Wed 6/23/10

Subject: Who is it?! Who are you?! What do you

want?! Oh I had forgoten you had gotten fat. come in.

What up my people? So things have been going good. We got a great new inverst. She is so great. We found her last Weds. She is so ready for the gospel. Elder Skousen and I found her last transfer. We just talked to her on the door step last time and gave her a BOM. She said she would read it. Then for the rest of that transfer we tryed stoping by like one time. So at our mission Conf. We were told to go and find our former inversts. So we did. We pick a couple of people to go see. So we (Elder Ditty and I) went to go see them and none of them where home. But they put us right next to where Saleanma lived. and I Said lets go and see her. So she comes to the door and she was way happy to see us. She asked us to come in. we Taught her the P.O.S. When we were done she told us that she loved everything that we taught. she was like I don't beleave it all yet but i love it. We asked her to come to church and she did she loved it. And we asked her to be baptised and she said she would. She will be baptised and it will be great. She even has really good friends in the ward. Now we do have some other people that we are teaching they don't seem to be doing as good. We can't get them to come to church. One of them has a Bap. Date. We more or less just gave it to him to see if he would stick with it and he said he would. So we will keep trying. Then later that week it was vent city. We went to see a coulpe of less actives and they just unloaded all of their problems on us. I felt like a therapist. I really feel for these people. One her kids are falling away from the Gospel and the other is really really sick and has border line lukemia. It is hard to listen to people go through such a hard time. One thing that was pretty funny this week was we got this guy to lock himself out of his house. He was trying to stop his cats from coming out. So he shut the door. He was stuck out side for like 4 or 5 hours. I didn't feel to bad. He wasn't that nice. Well thats about it for now. I love you all and miss you tons.

Love Elder Thomas Scoble

PS How are we going to watch the thing that Stacy is making? We don't have TVs.

Wed 6/16/10

Subject: Elder Scoble would you baptise me?

Heck yes I will Baptise you! so this is are really funny story. So this lady that I'm going to be dunking is Diane. She is NOT in my Ward. She is NOT my invest. She is our roommates invest. This lady is a little weird. She comes to all 3 wards. So she is at church all day long. All of the missionaries in the 3 wards have had a hand in teaching her. She said that she just felt weird having Elder Roothoff or Mcfarland do it so she asked me. She will be baptised on the 10 of July. Fun stuff. So things are good. I have my new comp. now his name is Elder Ditty. He is a really Happy guy. He had a really hard transfer last transfer. His trainer was just a jerk. So we are working hard. We are finding a lot of people that we going to go back and teach. We have this kid named Neilson. He is a Spanish kid. He's a funny kid. We were telling him about the Spanish missionaries, and he goes wait don't you have girls that do this to. He starts to smile. I was like what you want girls to come and teach you. and he was like ya. Kids today so desensitized by movies and television. LOL So Elder Skousen and i can up with these flyer things. we made a couple of diff. ones and went and put them out. So we will see if we get a call. We have a mission conf. yesterday. It was really good. We had Elder Hinckley of the 70. He is the son of Prez. Hinckley. It was really good. We learned a lot. He told us some things that the church might let us do here in the future. One thing that they said that they have been talking about is letting us use facebook. That might not ever happen. They are trying to find diff. things for us to do. That is so great to hear that Josh is going to the temple. He will love it. I know that Josh will love his mission. So Brit Sent me some picks the other day and one of them had keinze (If that's how you spell it) in one of them. SHE IS HUGE. I hadn't seen a pic. of her for so long. She has hair and some teeth and rolls.LOL. I don't like to say it but everyone is slacken on the letter writing. what is going on is the oil spill making it hard to write letters.LOL Well that's about it for now. I love you all and miss you lots.

Love Elder Thomas Scoble

Wed 6/9/10

Subject: You soaked his underwear in meat.

That is so wrong. Funny, but Wrong.

