Damian introduced a wonderful ward challenge, created by our ward council, that I am very excited for. He began by reminding us of the 2005 challenge issued by President Hinckley to complete reading the Book of Mormon in half a year. Then he spoke of the work that is available to us now, explaining that the field is already white and ready to harvest, not ready for planting, but ready for harvesting. The challenge to exercise our faith in the Lord to bring 20 souls into the waters of baptism this year brought a renewed energy to the ward today.
To remind us each week of the challenge they are going to place 20 chairs in the opened overflow so we may remember that we hope to welcome 20 new people by December. This opportunity to exercise our faith and to show our devotion and gratitude for the gospel brings a lot of hope to my heart.
I heard a beautiful story in Relief Society about a man who brought several Books of Mormon to all his neighbors. He didn't worry about who might or might not be interested he just gave the book and his testimony. God could then communicate with them through the power and spirit of His words. As a result, several individuals joined the church, just because he was willing to share.
I'm looking forward to seeing the miracles of this challenge. No doubt, there will be many.
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