Book of Mormon

This last week I finished the Book of Mormon another time. I have finished it multiple times so far on my mission. This last time was a little different. I have taken notes before on the Book of Mormon, but never as in depth as the ones I took this time. I started really taking notes in Alma chapter 40, pg 307 and there are only 531 pages in the Book of Mormon. I wrote 65 pages worth of notes on only 224 pages of the Book of Mormon. It took me months to do. I am in awe at the overall complexity and depth of the Book of Mormon. Sometimes I would spend an hour looking into only a few verses. By careful analysis of the wording I could discover concepts and ideas that were before completely foreign to me. It is a seemingly endless fountain of truth. Especially as it teaches the doctrines of Jesus Christ's atoning sacrifice. It has practical wisdom on how to become more like Christ. I found it remarkable at how flawlessly it agrees with itself. It is true. 

The work this week could have been a little better. We had a lot of the people we are teaching go out of town. It was a little rough. We also had about 15-20 lessons fall through during the week. A person who was supposed to be baptized this next Saturday left for school without telling us first. We do have a lot of promising leads for next week though. That is how it is sometimes. Sometimes we do the right things but people choose to make different choices. We did learn how to make red beans and fried plantains. It is pretty good. 

I am doing good. I am happy to be here. Let me know how you are doing. Have a great week. 

Love, Elder Garrison