John is a friend to everyone. He is patient and good. He is kind and non-judgmental. He has a sincere heart. {Sincere /adjective/: free from pretense or deceit; procedding from genuine feelings}
The Lord has prepared John to receive His gospel. I know this because John has a desire to know what is true. {Desire /noun/: a strong feeling of wanting to have something or hoping something will happen} John is willing to experiment to know if what we are saying is true. {Experiment /noun/: a course of action adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome}
Through all of this, John has shown real intent. {Real intent /noun/: earnestly intending to act upon an answer, regardless of our preconceived notions} Most importantly, John is humble enough to pray and go to the origin of truth, our Heavenly Father, to receive his answers. {Origin /noun/: the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived}
God answers the questions we ask. If you take the time to study the Book of Mormon and listen to the Mormon missionaries--truly desiring to know if what we teach is true; acting with no hypocrisy or guile--then God, the origin of all truth, will reveal this truth to you through the Holy Ghost.
3 Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts.
4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
John will be baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on February 22.
God lives and this is His Restored Gospel.
