Conversion

Hello all, Sorry for the delay...in my new area, there is a lot more work to do (it´s not so easy to wash cloths, for example). I don´t have so much time on Mondays anymore because of that. This week has been a good one. We have had a lot more success in finding people to teach and having the participation of the members in our teaching appointments. Last Monday we hiked a big hill in our area. Afterward, we ran down the side. It has a bunch of sand-gravel, so it felt like being superman and taking such large leaps down the mountain. We spent about 45 minutes hiking up the mountain and about 2 minutes going back down. It is really cool because at the top, you can see city all the way around the hill for miles and miles. All the houses fade into the smog-sky. It´s pretty crazy how big the city is (and how large our area is). There are so many people here in Mexico City. So many souls to save. I was thinking about being converted. We as missionaries are asked to read the Book of Mormon and repeatedly follow Moroni´s promise throughout our mission. It is super important, even as members, to do this regularly. To ask if the church is true regularly...not that the answer will change, but the importance of having a fresh answer and experience to relate is huge. I don´t want to tell people ´oh yes, I was born in the church, but I wasn´t converted until age 15, which was 5 years ago´. I would much rather tell them ´oh yes, i was born in the church, but I was converted 5 years ago. And 4 years ago. And again 3 years ago. And yesterday, in fact. Yesterday I received my answer that the Book of Mormon is true. Let me tell you the details of my experience that I had last night...´. That way when something happens in the church, or with the members, or someone makes a mistake, or messes up, it doesn´t put in jeopardy my testimony or salvation. My salvation is not dependant on how well member X follows the teachings of the church. My salvation and testimony depend on what God told me through the Holy Spirit last night. I´d much rather depend on God than on human behavior. I invite all to repeatedly test God on his promise in Moroni 10:3-5 in the Book of Mormon. Because God cannot lie. Thanks for all of your support and prayers and letters. They really do help and sustain me (but I´m not too dependant on the letters :) Love, Elder Bunker