Love you David Alexander! And so glad your childlike faith allowed you to recognize the Lord connecting these dots for you on Joseph Smith’s birthday. To the world, derision! But to the weak and simple, grace and comfort! Blessings on you as you continue to testify of the Lord’s blessings in bring these truths into your life!
Yesterday gave out a Book of Mormon to Individual in the parking lot of a grocery store he was so happy and thanked me and gave me the biggest hug. Studied many verses while in a raining parking lot I also gave him some markers to start highlighting his own verses..❤❤😊😊😊 The field is open and ready start now SHARING THE GOSPEL WITH THE BOOK OF MORMON.. and the sacred biblical writings😊😊 there is no other way any other way is nothing but watered down gospel dont cheat people LOVE EVERYONE ... This is only one of hundreds of individuals that have received the most powerful tool for conversion as we have been taught to do for decades LOVE you all I testify in the name of JESUS CHRIST amen😊
Thank you so much for this video. I have failed so often in my attempts to share the Gospel. I prayed just minutes before I saw this video to have wisdom to know how to successfully share the Gospel. It helps hearing it from a convert such as yourself to know what will work and what won't. Thank you. ❤
That was wss your best Brother David!! You gave the examples I needed to here of how to teach of the Atonement of our dear Lord and Savior. I loved this talk souch.
On my mission I encountered a group of Christians who were looking for a restored church and earnestly looking forward to the second coming. I told them we were it and explained it all to them. They still wanted to argue with me, because the phobia is real. I’ll never forget how shocked they looked when they realized that “Mormons” actually claimed to be exactly what the Bible says the church should be. They looked shocked, pale, and genuinely frightened that they’d have to accept something they’d been indoctrinated to hate. I feel for them. It must be really hard.
It's not just that they "have to accept" the truth ....but they KNOW...that to even move a tiny bit in that direction...would cost them more than they are willing to pay...they would lose all their friends...their social network, their religious network, and even much of their economic network...to even move towards the Restoration. They would get "cancelled" by all that their lives are built into. And this is on TOP OF...having to be humble enough to become as a little child and humble themselves to receive the truth. It is very hard...so we have to find ways to bring real FAITH to them...without them having to make the leap to "reading the Book of Mormon"...which if anyone found out they were doing...they would be instantly ostracized... This is why getting phone numbers or emails...and just occassionally send them links via email or texting...to powerful Conference Talks...has the potential to bring the faith to them, necessary to even dare to READ the Book of Mormon...much less let themselves be taught by our Missionaries...because they can LISTEN to such Conference Talks...in Secret!...and it seems WAY LESS THREATENING than "Reading the Book of Mormon" ....but the Conference Talks, ARE ALSO...the Word of God with the power to inspire TRUE FAITH...in the heart of any sincere soul that listens to them...but in secret...just as Nicodemus by Night...came secretly to Jesus!...and once their eyes are opened by the Word of God through the Conference Talks...everything changes!
@@davidmalvinalexanderthat’s the absolute truth. My mom is a convert. Her family didn’t support her until they saw how positive the church has impacted her life over the years. They were German Lutherans so you can see why this was so difficult.
@@davidmalvinalexandertha k you for sharing this breakdown in what happens when people try to leave e their faith. It is actually a form of emotional abuse and control. When my mother joined the Church, he own family stood outside the institute building picketing and handing out anti Mormon literature. It was twenty years before my Grandfather spoke to my Mother again. Eventually, her family softened enough to have open dialogue and both my grandparents have permission for their temple work to be completed before they died. My uncle was severely anti-Mormon until he served a prison sentence with a Latter Day Saint. Strange story, but true. How the Latter Day Saint cellmate ended up there was excessive force when when his wife was being mugged. He was the son of a Stake President and every week his family would come and have family home evening at the prison. When my uncle was released he called my mother on the phone and told her he would never persecute her beliefs again.
Thank you so much for sharing your message!! The irony of your messages that I just barely bought a box of Book of Mormons that I wanted to hand out to my friends, lol! I feel inspired to save the best for last on some of those gifts and focus my energies on becoming a better friend and being more aggressive about being friends with people of other faiths. I really like what you had to say about praying for them. Focusing on the central part of the Gospel which is that Christ lived and died for us and that we need to repent of our sins of the baptized is Paramount and critical to bridging the gap between our faith and theirs. I think this is a better place to start than just handing them a Book of Mormon to begin with. I love the Book of Mormon so much and have read and understood it's message, that I want to share it with the world! I really really appreciate what you had to say about sharing conference talks and the pureness of the doctrine of Christ coming through their messages being their first introduction to the church besides our friendship. That was a really good suggestion. My mother grew up Southern Baptist in East Los Angeles. It was her constant friendship with a latter-day Saint girl through their childhood that eventually led her to partake of the fruit of the Gospel. As a result, I was born into the Church. What a precious gift I have been given! Your message reminds me of that!! I am grateful for my mother's perspective. She taught me how to be a friend first and to love people of all faiths.
