The Lord is preparing His children

We started the week without many investigators, but the Lord guided us to many more. We realized one day that we had not been finding many through our own efforts, and we decided to trust in the spirit and talk with everyone we could.

One day we contacted more than 30 people in the street. Most rejected us, but a few accepted joyfully. One woman heard our testimony about eternal families and simply replied, "What do I have to do?"

Throughout the week we have been guided to knock on doors of less-active members who we didn´t know lived there, people whose family is listening to the missionaries in another area, and people who have been looking for a sign. The Lord truly is preparing his children (Alma 13:24). Angels are literally declaring the gospel to all the Earth and preparing the hearts of the children of men before the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and His kingdom is growing at record pace.

With that in mind, I would like to ask all of you who are members of the church, do you believe that what this is true? Do you believe that the Lord is preparing your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to recieve the restored gospel? Have you seen it recently in someone´s life, or in your own? Are your efforts to find the children of God whom He is seeking up to par?

As Elder Bednar stated, "Missionaries are full-time teachers; you and I are full-time finders. And you and I as lifelong missionaries should not be praying for the full-time missionaries to do our work!" (Ask in Faith, May 2008). We all share the responsibility to find those whom the Lord is preparing and provide them with the oportunity to find the happiness that we have.

For lack of time, I´ll just say that the activities of this week varied from eating lunch in a voilent rain storm to eating lunch in the blazing sun. It´s a fun life as a missionary. And the best part is when the Lord guides you. You recieve a prompting, however small and subtle it may be, and you act. It is then and only then that you see the evidence of the Lord´s great love in your life.

I invite you all to act on the prompting that you recieved and invite the person or people that came into your mind as you read this letter to come to church and to listen to the missionaries. Just share with them your testimony of how the gospel has blessed you and invite them to "Come and see".

I humbly testify in the name of Jesus Christ that the Lord will bless you and those you invite greatly as you trust in Him and His infinite love.

Love,
Elder Jayson Fraser