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Evelyn’s family began attending a Lutheran service in “It’s hard to

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But when Evelyn was seventeen her

brother returned from the military and immediately started ind truth because

searching for a new church. Awakened by the horrors of war,
he knew seeking God was his best prescription. Evelyn shared people are afraid

the Lutheran faith with her brother, but he warned her that
to teach the Bible.”
they were not preaching the truth. Eventually, he found his
church family among the Pentecostals. Evelyn visited but felt

they didn’t share the whole truth either. No Bible prophecy,

no end-time messages. She recalled,“Daniel was like a closed

book.” Her search continued for many years.
Ellsworth noticed that Steward was not burdened with
New Beginnings
opinions but enlightened by the Bible; every point was backed

After they were married, Evelyn and Ellsworth set out by the Word. He said, “I had always searched the prophecies

toward Hamilton, Montana, eager for a new beginning.
for signs of the end times. They really played into my hunger.
Before, they were an enigma. To look at Daniel and connect it to
Evelyn discovered the Bible Sabbath and began seeking
an explanation for why so many worshiped on Sunday instead Revelation was not easy for me before I heard Dave’s message.”

of on Saturday—the biblical Sabbath. She could not ind a Evelyn was excited to inally grasp what she had been seeking

satisfactory answer in any of the churches they visited in for so many years—truth.“He made the mark of the beast so
clear! It was a marvel. His messages are Scripture-driven!”
Montana. The only answer she got was that Saturday had
been traded for the irst day of the week because of Jesus’ The Townsends saw baptism as a chance for a new chapter

resurrection. Evelyn was frustrated and lamented,“It’s hard in life—a new commitment to the Lord.“I don’t believe this
experience negated my original baptism,”said Ellsworth,“but I
to ind truth because people are afraid to teach the Bible.”
Ellsworth was not at irst convicted by the same topics wanted to be rebaptized.”

as Evelyn:“I told her,‘If you can show me where I’m wrong Their new chapter could not have come too soon. Ellsworth

by the Scripture, I’ll change.’ It eluded me until the Amazing said,“We went to maybe twenty churches here, but there was
such a dearth of the Word of God. A lot of entertainment. No
Facts seminar. I was confused by Luke 24:44 and the difference
between the law of God and the law of Moses.”
depth to it.” The solid food of Scripture presented in Steward’s

When Evelyn and Ellsworth attended Amazing Facts Amazing Facts prophecy seminar provided a much-needed
sustenance.“David uses a logical process,” Ellsworth continued,
evangelist Dave Steward’s series, it made all the difference.
“Listening to Dave, the conviction that came over me; it “You can see the attorney background in him. He brings to the

changed my whole life,” Evelyn said, tearing up.“We have a foreground Scriptures that back up every teaching. There’s no

copy of all his messages. The Lord has been so good to us. stone unturned.We were so hungry for that!”
The couple was joyfully baptized in March 2016.
Our lives are changed.”

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