Hay fam how are things going? Things are going good. So We got transfer calls. I my staying here and Elder Skousen is going. I will be breaking again. That means that it is only their 2^nd transfer. This will be the 3^rd time in a row. So you know how Tyler got a GPS. Ya I might want one. Just because elder Skousen will be taking his. It is going to be a little harder to get around. Elder Skousen is sad to be leaving. I would tell you my new comps name I just don’t remember. I have never stayed with a comp yet. And I have never stayed in an area for more then 2 transfers. We will see what happens next time. Well things are going good for the work. We are working hard to keep the people that we are teaching. We are coming up with some new things to try to get people to come to us and not us to them. We came up with some Flyer. They look really good. So we will see how that goes. So we this one day we are going to one of our less-actives and it was funny we made a deal that if we could get her son to cut his hair that she would come to church. I hope we can get him to want to cut his hair. He like Elder Skousen and I. Well I hope things will go good this next transfer. My trainer is going home on Friday. Sad day. Well that’s about it for now. I love you all and miss you all sooooooo much.

Love Elder Thomas Scoble

Wed 6/2/10

Subject: I can't feel my toes. I don't have any toes.

I think i need a hug.

What is up fam. things are going good. We have a couple of people that we are teaching. some of them are really looking good. Like they might come to church. Sad thing is one of our invest. was told a lot for crap and now she doesn't want take the lessons with us now. I did talk her in to having one more lesson with us. So i hope that we can work things out. I know what ever she was told we can over come it. She was sooooooooo good to. She was wanting to come to church and was reading the BOM and everything. We will bring her back. Things are going good with us. I think that elder skousen and i will stay together. But I still don't know. We will find out next week. Well that's about it for now. we really didn't have a lot that went on this last week. So sorry this is a crappy email. I love you and miss you a lots.

Love Elder Thomas Scoble

42 Evidences of the True Church

42 Evidences of the True Church

In this list each point has been documented with scriptural references. There are other similar lists, some shorter and some longer, but this has good scriptural citations using only Bible scriptures. You may find it helpful with some investigators! Thanks for all your hard work!


The Godhead consists of three separate and distinct beings - God the Father, his Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost.
Genesis 1:26-27;3:22
Matthew 3:17; 28:19
Luke 3:22
Acts 7:55
1 John 5:7

God the Father, as well as his Son Jesus Christ, who is a resurrected personage, both have bodies of flesh and bone and spirit.
Genesis 32:30
Exodus 33:23
Luke 24:39, 41-43
John 20:17; 21:13-14
Acts 7:55-56
1 John 3:2

Jesus is the Christ, the literal Son of God, the Messiah, and the only perfect person upon the earth - and not simply a great teacher.
Luke 9:35
John 17:4-5
Hebrews 1:6-7

Jesus Christ , as revealed in the New Testament, is Jehovah, God of the Old Testament.
Exodus 3:14
John 8:58
Isaiah 43:11
Hosea 13:4

The Holy Ghost is a distinct personage of spirit and is the third member of the Godhead.
Matthew 3:15-18
John 14:26; 16:13-14; 20:21-22
Ephesians 1:17

The Holy Bible is the word of the Lord insofar as it is translated correctly. It is the record of the Jews and will be joined with another record in the last days to relate God's word to his people. This second record will come from a descendant of Joseph.
Ezekiel 37:15-17
Isaiah 29:18
Revelation 20:12-14

Jesus Christ is recognized as the head of his Church, with other officers named, beginning with a foundation of apostles and prophets, and including teachers, saints, elders, evangelists, bishops, deacons, priests and high priests.
John 15:16
Mark 3:14-15
Ephesians 2:19-20; 4:11-14

Officers in Christ's church will be "called of God." They will receive their authority through the "laying of hands." One cannot call himself to the ministry,
a. College degree or license insufficient.
b. Royal priesthood will be known as such.
c. Bishops and leaders are to marry and to have children.

