Clearing up Misconceptions

This week we had some pretty amazing lessons! We taught the Plan of Salvation to one Spanish family and it was just so fun! The mom was so cute. At the start of the lesson we asked them if they had ever wondered where we came from, why we are here, or where we go after this life and she literally had been praying the night before and asked God what her purpose is. He answers our prayers! 
We were talking about the fall of Adam and Eve. And I asked the dad to give us a summary of the story of Adam and Eve. So he starts recounting the creation of man and then said "let's read about it from the Bible" haha so we read from genesis 2 and 3 and talked about the need for the fall. He loves the Bible. And it was awesome because he really loved all the scriptures we shared from the Book of Mormon. Hes so funny. He would say "I like that" in English in his super thick Mexican accent after we read each verse.Haha. Its cause the Book of Mormon is TRUE!!!! And as the lesson progressed I think it finally clicked for him that we study BOTH the Book of Mormon and the Bible hahaha. And that we rely on both for our knowledge of God's plan for us. 
When we started talked about the gospel being preached in the spirit world, Norma was very sceptical. So we pulled out 1 Peter 4:6. She read that verse about 10 times haha. Then she read it from the start of the chapter to make sure she got the context right. I pointed out the second part of the verse where it explains why. So we discussed the nature of God and how he is merciful so it makes sense that he was give everyone a chance to hear and accept His gospel. And then after a second she said "that was my question... how could God send someone who died without a knowledge of the truth to hell if it wasnt his fault that he never knew the Gospel?" She was so cute she got so excited after that and said she is going to study it more. At the end of the lesson we invited them to be baptized and talked about the proper authority. Oh my goodness Norma thought we got baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost and Joseph Smith. Hahahahahahaha I about died. No way. Of course we belive that our church holds the proper authority to baptize, the same power that Christ administered to His disciples when he was on the Earth. But it was THROUGH Jospeh Smith that that authority was RESTORED. That power still comes FROM God. That authority does not come from Joseph Smith. 

With that being said haha if any of you all have questions I would love to answer them!!!! I know there are a lot of misconceptions about our church and our beliefs. No matter how silly the question may seem, please feel free to ask!!!! 

I love you all and I am so grateful for your support. 

Cuídense y que pasen una buena semana.