Elvis?!!! Yes, the Gospel even reaches out to Elvis. After another morning of brain-overload training, Elder Smith and I sat next to another senior missionary in the cafeteria at the COB (Church Office Building). Elder King works in archives in the Church History Museum that will be moving to its amazing new facility in April. He told us about some of the fascinating documents and treasures from Church history that are housed there, including the Book of Mormon that belonged to Elvis Presley. This is his story: A little girl lived in the neighborhood close to the Presley home. She would walk by the house and stand by the gate, hoping to catch a glimpse of him. One day Elvis was out in the yard and saw the girl. He approached her and introduced himself. Over time they became friends. He didn't see her for a while. When she reappeared, he asked her how she was and where she had been. She asked him if he really wanted to know and if she could tell him something really special. She told him about her family investigating the Church and getting baptized. She gave him a copy of the Book of Mormon, which he agreed to read. Apparently shortly before he died, he had agreed to listen to the discussions. After his death, his father disposed of some of Elvis' belongings and returned the Book of Mormon to the girl who somehow ended up in contact with the Osmond family. She gave them the special Book of Mormon, and the Osmond family donated it to the Church. Elvis had marked some scriptures that had particularly touched him and had written some of his thoughts in the margins. I've always felt sorry for Elvis Presley. I believe he was a good man who was exploited and ruined by evil agents and managers for their financial gain.
Every day we enjoy sitting by someone we don't know at lunch because by the time we have to return to our assignments, we are friends with new stories and connections.
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That was really interesting.
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