Acts 19:25
Hebrews 5:4, 10
Timothy 3:2; 4:2-3
1 Peter 2:9

Members of Christ's church will be "workers," and will be called "saints." In addition, women will be included in activities and leadership.
Proverbs 12:4
Romans 1:7
Ephesians 4:12
1 Corinthians 11:7
2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

There will exist within the church separate entities for each of the groups of members. Adult and youth organizations will exist. This point stands to reason, if Christ is concerned with helping each individual from that person's own level of understanding.
Ephesians 4:11-14

Christ's church will believe in the "virgin birth" of Jesus Christ but will not believe in the "immaculate conception" of Mary.
Isaiah 7:14
Matthew 1:19-20, 23
Luke 1:26-31, 42

Christ's church will believe in immortality or eternal life, and in a heaven and hell. After the resurrection, we will be assigned to different places according to the judgment. The first resurrection will be for the righteous and will commence 1,000 years before the second resurrection.
John 3:16-17; 5:28-29; 14:2
1 Corinthians 15:20-22; 40-42
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

The Savior's church will honor Sunday as the Sabbath, with the understanding that the resurrection transpired Sunday morning, the first day of the week - and thus replaced Saturday as the Sabbath.
Hosea 2:11
Matthew 28:1
John 5:18
Acts 20:7
1 Corinthians 16:2

Officers as well as members of Christ's church will receive continuous revelation from God.
Amos 3:7
Matthew 16:13. 16-19
Ephesians 1:17

Members of the Lord's church will be payers of tithes and offerings.
Malachi 3:8, 11
Luke 11:42 Hebrews 7:4-5

Members of the church will regularly partake of the Lord's supper. This sacrament represents the flesh and blood of Christ and is partaken of in remembrance of him.
Matthew 26:26-28
Acts 20:7
1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Members of the Lord's church will experience miracles, such as visions, tongues and prophesies. In addition, the church will practice divine healing. When members of the church are sick, elders of the church will anoint them with oil and heal them.
Matthew 9:18
Mark 6: 5; 16:17-18
Acts 5:12, 16
James 5:14-15


Church leaders will teach that the resurrected Jesus Christ will come again to the earth in the last days. This "second coming" will be greatly anticipated.
Job 19:25-26
Matthew 24:30
Acts 1:11; 3:19-21

Members of the Lord's church will be persecuted for their beliefs.
Matthew 5:10-12; 24:9
Luke 6:22-23
Acts 8:1-3; 28:22
Hebrews 11:36-38

The church as a whole, as well as its members, will be recognized for their "fruits" - as well as the prophets who lead them. The church will esteem honesty, virtue, and wholesome activity.
Proverbs 15:4
Luke 6:43-44
2 Corinthians 9:10
Philippians 4:17
Hebrews 13:18

The church must provide salvation for all of God's children, not just those who receive the gospel while living on the earth. It will practice baptism for the dead.
Mark 16:16
John 3:1-8
1 Corinthians 15:29

The church will build temples similar to the one Solomon built, which was destroyed and built again at the time of Christ. These temples will have unique purposes, including baptism and other ordinances. Temples will also be holy places, contain the Holy of Hollies, and be used by members as places of worship.
Isaiah 2:3
Malachi 3:1; 3:7

Christ's original church was organized by him and named after him, and his church today will also be named after him.
Acts 4:10-12
Ephesians 1:22; 4:11-14; 5:23-24

Specific authority to function in the administration of the church is called "priesthood." It is obtained through ordination by one having the power to so ordain.
1 Samuel 13:9-14
Mark 6:7
John 7:16; 20:21
Acts 19:2-5
Hebrews 5:4-6,(6?)8-20

A higher priesthood authority is required to bestow the Holy Ghost than to baptize.
Matthew 16:19
Mark 1:7-8
Acts 8:15-18; 19:2-6

