Here is somthing that I wrote to my mission president
"¡Dios es un Dios de milagros! vimos que nuestros investigadores asistieron y sé que vamos a ver aún más éste próximo domingo.
-después 4 semanas de luchando en Monte Lindo. encontramos las personas que van a ser fiel en la iglesia, por que no estamos buscando bautismos no mas, sino conversiones verdaderas. como futuro líderes y maestros. estoy seguro en que Dios estaba probando nuestra fe y castigándonos para que seamos mejor y puedo decirle que soy differente y mejor porque Dios me cambió.
Estábamos corriendo para participar en la Santa Cena el domingo. ahora, entiendo el significado de ella." (:
We are going to have changes this week. Somethings are going to be different here in the mission because our president is going to leave. I am excited to see what is going to happen. This last Sunday was very good. we had 5 investigators in the Sacrament meeting. That´s not all. We have other people who will be going this next Sunday. Double the number. I was really happy too, because we helped other families attend church. One in particular, a returned missionary who is Uraguayo from Uraguay. We were really pleased to see him in the reunion. We are seeing miracles here in my area. And to tell the truth, we were not having success during the first few weeks. But we had faith and hope that if we did our best, then God would help us find those who those who were/are prepared.
----Random note: I found out that the reason for people to go inactive in the church is sin. It explains all.
I don´t know how but the mission gets better everyday. I don´t get how missionaries can be homesick, I love every minute of it here, even when it is hard. And I tell ya, it is the hardest thing I have ever done... Ever. (-:
Today I was setting goals and I would like to say that I now have more of a vision of who I want to be. I keep saying that, "I am not the same" I should just say that I am constantly changing and lets leave it at that.
Yesterday I gave a talk in Sacrament meeting. I prepared my talk and the things that I wrote didn´t work out so I started to just bare my testimony. I kind of dropped the cane but with love. I felt the spirit as it guided me to said a lot of things. (one thing I have learned is to say what the spirit tells me to say)
Speaking of being guided by trhe spirit, Elder Enriquez and I gave a blessing to old lady who fell. don´t worry, she´ll be okay. Another experience that I will not forget.
I am focusing more on making miracles or rather make so that God can bring to pass miracles. I am sacrificing more and hope to continually do so. I am writing these miracle everyday too, in my Journal.
p.s. I am getting better with Spanish continually. I love talking in a different language. véase arriba look up ^
p.p.s.Thanks for the photos Jolene, My favorite was when wilson was sitting on the cats head.
p.p.p.s.I think that I´ll get my package in two weeks, but I am not pre-occupied with that.
p.p.p.p.s. So that you all know is that I am very happy in the work and that I am continually becoming better in the work. And that I have all that I need and I helping do my part. I have a lot of imprefections but that will never stop me.
I LOVE ALL OF YOU. BYE
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
Família mía
First things first... I thought it was kind of funny to hear that Jackie has a new cat. She always had a cat. I don´t know how many she has had now. oh well.
Well yesterday was a day of miracles. We were in the sacrament meeting and after the sacrament, the people who were waiting outside to enter inside to hear the testimonies. A father of a member entered with intentions to "discuss" the problems that the church needed to do to support her daughter. He was talking very loudly to the the Bishopric and all the members were stunned with what was happening. Finally the bishop came down, gave him a hug and then calmly lead him to the front (by the pulpit- the place where the bishopric sits) and he sat next to the bishop the rest of the meeting. He was touched at the love the members had for him. After the meeting, other members talked with him and gave him hugs. I know that God provided a way for this man to feel the love that he has for all his children. I am grateful for this experience because the members were shaken a little on subject of the importance of helping other members. After the meeting other members talked with us and gave us referrals.
We also taught a man in the Chapel. A man who has been prepared by the hands of God. The man is 67 years old and his wife is 38 and they have three children one is 18 years old, the other is 15 years old and the youngest 3 years old. We are here to help him with the things he needs to do to gain his own testimony.
I gained even more of a testimony of the Atonement. I know even more that the Atonement heals. And that the only ways that God can bless us is through the Atonement and through our obedience to the doctrine of Christ e.g. Faith, Repentance, Baptism, Gift of the Holy Ghost, and to enduring to the end.
Mormón Kuatiaña´a - The Book of Mormon
Well, I am seeing miracles here and I hope that all of you are making miracles back at home.
p.s. I am proud of you Mom for wanting to help others come unto Christ
8- )
First things first... I thought it was kind of funny to hear that Jackie has a new cat. She always had a cat. I don´t know how many she has had now. oh well.
Well yesterday was a day of miracles. We were in the sacrament meeting and after the sacrament, the people who were waiting outside to enter inside to hear the testimonies. A father of a member entered with intentions to "discuss" the problems that the church needed to do to support her daughter. He was talking very loudly to the the Bishopric and all the members were stunned with what was happening. Finally the bishop came down, gave him a hug and then calmly lead him to the front (by the pulpit- the place where the bishopric sits) and he sat next to the bishop the rest of the meeting. He was touched at the love the members had for him. After the meeting, other members talked with him and gave him hugs. I know that God provided a way for this man to feel the love that he has for all his children. I am grateful for this experience because the members were shaken a little on subject of the importance of helping other members. After the meeting other members talked with us and gave us referrals.
We also taught a man in the Chapel. A man who has been prepared by the hands of God. The man is 67 years old and his wife is 38 and they have three children one is 18 years old, the other is 15 years old and the youngest 3 years old. We are here to help him with the things he needs to do to gain his own testimony.
I gained even more of a testimony of the Atonement. I know even more that the Atonement heals. And that the only ways that God can bless us is through the Atonement and through our obedience to the doctrine of Christ e.g. Faith, Repentance, Baptism, Gift of the Holy Ghost, and to enduring to the end.
Mormón Kuatiaña´a - The Book of Mormon
Well, I am seeing miracles here and I hope that all of you are making miracles back at home.
p.s. I am proud of you Mom for wanting to help others come unto Christ
8- )
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