Bro. Toronto is in sixties, served a mission as a young man in South America. He said he had been on his mission maybe a year and his companion just new out of MTC. Anyway he said they were tracking one day and knocked on door of this man who cheerfully greeted them and said "I know you, you are missionaries from the Mormon Church." Bro. T. said yes and he welcomed them in. After some introduction and casual talk he said to them, "How would you boys like to come and have a hour to speak to my students about your religion? Wow, Bro. Toronto was a bit taken back. The man continued to speak and said "I am a teacher of a Theological Seminary Class and would be pleased if you would come speak at our assembly on Fri. He said he and his companion looked at each other and Bro. Toronto knew his companion wasn't quite ready for this. ha. Bro. T. said he was nervous but excepted his invitation to speak. Have to tell you here that Bro. Toronto is a great speaker and I can see him doing this.... told him one day that he and Bro. Erickson are running neck to neck as my favorite speakers. he laughed/ so back to the talk , the professor said" fine see you this wk.and you can speak for a hour" they then confirmed the day and time. Well Bro. T. said he did some serious praying and showed up at the Professor's Building and the professor right off told the class " listen up class today we have Mormon Missionaries here to speak to us about their Mormon cult and don't forget to take notes." Bro. Toronto thought oh great!
Well that remark didn't stop him .....only brought the spirit stronger to bro. Toronto. He started and went on to tell them about the church that Christ had while here on earth and how all that was lost when Jesus died and His Apostles died and how his Teachings and Priesthood needed to be restored. the Savior waited for the right time and appeared to the young boy Joseph and went on to say that Christ is a resurrected celestial being with fresh and blood, not some mystical person that fills the whole universe but a person like you and I but a celestialized exhalted being . We are made in His image as it tells us in the Scriptures!
well Bro. Toronto said he did this likeBro. T. barely got started again when the professor jumps up and says "class now take notes." three times as he could hardly get a good start when the professor jumps up again and said "class hope your taking notes on this." and so this time Bro. T. said he then turned around and actually pointed his finger at the professor and said you said i can have a hour and i want that hour with no more interruptions! He agreed to his promise and never jumped up again, Bro. Toronto said he likely felt bad being reprimaned in front of his students. But he noticed many agreed he should have the floor. Now you have to know Bro. Toronto to appreciate how he spoke out to this professor and to appreciate his demearor..... anyway the professor agreed not to interrupt him again and he set down for the remainder of Bro. Toronto's talk. Bro. Toronto got his hour and saw heads nodding in agreement with many of the things he said. I loved it! He said he felt he was given the spirit as he spoke that day! He testified of Christ! He felt many of the things he said touched hearts that day. So would he ever know the results of that day, likely not. Would it cause any to think, maybe! He said he may never know....but he said i do know that even if I got just one person to thinking that day, it will have been well worth while!
He said no other church comes even close to having this enlightment and knowledge that we have!
I loved this talk, it touched my heart and built my testimony of the Savior and His work even more. Our Savior has a body / but one difference / it is a spiritual celestialized heavenly body. He overcame the world! Gosh, loved his talk! I know its true! The Church of Jesus Christ called by his name, of latter day saints/ for thats what they called followers of Christ in his day, Saints! His Church with all his Teachings Restored is back on the Earth! I feel thats pretty Wonderful! love you guys, mama
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