Hi everyone, We have been very busy at the Family History Library serving and taking classes and doing our own research. We have been sending emails to our family and forgetting to put our news on our blog so this is a bit of a catchup. Im March we attended a devotional where Elder Gary Coleman of the seventy was the speaker. He told us a liittle of his conversion back in the 60s. He had read only 87 verses that someone had marked in a Book of Mormom before he got an answer. None of it was about war or lands, etc. but about our Savior and the Holy Ghost and Heavenly Father's plan. He didn't know that Heavenly Father had a plan and was grateful to learn that He does. He ended his reading with Moroni 10:4 and was given a witness that it was true. He hadn't had any of the six discussions yet but told the friend who had given him the Book of Mormon that he wanted to join the church. It was hard for him because he was raised staunch Catholic and to them learning about another religion is considered a sin. He based his talk to us on the sixth paragraph in the Introduction to the Book of Mormon which gives us a quote from the Prophet Joseph Smith. The three points are that--the Book of Mormon is the most correct of any book on earth, it's the Keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts than by any other book. Elder Coleman said that if you believe that these things are true you should read it regularly and can have the witness of the truth if you live its teachings. His talk was simple but very powerful and touching so that's why I wanted to share it with you. Elder Coleman's conversion experience was in the Ensign a few months ago but I am not sure which issue. I recently read his conversion in his book titled The Journey of Conversion. It was very interesting. Sister Larsen