Hendrik Brenkman Essay

As a young child, Hendrik Brenkman developed an interest in extending his knowledge. This passion of his, a trait, which he had inherited from his father, eventually developed into the desire to search for the truth. He would read through truth magazines, comparing the different opinions of others on the same topics. Later on he, with the aid of technology, broadened his scope of research through the Internet. His findings have not only allowed him to understand certain concepts, but also to improve his way of life.
While he was a student attending Tuck’s university, with his sister, such an opportunity arose when the Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints knocked on his door. When asked what his first impression of the Elders was Brenkman promptly explained, “I don’t know if I had any specific impressions all I know was that if I had to open the door the first time I probably would not have invited them in because that’s just the way that I behave when people come to me with things…” Luckily for him, his sister was able to step in and invite the missionaries …show more content…
He phoned the Elders and the meetinghouses, but no one answered. Determined to gain contact with them he went to the Elder’s address, only to discover that they had moved. When he went to the meetinghouse there was no one there either. This time, he prayed. He asked God to send him His people, and in his mind he saw the Elders. A few days later two Elders knocked on his door. “He scrabbled to the door and asked for our phone number, asked us to leave and that he would call us that night. Elder Veihweg and I marveled at the encounter and we continued to work the area with no success. He did call that night and we set an appointment to meet at the church for our first discussion.” Shane Roy, one of the elders who knocked on Brenkman’s door,