Testifying First from Sora Kara Staley

April 5, 2009

We have been testifying to find, and though we have no investigators to show for it, it is incredible how much more willing people are to listen. There was a man on the street as Sora Benson and I walked by. He stopped and waited for us to meet him. We both noticed his odd behavior, so we began at once to testify about the restored church. We asked him if he'd heard of our church, and he said that ten years earlier he'd recieved a Book of Mormon from two missionaries in Italy. He was an italian man living here in Bucharest. He knew about Joseph Smith, and he said he was surprised to see similar missionaries here in Romania. Again, we testified and invited. We have an appointment with him on Tuesday.
I don't remember if I told you this yet, but a few weeks ago I felt a tug when walking past a woman on the street who I noticed was holding a Jehovah's Witness pamphlet. We'd already passed her when it hit me, but I needed to go back. It surprised my companion as much as me. I approached her with a book of Mormon in my hand and said, "Can I give you the real truth?" She looked confused of course, but took it. We began to testify immediately of the Book of Mormon. We asked to her read it and set up with her. Our lesson went well, and she had read some of the title pages before we met. She said she's anxious to read the book more now.