N.C

Christopher is doing very well. He is loving North Carolina and loves being a missionary. He is serving in Mooresville with his companion Elder De Haan who is awesome! He his having great success. He says his record is feeling up with names and it is usually hard for missionaries to get 3 or 4 names but he and his comp. have like 14-16 names.

His testimony this week:

i know this church is true and that Christ is the head of this church. He lives and guides this church today. I know without a doubt that he suffered for you and for your loved ones. Through Him anything and everything is possible. This church will not stop growing in this world and in worlds to come. It will be spread to every nation and Christ will come and show himself to all people. Everyone will know He is the Christ. I know and i testify that He loves you so much. SO much. He knows who you are personally and he will ALWAYS be there for you. He knows the struggles you go through. the pains you feel. but for sure He knows what you can become. I testify that his hand will guide you in His work and for His purposes. He knows what needs to be done and the potential that you can be. Christ is very real and miracles happen everyday because of him. He is the greatest example to any of us. i promise that as you come to Him, he will bless you in more ways than  you can imagine. You will not regret anything that comes from Him. He suffered all pains and sorrows and anguish... because he loves all of us and especially you. and i say these things in
His name, Jesus Christ

Headed to North Carolina

Elder Heywood will be leaving for North Carolina on Oct. 29

He loved the MTC but is excited to be going out into the field

Christopher got to shake hands with Elder Richard G. Scott and Sheri Dew, while at the MTC.

Testimony on first lesson

Testimony of the Restoration

I know that God is or loving Heavenly Father. He would do anything for us. He is happy when we are and will lead us in thick and thin circumstances. I know that the gospel blesses families because I have seen him bless my family. He wants the best for our families because he knows how important they are in the church. I know we have a true and living prophet today, President Monson. God had churches in the past and wont change his mind. That is why we have a prophet today.  I have a testimony that christ atoned for our sins and did it cause he loves us. He made it possible to repent and be born again. I know soon after his death there was an apostasy. After which Heavenly Father and his beloved son, Jesus Christ, came down to Joseph Smith in 1820. Joseph Smith restored this true church which we have today through the holy power of God. Though this power he also translated the book of mormon which is the key stone to our religion. I know that as we pray for the knowledge that the Book of Mormon is true he will answer us and let us know in our minds and in our hearts, by the comforter, that this church is true.    "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 th power of the Holy Ghost. And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things." -Moroni 10:4-5

I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ  Amen. 

-Elder Christopher Paul Heywood

MTC

Christopher checks into the MTC today @ 12:00