important to focus on the Book of Mormon, because once they gain a testimony of the book, everything from then on is smooth riding, and every concern they have--prophets, God, addictions, family problems--can all be resolved by their testimony in the Restored Gospel. Its wonderful how God prepares both people who have never heard the gospel to come into the gospel and people who used to have the gospel in their lives to come back.I love you all.Sincerely,Elder Sevy
California Sacramento Mission
8267 Deseret Ave
Fair Oaks, CA 95628Elder Sevy