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the way she was attacked by a bandit who stole her purse and with it
the wrapped copy of the Book of Mormon. A few days later she received
this letter:
'Mrs. Cruz:
Forgive
me, forgive me. You will never know how sorry I am for attacking you.
But because of it, my life has changed and will continue to change. That
book [the Book of Mormon] has helped me in my life. The dream of that
man of God has shaken me. … I am returning your five pesos for I can’t
spend them. I want you to know that you seemed to have a radiance about
you. That light seemed to stop me [from harming you, so] I ran away
instead.
I
want you to know that you will see me again, but when you do, you won’t
recognize me, for I will be your brother. … Here, where I live, I have
to find the Lord and go to the church you belong to.
The
message you wrote in that book brought tears to my eyes. Since
Wednesday night I have not been able to stop reading it. I have prayed
and asked God to forgive me, [and] I ask you to forgive me. … I thought
your wrapped gift was something I could sell. [Instead,] it has made me
want to make my life over. Forgive me, forgive me, I beg you.
Your absent friend.'
Such is the conversion power of the Book of Mormon."
James E. Faust (Conference Report, Apr. 1996, 58)
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