Comments on: Why I have a testimony http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/05/why-i-have-a-testimony/ Truth Will Prevail Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:09:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: TrevorM http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/05/why-i-have-a-testimony/#comment-267355 TrevorM Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:32:35 +0000 /?p=2292#comment-267355 Wilfried, Thanks for your testimony. 3 years later it is still doing good things. It was a great blessing to me today! Wilfried,

Thanks for your testimony. 3 years later it is still doing good things. It was a great blessing to me today!

]]> By: Razorfish http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/05/why-i-have-a-testimony/#comment-120354 Razorfish Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:20:31 +0000 /?p=2292#comment-120354 Wilfried, Thank you for this testimony. I just read this recently. I served my mission in Marseille France 15 years ago, and I still have a great love for many of the saints who I met there. They are some of the most remarkable members of the Church in the Lord's kingdom (in my biased opinion)... Wilfried,

Thank you for this testimony. I just read this recently.

I served my mission in Marseille France 15 years ago, and I still have a great love for many of the saints who I met there. They are some of the most remarkable members of the Church in the Lord’s kingdom (in my biased opinion)…

]]> By: Aaron Kooienga http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/05/why-i-have-a-testimony/#comment-81342 Aaron Kooienga Sat, 02 Jul 2005 22:14:56 +0000 /?p=2292#comment-81342 That was wonderfull. That was wonderfull.

]]> By: Wilfried http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/05/why-i-have-a-testimony/#comment-74502 Wilfried Sun, 22 May 2005 05:46:37 +0000 /?p=2292#comment-74502 Congratulations, Chase, for your call to Belgium/Netherlands. The mission headquarters there is now Dutch and French speaking. Indeed, the mission became 'bilingual' when the former French speaking Belgian mission (including Northern France) and the former Netherlands mission (including Dutch speaking Belgium) were consolidated into one, with Brussels as base. So some missionaries now learn Dutch, others learn French and they are assigned to the North or to the South. You may need both languages when tracting in the "lingual border" areas. In those areas they sometimes combine a Dutch-speaking missionary with a French-speaking one. And Jim is right: Dutch will come in handy for philosophy and religion. Thanks also for your thoughts on the wonderful simplicity of the Gospel. Strength comes from simplicity. Believe me, there are people out there who are waiting to hear that message. And as my story and so many other conversion stories show, it will surprise how and when those people are suddenly found. Congratulations, Chase, for your call to Belgium/Netherlands. The mission headquarters there is now Dutch and French speaking. Indeed, the mission became ‘bilingual’ when the former French speaking Belgian mission (including Northern France) and the former Netherlands mission (including Dutch speaking Belgium) were consolidated into one, with Brussels as base. So some missionaries now learn Dutch, others learn French and they are assigned to the North or to the South. You may need both languages when tracting in the “lingual border” areas. In those areas they sometimes combine a Dutch-speaking missionary with a French-speaking one. And Jim is right: Dutch will come in handy for philosophy and religion.

Thanks also for your thoughts on the wonderful simplicity of the Gospel. Strength comes from simplicity. Believe me, there are people out there who are waiting to hear that message. And as my story and so many other conversion stories show, it will surprise how and when those people are suddenly found.

]]> By: Jim F http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/05/why-i-have-a-testimony/#comment-74494 Jim F Sun, 22 May 2005 01:42:37 +0000 /?p=2292#comment-74494 Chase, French wouldn't hurt, but it wouldn't help very much either. You're not likely to meet anyone in Flanders or the Netherlands who speaks French but not Dutch. However, don't let J. Stapley fool you. Though I am also a francophile, I hope to learn Dutch because there is so much important work in philosophy and, especially, theology written in Dutch. So if you eventually major in religion, you're likely to find Dutch very handy. Chase, French wouldn’t hurt, but it wouldn’t help very much either. You’re not likely to meet anyone in Flanders or the Netherlands who speaks French but not Dutch. However, don’t let J. Stapley fool you. Though I am also a francophile, I hope to learn Dutch because there is so much important work in philosophy and, especially, theology written in Dutch. So if you eventually major in religion, you’re likely to find Dutch very handy.