This information is SO VALUABLE for all of us as we seek to gather scattered Israel. Imagine the impact of dozens of "David Alexanders"! I believe that protestant Christians can be like a last-days 2000 stripling warriors-marching in and rescuing weary Latter-Day Saints as they battle the armies of darkness.
David, thank you for extracting the principles you did in that talk. It was a wonderful way to hear you're testimony through the lens of sharing the gospel. We definitely need more instruction on how to pierce through the accusatory fog and till the ground of people's hearts. Indeed, the depth of the entrenched thinking is what seems to make these miracles of conversion all the more remarkable.
Thank you David! I never get tired of hearing your testimony. Your advice at the end is perfect! That’s the tool the sisters of the church used to take out to each other when we were Visiting Teachers.
Thank you Bro David for your wisdom through experience. My husband is not a member of the Church...yet! He is a stubborn one but you've given me hope. I believe his parents (Catholic and Anglican) hearts may be more fertile than his, and I have shared conference links with my mother in law in the past (the image of her in RS has come to me more than once!). Abit to navigate without offending but i will continue to pray for them and try to have courage when an opportunity to share comes (and doubt not!) Praying for a miracle for your dear sister. I hope the seed of faith in the word, sprouts in her heart through the loving touch of the Savior’s hand.
This was helpful. I recognize your teachings and miracles as the way I know the Savior works. May God bless you and your sister and your entire family.
My husband served a mission in 1974-76 in the Australia, Brisbane Mission. It was a tough mission. They either had not heard of the church, did not like "Yankees" or hated the "cult-est" Mormons. He gave out many Books of Mormon, they would go by again on trash day and find the books on top of the trash bin. He and his companion gathered them up and gave them out to someone else. We all know that these people who rejected the Book and the Misssionaries and the Message will one day realize that they rejected something very precious.
Thanks for sharing this Sister Dumont. Pretty crazy to hear of how the “marvelous work and a wonder” is so easily dismissed! Amazing that the missionaries (your husband and others) were in tune enough to collect the copies for further use. 1 Nephi 19:7 7 For the things which some men esteem to be of great worth, both to the body and soul, others set at naught and trample under their feet. Yea, even the very God of Israel do men trample under their feet; I say, trample under their feet but I would speak in other words-they set him at naught, and hearken not to the voice of his counsels.
There's no measure of preparation to share the powerful precepts found in the Book of Mormon for a serious CONSECRATION and CELESTIALISATION!! For the giver and the receiver whether you believe you're prepared or not share the Book of Mormon we have no right to choose who we believe is prepared and who is not ,, we are not respecters of people we love them all the same do not share diluted gospel give them the most powerful tool for Redemption consecration The Book of Mormon love you all❤😊
A survey was taken several years ago among the new converts in England. It was concluded that it took an average of 7 positive contacts from members and I would include missionaries of the church before these folks listened to the message of the restoration. Think of that when you visit folks. Leave them with the most up beat and positive impression of the church you can muster because this might be their fourth or fifth contact. Only two more to go. Ha Oh course there are exceptions to this idea. One of our families we baptized fit this pattern though.
I just gave six consecrated copies of the Book of Mormon to people and they were so happy to receive it ...❤ without watching your conference video is that okay???😊❤
You are correct @canadian… there are more scriptures to be had, not only from the Book of Mormon (as noted by there being a “sealed portion” along with the records Mormon abridged his work from, but also, as the Lord mentions in 2 Nephi 19:11 “For I command all men, both in the east and in the west, and in the north, and in the south, and in the islands of the sea, that they shall write the words which I speak unto them; for out of the books which shall be written I will judge the world, every man according to their works, according to that which is written.” God has commanded godly men in every culture to write his words. But the challenge for us comes in using what he has given us. What good would more do, if we aren’t fully using what he has already given? I look forward to the day when God’s people will use what he has given him so well that he gives us more, or, as Christ told Joseph Smith “For unto him that receiveth it shall be given more abundantly, even power.”
I testified of the POWER of PROPHECY and REVELATION found in the POWERFUL PRECEPTS TAUGHT in the BOOK of MORMON I am a living DISCIPLE of the LORD JESUS CHRIST and I testify to be a WITNESS to the BOOK of MORMON that it is the URIM AND THUMMIM it comprehends all ! declares the TRUTH of all things INCLUDING the SACRED BIBLICAL writings and everything that has ever been written about Jesus Christ ! Therefore with much love I share the Book of Mormon with everyone with my personal testimony and many highlighted verses for everyone's CONSECRATION unto a SERIOUS CELESTIALISATION.. IT TESTIFIES 3,925 * times of the Savior Lord Jesus Christ . I so deeply testify in the sacred name of JESUS AMEN.. Love you all😇❤️🙏
David, a commenter claimed that you are *_now_* serving a mission with Jayne. What terrific news! Just I would have thought you and lovely Jayne would have been (ahhm) *_married_* first? ,p Seriously though, I attended many of Rod's Book of Mormon Evidence conferences in a steady run between 2016 and 2020. I loved those great event's. I think it is *_teriffic_* that you were able to actually speak there! Best regards.
