The Hope of Christ

Our week was really interesting. We had a lot of good things happen. We have 4 friends who are really increasing their knowledge and faith of the restored truths of Christ's gospel. One of them will be getting baptized this Saturday. His name is Tomasz and has a really amazing story which he said I could share.

20 years ago he went through a pretty rough divorce where he found out that his wife was cheating on him. In the result of the divorce he felt alone and completely abandoned. He recalled to us today an experience he had shortly after his divorce. He had some friends who had committed suicide previously so he decided that would be the path for him. As he was walking on the train tracks toward the end of his pitiful life with a train approaching just 200-300 meters away he said he heard a silent but penetrating voice which told him " Step off the tracks, return home, you will find your family, you will find the right path for your life."

He followed the prompting and for 20 years searched for his "family" and the true Path for his life that this voice told him. He testified today to us with tears in his eyes that thanks to Jesus Christ and his restored gospel he found his family and the Path that God wants for him in his life. He also told us that he knew it was the Holy Ghost which spoke to him that day, because of his favorite scripture is 1 nephi 4:6,7.  

"And I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do. Nevertheless I went forth..."

It said it was the same for him in his life. 

The feelings of the spirit, tenderness and eternal significance of the moment are not describable. 

I feel inspired to share this story with you all and invite you to also listen to this voice. God loves us immensley and has a great plan, life, blessings, and family in store for each one of us. Do not decide to end your journey early and if you have a friend who might be thinking so please encourage them to also listen to the Still small voice encouraging each one of us personally to continue that search for Happiness and belonging. I truly love you all and the light, hope and joy that our Savior brings into the World. 

please watch and share the attached video and bring light to all within your reach this season. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=P_VRN7hcL_8

Love,

Elder Wood

our friend Tomasz 

Lublin!

I finally got the transfer call of my dreams! I am now serving in the best college town in Poland and also the region in which my ancestors come from. There have been many miracles so far as I am coming into contact with some relatives and been teaching some really great investigators. 

My companion is in his second transfer and is from Germany. He is awesome. I am impressed by his maturity, and his spiritual sensitivity. He is a very powerful missionary and very real. He thinks I am too crazy though ;) We make a good pair.

Tom is awesome, he is like a 20 year old missionary full of fire to help all people and stand up for Christ trapped inside a 40 year old body. He wants to be baptized. Along with our friend Kacper, he is in the hospital right now but we went and visited him and his friend was really interested and so they are reading the Book of Mormon together there now. His friend is kinda atheist but really wants to find out if God is real, and if he can come clean from his past so it was a really sincere powerful experience.

Our friend Michał met the missionaries 2 weeks ago as an atheist, last week he said he was now agnostic, 2 days ago he was asking all kinds of questions on how he can better feel the spirit and here God's voice. We aske him if he was coming to church and he said "of course, for sure I'll be there." He soaked it all in and it was great to see how happy he was! 

The members here are really involved and have good desires to build the kingdom.

The sisters in the district are also teaching a lot of great young college students. It is cool to see that true joy and light that comes into their life as the learn these very simple truths of who we really are as sons and daughters of a Loving God, where we come from, where we are going and the wonderful gifts and blessings that come into our lives thanks to his Prefect Plan. Please let us all remember our true identity and true to uncover more of it each and every day.

I love you all

Love, Elder Wood

Me and Elder Marx