二零一三年八月到美國的兩個星期後，我在唐人街的十字路口遇見了傳教士馬姊妹、董姊妹與李姊妹。遇見她們的那天很神奇，那天我陪著媽媽在唐人街辦事，來回經過十字路口三次（遇見傳教士的十字路口），頭兩次經過的時候我沒遇見傳教士，第三次經過十字路口的時候，馬姊妹遞上來一張紙片說：「你想了解耶穌基督的福音嗎？」馬姊妹是個白種人，在中國一個白種人會講中文很正常，在美國一個白種人會講中文就引起我的好奇了，我停步接過紙片，並留了我的電話號碼給傳教士。
第二天傳教士姊妹就打電話聯繫我了，我們約定第三天見面的時間。
當傳教士姊妹問我是否願意受洗成為教會成員時，
其他的教會很少提及聖靈，
能成為後期聖徒，是我的榮幸，感謝天父安排我加入教會，《聖經》
《聖經》是良師，《摩爾門經》是益友；《聖經》是生活的嚮導，《
I came to the USA in August 2013. Two weeks later, I met Sister MacKay, Sister Dong and Sister Lee. That was a miraculous day. I was with my mother in Chinatown running errands and I walked passed the same crossroad three times (The same crossroad that I met the Missionaries). The first two times I passed that crossroad, I didn't see the Missionaries but the third time, Sister MacKay handed me a pass along card and asked "Do you want to learn about the gospel of Jesus Christ?" Sister MacKay is an American and it is very common for an American to speak Mandarin in China. But an American who speaks Mandarin in America caught my attention. I stopped, took the pass along card and left my number with the Missionaries.
The next day, the Sister Missionaries gave me a call and we set up a time to meet the following day.
When the Sister Missionaries asked me if I wanted to be baptized into their church, I asked them how baptism was being done. They told me it was by immersion. In the Bible, Matthew 3:16 it states "Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water". Even though it wasn't stated exactly that baptism was by immersion, but "went up straight way out of the water" shows that baptism is by having the
whole body in the water. It is not like the other churches who would just take a basin and the pastors would drip some water on the heads of the saints. Baptism by immersion is the perfect way as it washes all of our sins from head to toe.
Other churches rarely mention about the Holy Ghost. But in the Bible, it is stated clearly that the Holy Ghost exists. For example, Matthew 4:1 states "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil". Romans 8:16 also states "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God". If Heavenly Father did not prepare a way for me and without the guidance of the Holy Ghost, I wouldn't have met the Sister Missionaries or know about the Book of Mormon which is Another Testament of Jesus Christ. The moment I saw the Book of Mormon, my eyes were wide opened and I was
very surprised. I actually had the opportunity to read another book of Jesus Christ. This is the greatest blessing that Heavenly Father has given me, because the contents in the Book of Mormon allows me to
relate it to my life. Even though I have not yet finished reading the Book of Mormon, but I have already received a lot of blessings. No words can describe the miracles that the Book of Mormon brings.
It is my honor to become a Latter-Day Saints. I am grateful that Heavenly Father prepared the way for me to join the church. Church in the Bible means "a chosen people". Church is not a building or some kind of organization, rather it is being chosen from sin and the world to become "Christ's body". Christ is the head of the church and the church is Christ's body. In Colossians 1:18 it states "And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence". Ephesians 1:23 also states "Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all". Brothers and sisters, the
church needs you, you need the church too, just like your family needs you and you need your family. We need to encourage and support each other and learn the gospel knowledge together. This way, Saints can grow and we will be strengthen spiritually.
The Bible is a good teacher, the Book of Mormon is a good friend. The Bible is our life guide, the Book of Mormon is our life compass. I am a Latter-Day Saint and it is my biggest honor.
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