And David, on the marriage topic it’s okay to move quickly if the spirit confirms she’s the one. If you’re both on the same covenant path and willing to give it everything, it will work. From my first date with my wife to proposal was only 2 months. And 3 months later we were married. If you had told me 6 months earlier that I would find and marry my eternal companion within the next 6 months, I would not have believed it. I was nearly 30 at that time and setting my ways. We have now been married for nearly 19 years, happily. Pray about Jayne and go for it, David. Temple blessings await.
No my friend, Jayne andI are not married yet. We are dating, very seriously...and hope it ends in being sealed in the temple. The way we have been led, is to give our relationship "four seasons and six road trips" to prove itself. We are about halfway there...and so far...we keep growing in our love for each other. But we are not married yet. But both of us....if w end up married...would love to go on missions together.
@@davidmalvinalexander Loved your “Four seasons and six road trips” concept. This is probably more significant for people who have been living independently for a while! But what a blessing when we are willing to make sacrifices for each other! Blessings on you and Jayne and you move forward in the Lord’s work!
Ask them if they've read the Book of Alma. It's a really good and intriguing book. Those who have actually read it know what it is. But this often flies under the radar of the Mormonphobia.
We do not need to explain so much we don't need to do an Overkill trying to convince and explain someone how powerful The Book of Mormon is The Book of Mormon will declare all truths to all who you share it with❤❤❤❤
Dave how do you share the Book of Mormon ? when was the last time you shared the Book of Mormon? it is not about competition my friend it's about consecration😊😊❤❤ when?😊😊
David you need to watch your Book of Mormon conference before you give out a copy of the Book of Mormon😊😊 and when you do let us know how many you have shared how do you share the Book of Mormon 😊?
Cosmism - you can't even imagine it has anything to do with true religion. One day you will wake up to the importance of the temporal side of the gospel and understand the saving ordinances on a whole new level. Time is ticking. It looks like it will be another 47 years. Hugh Nibley said Cosmism was the whole show in ancient religion and our modern paradigm (way of thinking) is tainted by the accusers through the great apostasy. Joseph Smith knew but he said it is like splitting a hemlock knot with a pumpkin for a beetle and a corn dodger for a wedge. I wonder if anyone will google that and realize what Joseph was talking about. Is anyone out there prepared to open this book?
Thanks Mark. I searched for you in my email ...and found what you sent me back in April and May. I will dip my toe in the water by starting with the link you sent to President Nelsons' 2001 talk, Personal Preparation for Temple Blessings...and slowly proceed from there. Much love, David “Each temple is a house of learning. There we are taught in the Master’s way. His way differs from modes of others. His way is ancient and rich with symbolism. We can learn much by pondering the reality for which each symbol stands. Teachings of the temple are beautifully simple and simply beautiful. They are understood by the humble, yet they can excite the intellect of the brightest minds.” - Russel M. Nelson - April 2001 Conference www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2001/04/personal-preparation-for-temple-blessings?lang=eng
Last week I gave four books of Mormon two books of Mormon this week.. , I want to make sure that this is okay with you😊 or do I need to watch your little conference entertaining video of yours😊😊
Of course, Issac, you SHOULD give out the Book of Mormon WHENEVER you are prompted by the Holy Ghost to do so. But you should also realize that many non-LDS Christians need much help in other ways...to get to the point where they have ANY POSSIBILITY of reading the Book of Mormon with a sincere heart.
@davidmalvinalexander I understand what you're saying but sometimes we don't have opportunity to teach for 5 hours that's why the Book of Mormon is the most powerful tool for conversion people are not dumb people are highly intelligent they will feel the spirit of Prophecy and Revelations contained in the Book of Mormon
Why Latter-day saints dont lead with the atonement with Christians? they probably assume you know that much already. So they move on first to the Book of Mormon as a testament of Christ and the Restoration of the Church, and the authority to perform those baptisms unto repentance.
But what is erroneous about the assumption, is the Christian may not know it like they pretend and the real challenge is penetrating the accusatory fog, the stubborness and pride. Only the brightest of lights can do that.
