FALL 2005

Dear Friends,

This summer, I’ve been mentoring in counter-cult ministry two Christian teens. Tim (17 years old) and Joe (15 years old) have a real heart for their Mormon high school friends. They have undertaken an in-depth study of Mormonism, and are not only challenging their friends at school, but Mormons on the Internet as well. Meeting weekly to discuss various topics pertaining to Mormonism and counter-cult work, Tim and Joe are teaching a class on apologetics (the defense of the Christian faith) to peers in their church youth group. They have participated in our support group for ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses and have helped represent our ministry at Focus on the Family’s “Dare to Dig Deeper” youth apologetics conference in August.

In September, Tim, Joe and I attended services at a local Mormon Church. I joined them in the Sunday school class for teens and participated with them in the study of Doctrine and Covenants (D&C), Section 136. God opened a door for us to be able to witness to the teacher and students through a false prophecy stated in the chapter. This revelation was allegedly given to Mormon Prophet Brigham Young right after the Mormons were driven out of “Zion” in the state of Missouri. In verse 10, God allegedly told Young to “remove this people to the place where the Lord shall locate a stake of Zion.” Then in verse 18, the revelation claims that God promised the saints that “Zion shall be redeemed in mine own due time.” I asked the teacher how Brigham Young’s moving “Zion” to the Salt Lake valley could have “redeemed” Zion when redemption means to gain back what was lost and “Zion” had already been established in Missouri. Since D&C 97:19 states that “…surely Zion cannot fall, neither be moved out of her place,” I asked how to reconcile this discrepancy. Neither the teacher nor students had a good answer for us on this and the teacher promised to look into the subject further. Please pray God will use this seed of doubt to bring them out of Mormonism.

Looking back, many of you may remember Dave who left the Watchtower last year after 27 years of involvement. We are delighted to report that Dave was baptized as a true Christian believer, July 17, 2005. The church has really come around and supported him in his faith. Sunday, September 18,th Dave joined the worship team by playing his clarinet. Please continue to pray for Dave’s wife Diane and daughter Katia. They are out of the Watchtower, but not yet ready to embrace Christ. Also, pray for other opportunities we have to minister to former Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons through our website and local support group. Many Christians are using our resources to reach their loved ones in cults. In this, we are grateful to you and to our Lord who makes our ministry outreaches possible. May He be glorified!

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We are thankful for the Lord’s financial provision through you. Although our monthly pledge commitment support is still only at 70%, we have been blessed by many unexpected gifts that are enabling us to maintain our financial commitments. It’s a step of faith, and God is proving Himself faithful through your generous support. Thank you!

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Ex-JW Dave’s Christian growth and salvation for his JW wife Diane and their children Katia and Daniel.
2. Pray for the salvation of Mormons to whom Joe, Tim and I are witnessing at LDS events, and pray for God’s blessings on their youth group.
3. Ex-JW Lora has turned to atheism, but she is reading Josh McDowell’s book More than Just a Carpenter. Pray for her salvation.
4. Pray for Susette who was raised JW and is seeking truth.
5. Pray for ex-Mormon Bev’s LDS family members to come to Christ.
   
   

In His Grace,

Christy Harvey
Director of Witnesses for Jesus Inc.

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