SUMMER 2005

Dear Friends,

In June, I was blessed to participate in an annual outreach to Mormons. Every year, during the Manti, Utah Pageant event, thousands gather on the lawn of the temple to witness a reenactment of Joseph Smith’s First Vision account. As over 150 Christians distributed tracts and engaged Mormons in one-on-one conversations, six Mormons made decisions to accept Christ, and many seeds were planted in others. There were times that the Christian presence was so strong that one could not walk through the streets in front of the pageant without hearing Christian conversations with Mormons and tracts being offered.

I had many fruitful conversations with Mormons on my trip, but I will highlight just a couple of the best ones. For two hours in the cafeteria of Brigham Young University, I spoke with Lisa—a student raised in Mormonism. As we discussed the differences between our views of God, I was impressed with Lisa’s honesty in admitting that she didn’t have answers for the verses I was showing her in support of my view of God. Please pray for her salvation.

The best conversation I had at the pageant was with an older gentleman who attended the pageant with his wife and granddaughter. Offended by the “www.JosephLied.com” sign that Rob Sivulka of www.MormonInfo.org was displaying, this man challenged me to prove that Joseph Smith lied. After taking him through Smith’s false prophecies in Doctrine and Covenants, he became defensive and began asking why I am working to tear down the Mormon Church. “The Bible warns us at Isaiah 9:15-16 that if we follow a false prophet, we will be destroyed,” I explained. “If your church is based upon a false prophet like Smith, you will be destroyed because your foundation is crumbling.” I went on to share the gospel with him and his wife by going through our “Are You Prepared to Meet God?” tract (See http://www.witforjesus.org/mormon/online/tl_apmg.php). Reading how their good works are nothing but “filthy rags” of pride (Isaiah 64:6), they became angry and asked me not to show them anything more. Please pray that the Holy Spirit and God’s Word will convict them and the others we talked with and bring them into true repentance.

Traveling to Bangor, Maine in April, I gave a week of training sessions on how to share Jesus with Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Many were encouraged in their faith as parents and kids alike enjoyed the sessions. (Photo to the Left: Christy using candles to illustrate the Trinity with Awana children.)

In our last update, we requested prayer for Heather, who had been dating LDS Jacob and considering the Mormon religion. We are happy to report that Heather followed Jesus over her feelings for Jacob and she broke off the relationship. This was a very difficult decision for her. Please pray that God will bless and encourage her for her commitment to Him!

MINISTRY NEEDS:

God is continuing to provide for our needs through your financial support, but in recent months, our monthly pledge support has dropped to 74% of our budget. Although many of you have been making up the difference through extra gifts, we are still in need of those who can partner with us on an ongoing monthly basis. Your financial support as the Lord leads is crucial to our planning as we move forward in ministry. Thank you!

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Pray for the Mormons who took tracts and were witnessed to at the Manti Pageant and for the salvation of BYU student Lisa.
2. Ex-JW Lora is seeking to know the truth about Jesus. Pray for her and for her husband Thomas’ salvation.
3. Mary’s walk with Christ and salvation for her family and her JW friend Jenny.
4. Praise God for Heather’s commitment to follow Jesus. Pray for Jacob’s salvation.
5. Christian Sabrina’s JW husband Jared’s salvation and preservation of the marriage.
6. Salvation of Dave’s JW wife Diane and their children Katia and Daniel.
   
   

In His Grace,

Christy Harvey
Director of Witnesses for Jesus Inc.

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