PREPARE many copies of the BOOK of MORMON with your written TESTIMONY on it and HIGHLIGHT many PASSAGES with little beautiful tabs so they're easy to find,, to whomever the Lord places in front of you through your prayers and fasting and to all other ones that will be put in your lives😮 there will be many.. 😊😊❤❤ we are no respecters or persons let's get out of CONDEMNATION!!! it is our responsibility to teach all with the spirit of Prophecy and Revelation found in the Book of Mormon😊😊 Doctrine and Covenants section 84: 57 wake up wake up wake up FLOOD the Earth with the Book of Mormon😊😊😊❤❤
It's like how tens of millions were biased about the recent vote ... Totally certain of false accusations despite evidence ... Even in Jesus time most who actually saw His miracles with their own eyes and heard Him teach with their own ears still failed to start or keep following Him... and especially the most educated... so there just isn't anyone good enough or anything true enough to be beyond doubt if the enemy of human happiness is motivated to oppose/undermine it as with family and freedom
You are mistaken Richard the Jesus we believe in is the literal Son of God the only begotten of the Father. The biblical Christ not a fabrication of the Nicene Creed like yours. @richarner3856
@@richarner3856 OK…except we do not believe Jesus is a created being. Could it be you’ve been mislead about our beliefs?. How many other things have you got wrong?. And the Witnesses are classic Protestants…Bible students who morphed into a new denomination based on their distinct interpretation. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is very different, it was delivered from heaven through angels, miracles and revelations and God Himself…just as it happens in the Bible.
@@maryfletcher9905 I can't tell you how many times I've had to go back to my own comments to edit my own typing mistakes from responding with my phone. 😂
David, I remember watching those first few podcasts that you put out being in your van. I remember crying because I was so happy for you.Then life happened and I got busy and I didn't keep track of you. Just recently, I was called by the Stake to be at Temple Family History Consultant. I started working at the family history center here in Richfield Utah. One of the ladies , I call her my go to gold because she's so knowledgeable. We were talking about this new program we learned and I just started crying, which is common for me lol. and she says I got this BYU talk I think you might be interested in watching. She started to tell me that it's about this guy that's a convert and he started reading from his van. And I jumped up, and I looked at her ! I said I know this guy ! Is he the guy that was driving around in his van, and he was doing podcasts about how fabulous the book of Mormon was and about how we have the priesthood, and we have the authority in the keys.!!!!l She turned to me and she says yeah. I said oh my gosh, I remember watching his podcasts and I never got back to watching them. And she says I'm gonna send it to you. I said please do because I would really like to know where he's at now years later. David, I am so proud of you. I know you don't know me and I am the person in the background that just want tell you kudos for following the Holy Ghost !!! I love you and I think you are a fantastic man. And I am so blessed to hear your talk at BYU.. If you are still single ❤️ So am I❣️ Thank you for sharing❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ T🇸🇪 Utah
Hi Tonia...I am flattered at your interest...but I am very seriously dating an AMAZING LDS sister that I am crazy about....and I hope and expect it will end in marriage! But I pray Heavenly Father will help you find your hearts desire. Thanks for your kind and encouraging comment! In Christ, David
Calling it a phobia misclassifies the issue. There is no fear of Mormonism. When (small o) orthodox Christians discuss their beliefs, they begin with the same Jesus. When Mormons or Jehovah Witnesses join the conversation, the person they worship sometimes has the same name. What they know of Him is not compatible.
They have to be humble and teachable as a little child, or they will never read The Book Of Mormon or listen to Conference talks. Will you have the Rod Meldrum interview on this channel, or at least a short to direct people to it on his channel?
I think many evangelicals...hundreds of millions of them....who are NOT in a place where they would or could read the Book of Mormon with real intent....would and could....listen to Conference Talks if they were sent to them...and for many of them...listening to the Talks could and would open their eyes to the Glory of the Restoration....and to the Book of Mormon. That was true of me. The Talks ....are what opened my heart to know the Book of Mormon HAD to be true...and then I could read it with FAITH....and an open heart.
Love you David Alexander! And so glad your childlike faith allowed you to recognize the Lord connecting these dots for you on Joseph Smith’s birthday. To the world, derision! But to the weak and simple, grace and comfort! Blessings on you as you continue to testify of the Lord’s blessings in bring these truths into your life!
Hi David, I really do enjoy your burning enthusiasm for the Restored Gospel
Yesterday gave out a Book of Mormon to Individual in the parking lot of a grocery store he was so happy and thanked me and gave me the biggest hug.
Studied many verses while in a raining parking lot I also gave him some markers to start highlighting his own verses..❤❤😊😊😊
The field is open and ready start now SHARING THE GOSPEL WITH THE BOOK OF MORMON.. and the sacred biblical writings😊😊 there is no other way any other way is nothing but watered down gospel dont cheat people LOVE EVERYONE ...
This is only one of hundreds of individuals that have received the most powerful tool for conversion as we have been taught to do for decades
LOVE you all
I testify in the name of JESUS CHRIST amen😊
I’ve listened to your conversion story at least 50 times and it still brings me to tears. I’m so glad you found us and we have you.
Thanks so much for sharing your testimony, David! ❤🎉
genuine sincere testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, welcome home
Thank you so much for this video. I have failed so often in my attempts to share the Gospel. I prayed just minutes before I saw this video to have wisdom to know how to successfully share the Gospel. It helps hearing it from a convert such as yourself to know what will work and what won't. Thank you. ❤
Your faith and passion just blasting out of you… thank you for your testimony.
That was wss your best Brother David!! You gave the examples I needed to here of how to teach of the Atonement of our dear Lord and Savior. I loved this talk souch.