]]> By: Chase Kimball http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/05/why-i-have-a-testimony/#comment-74492 Chase Kimball Sun, 22 May 2005 01:10:07 +0000 /?p=2292#comment-74492 Actually I'll be learning Dutch. But, hey, it wouldn't hurt to get some French under my belt as well, right? Actually I’ll be learning Dutch. But, hey, it wouldn’t hurt to get some French under my belt as well, right?

]]> By: J. Stapley http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/05/why-i-have-a-testimony/#comment-74490 J. Stapley Sat, 21 May 2005 23:59:20 +0000 /?p=2292#comment-74490 Actually, I don't think "portion" is french. Nothing like a little franglais to speed you on you're way. Actually, I don’t think “portion” is french. Nothing like a little franglais to speed you on you’re way.

]]> By: J. Stapley http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/05/why-i-have-a-testimony/#comment-74489 J. Stapley Sat, 21 May 2005 23:56:58 +0000 /?p=2292#comment-74489 ...c'est à dire, la portion francophone. ;) …c’est à dire, la portion francophone. ;)

]]> By: J. Stapley http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/05/why-i-have-a-testimony/#comment-74488 J. Stapley Sat, 21 May 2005 23:53:57 +0000 /?p=2292#comment-74488 Félicitations. C'est la meilleure mission. Félicitations. C’est la meilleure mission.

]]> By: Chase Kimball http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/05/why-i-have-a-testimony/#comment-74485 Chase Kimball Sat, 21 May 2005 23:15:34 +0000 /?p=2292#comment-74485 Wilfried, Thank you for your testimony. I particularly appreciated the question "But who is He really?" I am a student right now at a pretty high-caliber liberal arts college, and I'm even considering majoring in religion. I often remind myself of the importance of keeping things simple and clear as I sometimes find myself feeling like your younger self, getting distracted by all the philosophies of man in attempting to describe what God is. In fact, I think about this issue more and more as I prepare for my mission, for which I will be departing in August. There have been moments where I've felt concerned, thinking, if someone brings up St. Augustine or Thomas Aquino in the field, I won't have read enough about those two to be able to engage in an intelligent conversation. But then I remind myself that people are not converted by persuasion but through the Spirit--a spirit present in times of simplicity. (Besides, I don’t think I could ever do enough reading if I did have to be familiar with all the intricacies of the evolution of theology. As one of my favorite verses goes, "...of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh" (<a href=http://scriptures.lds.org/eccl/12/12>(Ecc. 12:12)</a>.) Speaking of my mission, though, what actually initially drew my attention to your post was your mention of being Belgian. Just a week ago I got my call to serve: the Belgium Brussels/Netherlands Mission. Perhaps I'll be seeing you in a few months! -Chase Wilfried,

Thank you for your testimony. I particularly appreciated the question “But who is He really?”

I am a student right now at a pretty high-caliber liberal arts college, and I’m even considering majoring in religion. I often remind myself of the importance of keeping things simple and clear as I sometimes find myself feeling like your younger self, getting distracted by all the philosophies of man in attempting to describe what God is. In fact, I think about this issue more and more as I prepare for my mission, for which I will be departing in August. There have been moments where I’ve felt concerned, thinking, if someone brings up St. Augustine or Thomas Aquino in the field, I won’t have read enough about those two to be able to engage in an intelligent conversation. But then I remind myself that people are not converted by persuasion but through the Spirit–a spirit present in times of simplicity. (Besides, I don’t think I could ever do enough reading if I did have to be familiar with all the intricacies of the evolution of theology. As one of my favorite verses goes, “…of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh” ((Ecc. 12:12).)

Speaking of my mission, though, what actually initially drew my attention to your post was your mention of being Belgian. Just a week ago I got my call to serve: the Belgium Brussels/Netherlands Mission. Perhaps I’ll be seeing you in a few months!

-Chase

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