Interesting view into his early family life before they were introduced to the gospel.
Christ is the antidote and remedy for the confusion of the world.
The truth will always triumph over error, and darkness will not continue on earth because of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
Thirty-five years ago, my parents were also blinded and were desperately seeking to know the truth and were concerned about where to turn to find it. … They both left their village when they were young and came to the city, looking for a better life.
They married and started their family in a very modest way. … I was wondering if we were truly a family, as we were not permitted to have dinner at the same table with our parents. When our dad returned from work, as soon as he entered the house, we were asked to leave and to go outside. Our nights were very short, as we could not sleep because of the lack of harmony and true love in our parents’ marriage. Our home was not only small in size, but it was a dark place. Before meeting with the missionaries, we attended different churches every Sunday. It was clear that our parents were seeking for something that the world could not provide.
This went on until we met with Elder and Sister Hutchings, the first senior missionary couple called to serve in Zaire (known today as DR of Congo or Congo-Kinshasa). When we started meeting with these wonderful missionaries, who were like angels that came from God, I noticed that something started to change in our family. After our baptism, we truly started to progressively have a new lifestyle because of the restored gospel. The words of Christ began to enlarge our souls. They began to enlighten our understanding and became delicious to us, as the truths that we received were discernible and we could see the light, and this light grew brighter and brighter daily.
I like this image of incremental progression in their family life.
The man who was born blind and was healed by Jesus Christ, after being pressured by his neighbors and the Pharisees, said:
“A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. …
“… One thing [that] I know [is] that, whereas I was blind, now I [can] see.”
We also were blind and can now see. The restored gospel has impacted our family since that time. Understanding the why of the gospel has blessed three generations of my family and will continue to bless many generations to come.
This is what I have been talking about with Savannah recently about returning to things you do know when interacting with people as a missionary.
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