Thank you for sharing your story. No matter how many times I hear it I am always impressed and inspired.
I never get tired of hearing this guys story. Amazing orator and even greater conversion
I am afraid people are going to stop listening to the story. I wish he teach more and share his knowledge. He would be very good
David I love your story so much! You are a miracle President Nelson said will happen until the Savior comes again.
So wonderful David, I love hearing your testimony ❤️
On my mission I encountered a group of Christians who were looking for a restored church and earnestly looking forward to the second coming. I told them we were it and explained it all to them. They still wanted to argue with me, because the phobia is real. I’ll never forget how shocked they looked when they realized that “Mormons” actually claimed to be exactly what the Bible says the church should be. They looked shocked, pale, and genuinely frightened that they’d have to accept something they’d been indoctrinated to hate. I feel for them. It must be really hard.
It's not just that they "have to accept" the truth ....but they KNOW...that to even move a tiny bit in that direction...would cost them more than they are willing to pay...they would lose all their friends...their social network, their religious network, and even much of their economic network...to even move towards the Restoration. They would get "cancelled" by all that their lives are built into. And this is on TOP OF...having to be humble enough to become as a little child and humble themselves to receive the truth. It is very hard...so we have to find ways to bring real FAITH to them...without them having to make the leap to "reading the Book of Mormon"...which if anyone found out they were doing...they would be instantly ostracized...
This is why getting phone numbers or emails...and just occassionally send them links via email or texting...to powerful Conference Talks...has the potential to bring the faith to them, necessary to even dare to READ the Book of Mormon...much less let themselves be taught by our Missionaries...because they can LISTEN to such Conference Talks...in Secret!...and it seems WAY LESS THREATENING than "Reading the Book of Mormon" ....but the Conference Talks, ARE ALSO...the Word of God with the power to inspire TRUE FAITH...in the heart of any sincere soul that listens to them...but in secret...just as Nicodemus by Night...came secretly to Jesus!...and once their eyes are opened by the Word of God through the Conference Talks...everything changes!
@@davidmalvinalexander insightful.
You said " Mormons ". Another victory for satan.😂
@@davidmalvinalexanderthat’s the absolute truth. My mom is a convert. Her family didn’t support her until they saw how positive the church has impacted her life over the years. They were German Lutherans so you can see why this was so difficult.
@@davidmalvinalexandertha k you for sharing this breakdown in what happens when people try to leave e their faith. It is actually a form of emotional abuse and control. When my mother joined the Church, he own family stood outside the institute building picketing and handing out anti Mormon literature. It was twenty years before my Grandfather spoke to my Mother again. Eventually, her family softened enough to have open dialogue and both my grandparents have permission for their temple work to be completed before they died.
My uncle was severely anti-Mormon until he served a prison sentence with a Latter Day Saint. Strange story, but true. How the Latter Day Saint cellmate ended up there was excessive force when when his wife was being mugged. He was the son of a Stake President and every week his family would come and have family home evening at the prison. When my uncle was released he called my mother on the phone and told her he would never persecute her beliefs again.
Thanks David
Instructor for the Saints
Healer to evangelical Christians
Never stop
You are so loved by God
Very instructive...wow
I never tire of your testimony David.
Thank you for your sincere and humble heart. ❤️🙏🏻
Thank you so much for sharing your message!! The irony of your messages that I just barely bought a box of Book of Mormons that I wanted to hand out to my friends, lol!
I feel inspired to save the best for last on some of those gifts and focus my energies on becoming a better friend and being more aggressive about being friends with people of other faiths. I really like what you had to say about praying for them. Focusing on the central part of the Gospel which is that Christ lived and died for us and that we need to repent of our sins of the baptized is Paramount and critical to bridging the gap between our faith and theirs. I think this is a better place to start than just handing them a Book of Mormon to begin with. I love the Book of Mormon so much and have read and understood it's message, that I want to share it with the world!
I really really appreciate what you had to say about sharing conference talks and the pureness of the doctrine of Christ coming through their messages being their first introduction to the church besides our friendship. That was a really good suggestion.
My mother grew up Southern Baptist in East Los Angeles. It was her constant friendship with a latter-day Saint girl through their childhood that eventually led her to partake of the fruit of the Gospel. As a result, I was born into the Church. What a precious gift I have been given! Your message reminds me of that!! I am grateful for my mother's perspective. She taught me how to be a friend first and to love people of all faiths.
Love your comment Sister Cox! It sounds like David hit his mark in sharing this wonderful testimony!
Hello hello
Jennifer....Kate....we hope she forgives you and decides to listen to your testimony and soften her heart.
This information is SO VALUABLE for all of us as we seek to gather scattered Israel. Imagine the impact of dozens of "David Alexanders"! I believe that protestant Christians can be like a last-days 2000 stripling warriors-marching in and rescuing weary Latter-Day Saints as they battle the armies of darkness.
