“He is MY Prophet!”

So our Wi-Fi in the church broke… So at the moment we’re going to go look for Wi-Fi in the mall to send our emails… But if you’re reading this we found internet!

This week we had a ward BBQ! Our eternal investigator came and had a great time (he’s known the ward for quite a while) some members invited some of their non-member friends, and they also had a good time!

At the end of the week we were able to meet again with our eternal investigator, we kept bringing up quitting smoking and he agreed that he wanted to recommit, but then kept changing the subject. Finally I was a little bold with him and asked him if he would pick a date to be done with smoking. He said he would have one next time we came. We also cleared up the “being damned by a second baptism” with the bible and it made perfect sense to him (Thanks Todd). I hope he does, he could really be baptized quick if he would just quit. He even backed us up (Mormons in general) when a preacher of some sort told him something negative about us. He told him, along the lines of “maybe you should go inside and actually meet them!” He’s a really funny guy, giant beard, and looks like Santa.

Last Saturday was the day Joseph and Hyrum, were martyred about 171 years ago, I’ve been studying quite a bit about the prophet and his life, he gave the Lord his all and was not afraid to seal his testimony. The last 2 verses of “a poor wayfaring man” really touched me in a poetic way concerning the prophet and his life.

6. In pris’n I saw him next, condemned

To meet a traitor’s doom at morn.

The tide of lying tongues I stemmed,

And honored him ’mid shame and scorn.

My friendship’s utmost zeal to try,

He asked if I for him would die.

The flesh was weak; my blood ran chill,

But my free spirit cried, “I will!”

7. Then in a moment to my view

The stranger started from disguise.

The tokens in his hands I knew;

The Savior stood before mine eyes.

He spake, and my poor name he named,

“Of me thou hast not been ashamed.

These deeds shall thy memorial be;

Fear not, thou didst them unto me.”

My President Henry Kosak goes home tomorrow and I’ve been happy to call him MY president, when speaking of the prophet Joseph, he always loves to share that “He is MY Prophet!” He is mine as well. Have a wonderful week and remember the prophet.

Elder Winkel

President Kosak while he was in charge of institute and seminary in Russia! And a sketch he drew of the prophet.