Steven...

 

     I'm really passionate about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints. It's one of those things that change your life forever. And it's hard to believe that The Book of Mormon with it's pages and awe can change someone's life as well. It was around November 16th of 2011 when I gave my friend Steven a Book of Mormon, and because we weren't the closest of friends, I was worried he'd judge me or something. I wrote my testimony inside and made it really clear...(The bishop was speaking to us today at church, he talked to us about sharing the book of mormon, and the first person who popped up in my head was you.) and then I was like I hope you don't think I'm weird. Steven like any other tennis player at our school lives a busy lifestyle. He practices on Tuesday's and Thursday's and is a very passionate about the sport. He read some of the book and my Best Friend Brianna who comes to school with us as well invited him to church. I'm 100% percent sure Steven would've never imagined that a month from then, on the 5th of December he would've become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His first visit was great, and everything only got better from then on. He had the wonderful missionaries there to help him along the way too. Elder Ryan Tucker and Elder Paul Hathaway were his firsts. Then the local missionaries began to teach him as well. Elder Rogers and Elder Chamberlain. They influenced him to contemplate whether to go on a mission or not. An experience that changes you and the others you teach. Missionary work is priceless. And the lessons you have with your investigators are practically sacred, it becomes an experience that only you and the investigator know and love :) Steven then went on to recieveing his Priesthood, he blesses the sacrament everyone morning. He's happy. As a friend, I am very proud of him. He's great at preaching the gospel! He's a wonderful listener. He always asks good questions. He was a Mormon from the very beginning. I remember making a bet with Brianna to see how long it would take for him to become a member. Brianna bet on 2 months and I bet on 3. It only took a month for Steven to become a member of course. And I will never forget the talks the Bishop, Brianna and I had in his office. "He fits right in, I have a feeling he'll get baptized!"

Steven was baptized on January 8th of 2012, he is happy and he is a Mormon.