This is great thank you David you are a treasure
David, thank you for extracting the principles you did in that talk. It was a wonderful way to hear you're testimony through the lens of sharing the gospel. We definitely need more instruction on how to pierce through the accusatory fog and till the ground of people's hearts. Indeed, the depth of the entrenched thinking is what seems to make these miracles of conversion all the more remarkable.
Once again, David, thank you! Your testimony is filled with power! Glad you are sharing far and wide!
Thank you David! I never get tired of hearing your testimony. Your advice at the end is perfect! That’s the tool the sisters of the church used to take out to each other when we were Visiting Teachers.
Thanks for all your amazing videos! It’s helps me see things differently! I love your testimony!! Thanks for your passion and sincerely!
Thank you, brother!!
I wish I had gone to this
Instead, I went to Chief Midegah in Missouri. Which was very strange 🤔
Thank you Bro David for your wisdom through experience. My husband is not a member of the Church...yet! He is a stubborn one but you've given me hope. I believe his parents (Catholic and Anglican) hearts may be more fertile than his, and I have shared conference links with my mother in law in the past (the image of her in RS has come to me more than once!). Abit to navigate without offending but i will continue to pray for them and try to have courage when an opportunity to share comes (and doubt not!)
Praying for a miracle for your dear sister. I hope the seed of faith in the word, sprouts in her heart through the loving touch of the Savior’s hand.
This was helpful. I recognize your teachings and miracles as the way I know the Savior works. May God bless you and your sister and your entire family.
So glad you met Bro. Meldrum. Like you, he comes across as truly humble and genuine
Beautiful- love you my other brother from another mother
My husband served a mission in 1974-76 in the Australia, Brisbane Mission. It was a tough mission. They either had not heard of the church, did not like "Yankees" or hated the "cult-est" Mormons. He gave out many Books of Mormon, they would go by again on trash day and find the books on top of the trash bin. He and his companion gathered them up and gave them out to someone else. We all know that these people who rejected the Book and the Misssionaries and the Message will one day realize that they rejected something very precious.
Thanks for sharing this Sister Dumont. Pretty crazy to hear of how the “marvelous work and a wonder” is so easily dismissed! Amazing that the missionaries (your husband and others) were in tune enough to collect the copies for further use.
1 Nephi 19:7 7 For the things which some men esteem to be of great worth, both to the body and soul, others set at naught and trample under their feet. Yea, even the very God of Israel do men trample under their feet; I say, trample under their feet but I would speak in other words-they set him at naught, and hearken not to the voice of his counsels.
I love the of book of Mormon
Amen David!
There's no measure of preparation to share the powerful precepts found in the Book of Mormon for a serious CONSECRATION and CELESTIALISATION!!
For the giver and the receiver whether you believe you're prepared or not share the Book of Mormon we have no right to choose who we believe is prepared and who is not ,,
we are not respecters of people we love them all the same do not share diluted gospel give them the most powerful tool for Redemption consecration The Book of Mormon love you all❤😊
Who needs a book of Mormon conference to be convinced??
the HOLY GHOST will manifest the TRUTH unto you and all others
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A survey was taken several years ago among the new converts in England. It was concluded that it took an average of 7 positive contacts from members and I would include missionaries of the church before these folks listened to the message of the restoration. Think of that when you visit folks. Leave them with the most up beat and positive impression of the church you can muster because this might be their fourth or fifth contact. Only two more to go. Ha Oh course there are exceptions to this idea. One of our families we baptized fit this pattern though.
I just gave six consecrated copies of the Book of Mormon to people and they were so happy to receive it ...❤
without watching your conference video is that okay???😊❤
So I just finished reading Mormon; quite interesting. Am
I too understand correctly there are pages yet to be translated, or that were missing?
You are correct @canadian… there are more scriptures to be had, not only from the Book of Mormon (as noted by there being a “sealed portion” along with the records Mormon abridged his work from, but also, as the Lord mentions in 2 Nephi 19:11
“For I command all men, both in the east and in the west, and in the north, and in the south, and in the islands of the sea, that they shall write the words which I speak unto them; for out of the books which shall be written I will judge the world, every man according to their works, according to that which is written.”
God has commanded godly men in every culture to write his words. But the challenge for us comes in using what he has given us. What good would more do, if we aren’t fully using what he has already given?
I look forward to the day when God’s people will use what he has given him so well that he gives us more, or, as Christ told Joseph Smith “For unto him that receiveth it shall be given more abundantly, even power.”
I testified of the POWER of PROPHECY and
REVELATION found in the POWERFUL PRECEPTS
TAUGHT
in the BOOK of MORMON
I am a living DISCIPLE of the LORD JESUS CHRIST
and I testify to be a WITNESS to the BOOK of MORMON that it is the URIM AND THUMMIM it comprehends all !
declares the TRUTH of all things INCLUDING the SACRED BIBLICAL writings and everything that has ever been written about Jesus Christ !
Therefore with much love I share the Book of Mormon with everyone with my personal testimony and many highlighted verses for everyone's CONSECRATION unto a SERIOUS CELESTIALISATION..