The church that Christ originally organized did not baptize infants since the prerequisite for baptism had (1) a capacity for repentance of past personal sins, and (2) a personal belief in the divinity and teachings of Christ.
Mark 10:14-15; 16:16
Acts 2:38; 8:12

The church is to send out missionaries (in twos), to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Mark 6:7
Luke 10:1

The church will have a welfare system to provide for the poor and the needy within the church. Members are to provide for themselves and their family first, and then receive help from the church
Deuteronomy 15:11
Psalm 9:18
Isaiah 14:30
Mark 10:21
Luke 18:22
Romans 15:26

The church will have a law of health. Alcoholic beverages will not be used by members of the church.
Ephesians 5:18
1 Corinthians 5:11; 6:9-10

The church will be one that is restored to the earth. Christ's original church experienced a great apostasy or falling away, but his church will be returned or restored again in the last days.
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Acts 3:19-21
2 Thessalonians 2:1-13
Revelation 14:6-7

Christ's church will believe in being saved by the grace of Christ through exercising faith in him. In other words, it will teach that when we repent of our sins and forsake them, the atonement of Christ will cleanse us of our sins.
Matthew 7:21-29
Mark 16:15-16
Luke 6:46-49
1 Timothy 4:10
James 1:22-25; 2:14-26

The church will preach only the true gospel of Christ, with no variations. It will neither add to the meaning of Christ's teachings nor take away from them - even though current revelation will provide insight into them.
Matthew 5:19
Galatians 1:6-9
Ephesians 4:5
Hebrews 13:8-9

Christ's church will espouse a pre-earth life, or a preexistence, such as that taught by the Orthodox Jews. Included in this teaching will be the doctrine of foreordination and not predestination. God the Father will be recognized as having created the individual spirits of all people.
Genesis 1:26-31
Job 38:4-7
Ecclesiastes 12:7
John 17:5
Ephesians 1:4-5
Hebrews 12:9

The church will believe in the "original sin" of Adam. Nevertheless, it will teach that Christ atoned for Adam's sin and that we will be punished for our own sins, as Adams sin has already been atoned for.
John 1:29
Acts 24:14-15
Romans 5:6-19
1 Corinthians 15:21-23

Christ's church will teach that the gathering of Israel, in the last days, will be literal.
Isaiah 5:26-30; 11:12-13; 35
Jeremiah 3:14-18; 31:10

Members of the true church will respect the beliefs of others.
Galatians 5:22-26; 6:1-2
2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

The church will be subject to the laws of the land, regardless of the type of government in power in that land - thus rendering unto Caesar that which is his, and to God that which is his.
Matthew 22:21
Mark 12:17
Luke 20:25

It should be recognized that while perfection is to be sought by each member of Christ's church, the members will have human failings and will make mistakes, and that they will thus need to grow and learn - line upon line, precept upon precept.
Isaiah 28:10
Ephesians 4:11-14; 28,32

After repentance, baptism by immersion is essential, as is receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. A person performing these ordinances of baptism and the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost must be duly authorized to perform such ordinances.
Matthew 3:13-15
John 3:5
Acts 2:38,41; 22:16
Romans 6:5-6

The Savior's church will have an unpaid ministry. This unpaid ministry will be called "by revelation," even as the apostles called new members to their quorum following the resurrection of Christ.
Amos 3:7
Micah 3:11
John 10:13
Acts 1:22-26
1 Corinthians 9:18
1 Peter 5:2

Satan is a real spirit being and not a fragment of people's imagination.
Job 1:6
Matthew 4:10
Mark 1:13; 8:33
Luke 13:16; 22:3, 31
John 13:27
Acts 26:18

The Holy Ghost will bear witness to the truthfulness of the Savior's plan, when it is presented. This is the one sure way of knowing which, if any, of the churches belongs to the Savior.
John 16:13-14
1 Corinthians 12:4-12
Galatians 5:22-26
Ephesians 1:17

Warm Regards,

President Albright