Scripture Power - Especially the Book of Mormon

Mis Queridos Amigos!

Another week has gone by and Gods power has been once again made manifest in my life. The miracle we had this week was with one hermana who we have been working with for almost 2 months. we were so close to dropping her as an investigator because she didnt want to go to church. well we had one final talk with her last week and we gave her one more chance. we commited her to read 2 Nephi 31 in the Book of Mormon. a few days later we returned and she had not read it so we did what good missionaries do and we read the chapter with her. after we read the chapter we felt the spirit so strongly and she finally saw the importance of baptism and she commited to being baptized this next saturday along with her 3 children as well. and she even came to church this last sunday! I can already see the spirit growing within her. The power of the scriptures are real. especially the Book of Mormon. I know without a doubt that the Book of Mormon is true scripture and that anyone that reads it will find the Fountain of Everlasting Life that is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. if you dont or have not read the Book of Mormon. I exhort you with all my heart to come and drink. Find the well of everlasting happiness and joy that is the Gospel, that is Christ. For only through the redeeming power of the Atonement can we find our purpose.

Thank You all for your prayers and love on my behalf. i appreciate the comments i received and the experiences you have shared. May the Lord bless you all this next week.

Amor, Elder Alejandro Lim

He Opens the Door

Mis queridos amigos,

This week has been awesome like always when you are the Lords servant! This week i have seen miracles happen. when we hear the word miracles a lot of us think about people being healed of fatal diseases or people being raised from the dead. yes these are miracles but most of the time the miracles of God are so much simpler and more realistic. this week we started teaching a man who has had problems with drinking. one day we found him sober so we took the opportunity to teach him and invite him to church. fast forward to sunday, he comes to church with us which was so exciting! fast forward to that night, we talk to him and he tells us that the day before some people had offered him an opportunity to go and find some work, and here work is really hard to find. but he told them that he had promised us he would go to church on sunday. so he lost an opportunity to find more work. but then comes the miracle. he sadi after church a member came up to him and started talking to him and they walked home together and that the member had offered him work.

Remember always that the Lord loves to bless His children. We are blessed when we do what He says. Of this i bear personal witness to.

Amor, Elder Alejandro Lim

PS. I love to hear your responses and maybe some personal stories that you would like to share with me. Thank You All! May God bless you always.

Alejandro.lim@myldsmail.net

Tender Mercies

How great is the mercy of our God? Many times i feel down and frustrated but there are always those little tender mercies that make this work worth it. Yesterday we had church and of course if you don't have like 5 people at church people aren't happy with you. So me and my trainer worked super hard this week to commit people to church. we ended up committing like 15 people to church. Sunday rolled around and we went around and we ended up having nobody as we walked to the church building. sacrament meeting started and i was feeling really down and frustrated. and then in walks these 3 children we had committed during the week, my heart lifted to the roof. then in walked in an investigator who we had been trying for weeks to get to church but hadn't until then! i was so happy. my message is that Heavenly Father is aware of each one of us and he always blesses us according to our works and desires. i know Heavenly Father is mindful of me and my area and he takes great pleasure in showing His love for His children. Remember always your purpose and potential. do everything you can to shape our lives according to that plan. there is no greater happiness, in this is my testimony. Have a great week everyone! My heart goes out to all of you and i am grateful for all your prayers and support. May you always be worthy of the tender mercies of God.

Power of the Fast

Today i want to talk a little bit about the power of the Fast. to those of you who don't believe in fasting or the very real power of our Heavenly Father, i just want to share a brief experience that i had about fasting this week. This week i had my first fasting experience in Nicaragua. Man it was HARD, especially when you get really thirsty really quick. this week i fasted to be able to understand this language and to be able to just be able to speak a little bit more. the affects of my faith and wanting to be able to communicate with the people more than i wanted to drink or eat was almost immediate. almost minutes after i terminated my fast i could notice the difference. i could understand just a little better what people were saying and when i talked to people i could speak more without thinking. Brothers and Sisters, the power of God is REAL. Our loving Heavenly Father always blesses those who have the faith and capacity to do the things he asks of us. in this experience i received a lot more than what i had hoped for. i know heavenly father loves each and every one of us, and by acting on our faith we can change and BECOME.

This is Abraham, We found him trying to find someone else. his mother is inactive but she gave us the permission to be baptized right away since he had already seen the missionaries and gone to church. all we needed was an interview and he was ready to enter the covenant of baptism. He wants to be a missionary someday too! smile emoticon