IT TESTIFIES 3,925 * times of the Savior Lord Jesus Christ .
I so deeply testify in the sacred name of JESUS AMEN..
Love you all😇❤️🙏
My friend David Alexander give me a call I would love to speak with you love you all❤❤😊😊
Share the Book of Mormon with everyone that's all you need to do😊
David, a commenter claimed that you are *_now_* serving a mission with Jayne. What terrific news! Just I would have thought you and lovely Jayne would have been (ahhm) *_married_* first? ,p
Seriously though, I attended many of Rod's Book of Mormon Evidence conferences in a steady run between 2016 and 2020. I loved those great event's. I think it is *_teriffic_* that you were able to actually speak there!
Best regards.
And David, on the marriage topic it’s okay to move quickly if the spirit confirms she’s the one. If you’re both on the same covenant path and willing to give it everything, it will work.
From my first date with my wife to proposal was only 2 months. And 3 months later we were married. If you had told me 6 months earlier that I would find and marry my eternal companion within the next 6 months, I would not have believed it. I was nearly 30 at that time and setting my ways. We have now been married for nearly 19 years, happily.
Pray about Jayne and go for it, David. Temple blessings await.
No my friend, Jayne andI are not married yet. We are dating, very seriously...and hope it ends in being sealed in the temple. The way we have been led, is to give our relationship "four seasons and six road trips" to prove itself. We are about halfway there...and so far...we keep growing in our love for each other. But we are not married yet. But both of us....if w end up married...would love to go on missions together.
@@davidmalvinalexander Loved your “Four seasons and six road trips” concept. This is probably more significant for people who have been living independently for a while! But what a blessing when we are willing to make sacrifices for each other! Blessings on you and Jayne and you move forward in the Lord’s work!
Ask them if they've read the Book of Alma. It's a really good and intriguing book.
Those who have actually read it know what it is.
But this often flies under the radar of the Mormonphobia.
But we don’t bring the miracles. We can pray for the miracles but Jesus Christ does the miracles. I must increase my faith in Jesus 🙏
We do not need to explain so much we don't need to do an Overkill trying to convince and explain someone how powerful The Book of Mormon is The Book of Mormon will declare all truths to all who you share it with❤❤❤❤
Dave how do you share the Book of Mormon ? when was the last time you shared the Book of Mormon?
it is not about competition my friend it's about consecration😊😊❤❤ when?😊😊
David you need to watch your Book of Mormon conference before you give out a copy of the Book of Mormon😊😊 and when you do let us know how many you have shared how do you share the Book of Mormon 😊?
You need to be a mission president.
David, I would love to hear a discussion between you and Jennifer Roach.
David buddy how do you share the Book of Mormon???
Hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello😊???
Cosmism - you can't even imagine it has anything to do with true religion. One day you will wake up to the importance of the temporal side of the gospel and understand the saving ordinances on a whole new level. Time is ticking. It looks like it will be another 47 years. Hugh Nibley said Cosmism was the whole show in ancient religion and our modern paradigm (way of thinking) is tainted by the accusers through the great apostasy. Joseph Smith knew but he said it is like splitting a hemlock knot with a pumpkin for a beetle and a corn dodger for a wedge. I wonder if anyone will google that and realize what Joseph was talking about. Is anyone out there prepared to open this book?
Thanks Mark. I searched for you in my email ...and found what you sent me back in April and May. I will dip my toe in the water by starting with the link you sent to President Nelsons' 2001 talk, Personal Preparation for Temple Blessings...and slowly proceed from there. Much love, David
“Each temple is a house of learning. There we are taught in the Master’s way. His way differs from modes of others. His way is ancient and rich with symbolism. We can learn much by pondering the reality for which each symbol stands. Teachings of the temple are beautifully simple and simply beautiful. They are understood by the humble, yet they can excite the intellect of the brightest minds.” - Russel M. Nelson - April 2001 Conference
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2001/04/personal-preparation-for-temple-blessings?lang=eng
Last week I gave four books of Mormon two books of Mormon this week..
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I want to make sure that this is okay with you😊 or do I need to watch your little conference entertaining video of yours😊😊
Of course, Issac, you SHOULD give out the Book of Mormon WHENEVER you are prompted by the Holy Ghost to do so. But you should also realize that many non-LDS Christians need much help in other ways...to get to the point where they have ANY POSSIBILITY of reading the Book of Mormon with a sincere heart.
@davidmalvinalexander I understand what you're saying but sometimes we don't have opportunity to teach for 5 hours that's why the Book of Mormon is the most powerful tool for conversion people are not dumb people are highly intelligent they will feel the spirit of Prophecy and Revelations contained in the Book of Mormon
Why Latter-day saints dont lead with the atonement with Christians? they probably assume you know that much already. So they move on first to the Book of Mormon as a testament of Christ and the Restoration of the Church, and the authority to perform those baptisms unto repentance.
