We have been traveling for the last couple of weeks so I am behind in posting President Anderson’s letters.  I will catch up before Saturday.

Today I was reading some Facebook postings and came across the weekly letter from Elder Keenan McMullin who is serving in the FFLM. His mother posts them each week and there is always a good spiritual story in them. This week’s was special for me because it showed the great power that having the right member present means to the missionary effort. Often times the testimony of an more mature member or couple makes the difference between a person accepting the gospel and not. So if you have missionaries in your area, please be sure to offer your services at least one night a week to go out with them if they need you…it is an experience you will not forget and you may help change another child of God life for eternity…

“This past week we took a really strong member out with us to visit the parent of a couple of our recent converts. The mother, Marie, used to be interested, but she kinda fell off during the teaching process. When we got there she said she was busy and couldn’t talk, so we just sat down and talked to her a little bit. After a couple minutes she came and sat down with us. Her and the member started talking after we had opened with a prayer, and she opened up and said all of her concerns! The member responded to each of her concerns, and bore solid testimony of the church. Marie then bore testimony of how she believes the church is true, because she has witnessed the great change in her children since their baptisms. She then committed herself to coming to church! The member continued to bear testimony, and the spirit was crazy strong. It was a huge miracle!!”