Five more weeks on the wonderful Isle of Man!

Date: Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 4:45 AM
Subject: Hello again!

Hey Everyone!

How is everyone? Is Provo High still dominating in basketball? I'm always telling Elder Larson about how well Provo is doing! How's the weather over there?

Well, we're still here for another 5 weeks at least. We're excited to hopefully see some of these investigators Baptized and Confirmed in the next few weeks! We keep hoping and praying that they will study the scriptures we leave with them and pray and come to church and pretty much experience conversion. If you pray for them as well I know that they will all be greatly blessed for our combined faith and prayers in their behalf!!

Yesterday was quite the day. We had an appointment fall through in the morning and as we were street contacting on the way to get some lunch we ran into GP again in his police suit! Those police hats they wear are pretty amazing, maybe I'll get to try one on someday! We were glad to see him and it was an answer to a lot of prayers to be able to see him. We're hoping to be able to go golfing or do something with him on a P-day in the near future. Please pray for him and his family as well, they are so close to accepting the Gospel and we really hope we can get to know them better over the next 5 weeks.

Also yesterday we taught Winnie one of the recent convert lessons, it was great! When we left it was pitching down (British for pouring) with rain and as we traveled to an area to go tracting it turned into snow! So last night I drove us home in the snow. This morning the sun is shining and we can see all of the fields just covered in the snow, it's gorgeous and I love it! I grow to love this little island more and more every day!

Also yesterday we spoke with a man in the street named Brady who seemed really interested. We got to teach him the restoration and he accepted it all very well, and we even got to give him a copy of the Book of Mormon! I love giving that book away, it feels so amazing. We weren't able to get a return appointment with him though, he said he would give us a ring when he was a little read in the book. Please pray that Brandon will ring us! Your prayers really do bring about miracles in the Lord's work here!

On Saturday we saw those members of another faith. Before we left we were able to testify of the Book of Mormon and that felt good. Being in that lesson has really strengthened my faith in the restored gospel. It makes me thankful that the foundation of our church is not the Sabbath day but Jesus Christ Himself. I know that that is true and I'm so thankful for it!

Other than that everything else is going well. Sister Radcliffe (their landlady) left this morning for Rio (in South America) for 3 weeks. Most nights or mornings she will knock on the door and tell us something about this or that and she is just so funny. The other night we tried to trick her and told her that I was leaving and she said "machine-and-gazel-shaft." It was about the coolest thing I've ever heard and hearing it with that British accent made us laugh, it was great. She was saying it in place of a swear word or even a replacement swear word. It is possible to be creative when something goes "wrong" and you want to verbally express yourself! Anyway, please pray for her to be safe while she is there!

I guess I'd better wrap this up then. The Church is true, there is no doubt in my mind about that. This Church is the only true and living Church on the face of the earth and the only one that has the authority from God. No other Church has that. We are so blessed to have it and to be able to share it with all of God's children who don't. I testify to you that we are all God's children and He loves us all equally. He is all about our happiness and salvation. There isn't much difference between those two things. I know that life is hard but Jesus Christ is always there to help us. He knows our suffering and because of that He knows how to deliver us from it, I know that is true. I know that the Holy Ghost is real and that He lives as well. I'm so thankful to have that incredible gift. The power of the Scriptures is real as is the power of Prayer. These two small and simple things will help us along the path back to God's presence. I know by the Holy Ghost that the Book of Mormon is true. It has helped me every day of my life since I began reading it. It has changed my life for the better every time I have read from it. It has the power to do that for all of us because it brings us closer to God than any other book as we abide by it's precepts. I love the Prophet Joseph Smith and I am so thankful for all that He did so that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ could restore the true and living Chruch to the earth through him. He was a true Prophet of God and I know that Thomas S. Monson is our true and living Prophet of God on the earth today. God does speak through him. Prepare for General Conference. Go to the Temple, the blessings that come from serving there are innumerable and will prepare us for the words of our living Prophet and Apostles. I love this Gospel and I know that it is true. Never ever ever give up on doing what's right, it will never ever be worth it to give up. Nobody said it was easy, but it is worth it.

Anyway, thank you so much for all that you do for me. It helps so much. Don't forget that the people here are blessed for everything you do for me. Please please please keep the letters coming!! Have a wonderful week and may God be with you!

Love,

Elder Rowley