But what is erroneous about the assumption, is the Christian may not know it like they pretend and the real challenge is penetrating the accusatory fog, the stubborness and pride. Only the brightest of lights can do that.
PREPARE many copies of the BOOK of MORMON with your written TESTIMONY on it and HIGHLIGHT many PASSAGES with little beautiful tabs so they're easy to find,,
to whomever the Lord places in front of you through your prayers and fasting and to all other ones that will be put in your lives😮 there will be many.. 😊😊❤❤
we are no respecters or persons let's get out of CONDEMNATION!!!
it is our responsibility to teach all with the spirit of Prophecy and Revelation found in the Book of Mormon😊😊
Doctrine and Covenants section 84: 57 wake up wake up wake up
FLOOD the Earth with the Book of Mormon😊😊😊❤❤
It's like how tens
of millions were biased
about the recent vote
... Totally certain of
false accusations
despite evidence
... Even in Jesus time
most who actually saw
His miracles with
their own eyes and
heard Him teach with
their own ears still
failed to start or keep
following Him... and
especially the most
educated... so there
just isn't anyone good
enough or anything
true enough to be
beyond doubt if
the enemy of human
happiness is motivated
to oppose/undermine
it as with family
and freedom
How do you share The Book of Mormon with everyone?😊
0:42 Isn't it interesting that people are so conditioned that they don't even hear the words "Church of Jesus Christ .."
Because the Jesus Christ you believe in is a created being no different than what the Jehovahs Witnesses believe
You are mistaken Richard the Jesus we believe in is the literal Son of God the only begotten of the Father. The biblical Christ not a fabrication of the Nicene Creed like yours. @richarner3856
@@richarner3856 OK…except we do not believe Jesus is a created being. Could it be you’ve been mislead about our beliefs?. How many other things have you got wrong?. And the Witnesses are classic Protestants…Bible students who morphed into a new denomination based on their distinct interpretation. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is very different, it was delivered from heaven through angels, miracles and revelations and God Himself…just as it happens in the Bible.
Obey Gods Commandments and Forgive everyone else. Stories and mens commentary from Bible and Book of Mormon were no help to me 😊❤
HSTs are those that are ready to receive the BOOK OF MORMON
HSTs?
Would you write that out?
I think they meant to sa.... BLEST... ARE THEY..😂
@@maryfletcher9905 I can't tell you how many times I've had to go back to my own comments to edit my own typing mistakes from responding with my phone. 😂
@@rutht2023 yes and I find the auto-correct is not very helpful.
David, I remember watching those first few podcasts that you put out being in your van. I remember crying because I was so happy for you.Then life happened and I got busy and I didn't keep track of you.
Just recently, I was called by the Stake to be at Temple Family History Consultant. I started working at the family history center here in Richfield Utah. One of the ladies , I call her my go to gold because she's so knowledgeable. We were talking about this new program we learned and I just started crying, which is common for me lol. and she says I got this BYU talk I think you might be interested in watching. She started to tell me that it's about this guy that's a convert and he started reading from his van. And I jumped up, and I looked at her ! I said I know this guy ! Is he the guy that was driving around in his van, and he was doing podcasts about how fabulous the book of Mormon was and about how we have the priesthood, and we have the authority in the keys.!!!!l She turned to me and she says yeah.
I said oh my gosh, I remember watching his podcasts and I never got back to watching them. And she says I'm gonna send it to you. I said please do because I would really like to know where he's at now years later. David, I am so proud of you. I know you don't know me and I am the person in the background that just want tell you kudos for following the Holy Ghost !!!
I love you and I think you are a fantastic man. And I am so blessed to hear your talk at BYU.. If you are still single ❤️ So am I❣️
Thank you for sharing❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
T🇸🇪
Utah
Hi Tonia...I am flattered at your interest...but I am very seriously dating an AMAZING LDS sister that I am crazy about....and I hope and expect it will end in marriage! But I pray Heavenly Father will help you find your hearts desire. Thanks for your kind and encouraging comment!
In Christ, David
Calling it a phobia misclassifies the issue. There is no fear of Mormonism. When (small o) orthodox Christians discuss their beliefs, they begin with the same Jesus. When Mormons or Jehovah Witnesses join the conversation, the person they worship sometimes has the same name. What they know of Him is not compatible.
They have to be humble and teachable as a little child, or they will never read The Book Of Mormon or listen to Conference talks. Will you have the Rod Meldrum interview on this channel, or at least a short to direct people to it on his channel?
yes Barton, it goes up tomorrow!
I think many evangelicals...hundreds of millions of them....who are NOT in a place where they would or could read the Book of Mormon with real intent....would and could....listen to Conference Talks if they were sent to them...and for many of them...listening to the Talks could and would open their eyes to the Glory of the Restoration....and to the Book of Mormon. That was true of me. The Talks ....are what opened my heart to know the Book of Mormon HAD to be true...and then I could read it with FAITH....and an open heart.
Basically, we must SHOW that we are disciples of Christ.
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