God Guides the Work

(Elder Cummings)

"For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out." (Ezekiel 34:11).

That verse is one of my absolute favorites! It is a part of a prophecy about the restoration of Israel to the covenants of the gospel.  Liz is a wonderful example of a very literal fulfillment of this scriptural prophecy. Liz came to church again and cannot wait to be baptized this Saturday.

She is such a miracle find, search and sought out by Christ himself.

I got some more news from two of the Hmong elders this week that warms my heart. Nou Muoa, an investigator who I taught often and wrote about a year ago, has been recontacted and is preparing to be baptized along with her two oldest kids Goshen and Andrew. Nou's situation was tragic. She was in an abusive marriage and was manipulated by fear for her life and for her children's lives to stay. Around October last year the situation became to bad for her to stay and she took it to the courts, got a legal divorce, and won custody of the children. She and they moved out. That was the last I had heard. In January her old neighbors, John and Mai, and two of their children were baptized. Since then they have prayed and searched for Nou and her kids. This week they found her address and gave it as a referral to the Hmong elders.

Nou and her children were recontacted! They came to church on Sunday! They loved it! The kids have a date for the 30th of this month, with their mom's support. She doesn't feel that she is ready to be baptized yet though. Her reason is the best one there can be: she wants more time to repent. I had the privilege to join Elder Ellestad, one of the elders who is teaching them, on an exchange this last week. It was great to see them all again. Nou told me about dreams she had had of the temple. In talking about some of her relatives that have recently become Christians, Nou laughed and said "but they haven't prayed to know which church is true." Nou knows that "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the Second Coming of the Messiah" (Introduction to the Book of Mormon).

Nou and her children are a miracle find, searched and sought out by Christ himself.

I know that He guides this work. It is His work. He lives!

"For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out." (Ezekiel 34:11).

With love,

Elder Cummings