Hey dad, just wanted to tap in real quick and share a spiritual experience i just had tonight as we were teaching. We have been teaching this little kid who is about to be baptized he is super cool, we had our last lesson with him and extended the invitation to get baptized and he is going to next Saturday. Anyway he lives right next to a 25 year old guy who we had a short lesson with last time after we taught this little kid. Today I heard all about the unfortunate things going on back at home with Charlie getting shot at UVU, the singer David finding the chopped up body in his car and the school shootings going on. My reaction to hearing these was not anger at these people who have committed these beyond horrible acts, but sadness that they are so lost and whatever life has thrown at them has brought them to the point of making decisions as bad as what's been going on. After we taught this little boy his last lesson we stopped by at the guys house again, we were there for a long time, my Kiribati is getting better especially understanding, but I couldn't pick up what this guy was saying, but I could feel the spirit particularly strong. When we left i asked my comp what he was talking about. He said he was in a gang and they would go out at night and beat people, and whatever else was going on. He said not too long ago a massive guy came to jump him and he said he all the sudden felt a warm feeling and could hear a voice tell him to get away from that lifestyle. He told the guy he no longer wanted to he apart of anything gang related and the guy let him go. His whole family is catholic but he said he has felt that meeting with the missionaries feels like the truth and he wants to get baptized. I could feel his testimony and desire for goodness and truth, despite his past. I know times are hard and people can seem horrible, but these are all gods children and so many people are lost and just need to be loved. Just a spiritual thought and experience I thought I would share with you.
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