A Real Testimony

Hey mucha! Do you know how beautiful it is to hear a real testimony? It's something incredible. We often hear the testimonies of youngins and think, "How cute!" but it's not a real testimony. It's the testimony of their parents. I think we often times form our testimony by experience. How do I know that the Book of Mormon is true? By reading it. How do I know that prayer works? 'Cause I've prayed. How do I know that living the gospel brings happiness? 'Cause I'm living it. And really if we want to know and be able to testify of things we have to have gone through experiences. Good and bad. This week I had a cool experience concerning testimony. I think I've already told you about Jose. But he's our most pilas person we're teaching at the moment and will be getting baptized this 18 de mayo. Exciting stuff man! But we were in the chapel just talking and messing around with him and the elders who are helping us teach him. When out of the blue we decided to have a mock testimony meeting. At first it was kind of a joke but then it turned into the real deal. Jose's testimony was incredible. It made one of the elders cry. But what I loved is that it was a testimony he gained for himself. He always has a lot of questions and a lot of doubts. But it's been amazing how he's been able to move past them and find answers and really gain the testimony that the book of mormon is true and that this is a restored church. But how does he know that? By the way he's felt here. When we look we find answers and the spirit always testifies of those truths. So mi gente! I encourage you to look for truth and gain your own testimony. Seek and ye shall find! (where have I heard that phrase before?) Anyway.....Love you all dearly! Nos vemos!