Part of an email November 19, 2012

So we received a text from the mission office about a referral named Ray. Media referrals such as this almost always go nowhere. But not in this case. We went to visit him at his apartment and we got there right as he was pulling up. He said he was busy so we set up an appointment for the next day at the church. The next night at the church we met with him and talked about how he came in contact with the church. Apparently, he had looked at this church and many others and ended up becoming Buddhist but this didn't suffice him. Later he felt a draw to Christianity and became a member of a baptist church here in town. It felt a lot better to him and so he was baptized. He was going there for a while and felt a very specific draw towards The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He continued going to church where he was but found Mormon.org and a way to contact the missionaries in his area.  When we found out that he had referred himself to us we were so happy- because that's so rare that someone seeks us out.  He continued by explaining that he went and bought a Book of Mormon the next day and started to read it. That was when we came and found him.

So we went ahead and taught Ray the restoration of Christ's church upon the earth. He loved it. Near the end of the lesson I explained to him about being baptized by someone holding the holy Melchizedek priesthood and then followed by asking him if he would be baptized. He immediately agreed to do so. He now has a scheduled date to be baptized and is excited to continue to learn and understand the gospel. Now Ray has been to church twice, is continuously reading the Book of Mormon, and even attended a baptism with us this last Saturday. He said it was an amazing spiritual experience, and now I'm sure that he is sure without a doubt, that this is what he wants. He has gone through more church material in his two weeks of investigating than I think I have in my whole life so far.

 This has really built my testimony to know that the Lord watches us and knows exactly when we are ready in life to receive His gospel. Ray had looked at the church before and seen that it was good but to him so where a lot of other churches. His testimony will be so much stronger now that he has been through what he has and he will be a much stronger member of the church who I know will help others come to the gospel someday.