1st Night of the Pageant. AMAZING!

So, last night was the first night of the Mormon Miracle Pageant.  There wasn't a huge turnout as the first night is usually a little slow.  And it was raining for the first half of the evening, then it got suuuuper cold.  I'm from California, so I was freezing!  


We got into this great conversation with three young adults and there was an amazing thing that happened. I was talking to the guy about Joseph Smith.  He said he absolutely believed that Joseph Smith was a true prophet because everything he said pointed back to Jesus.  I said, "Then what do you think about the quote, " I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam. A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I. "  He said, with shock all over his entire being, "Joseph Smith never said that!!"  I said, "Oh, yes, he did."  He said, "Where then."  My mind went blank!  I knew he had said it, but for the life of me, could not remember where.  I even told him I was drawing a blank.... then I looked to my left and there was a man holding a sign with that very quote on it!!!!!  Quoting it from History of the Church, Vol. 6 page 408-409!!! How amazing is GOD!?!?!?  I said, "Oh!  It's right there!"  The guy read it and said, "Oh, I had never heard that he said that."  I said, "Yeah, it's an intense quote.  And it's interesting that he used the word boast because that directly contradicts Eph. 2:8-9,"For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is a gift from God.  Not of works lest any man should BOAST."  Wouldn't you think the founder might be a little more humble than that?  He said he was going to have to think about that.  


Please pray for Daniel.  He had already been hanging around some of the local Christians, so God is knocking on his heart.  


I'm going to get some studying in, then I'm going to rest before we hit the streets tonight.  The spiritual warfare here is intense and it always wears me down, so I'm trying to rest as much as possible so I don't get too worn out.  


Please keep praying!!!