Monday, September 28, 2015
Idania
This week we had a Baptism! The girls name is Idania. She is daughter of a less active member. At first she was shy with us but she actually loves jokes and riddles and we spent lots of time riddling one another jaja. but she does better than me because the riddles in spanish are a little different than the ones in english. I just want to thank you all for your prayers and your support here in the mission. I love you all and hope you have an awesome week!
Monday, September 21, 2015
Help From on High
What an excellent week we had full of hard work and miracles!
This week i got a new companion. His name is Elder Gomez, from Guatemala. He is a cool guy, and super humble. i think we will have a great transfer here in Diriomo. This week was filled with challenges but also miracles. I know that the Lord knows and loves every single one of us individually and personally. Every week here in the mission, we spend the whole week exciting our investigators to go to church on sunday. but ALWAYS something weird happens and you see one by one your investigators fall in their commitment to the church.
This week we did just that and when sunday came NOBODY was home. neither was the couple who we were going to baptize this next week. well if they didnt go to church i didnt have my baptisms the next week. so I started to panic and get upset. But i knew in this kind of moment i needed the Lords help. I needed a miracle. So i prayed and i prayed with all my heart that the Lord would have mercy upon me and my companion that our Investigators would somehow showup.
As i finished my prayer i felt a little bit of peace within my heart, just enough to get my head straight and go see if my other possibility for baptism was ready to go to church. We went to look for her and we found her ready to go. That helped a little bit with the stress. i then had a decision to make, just leave and go to the church (which was far away and we had to catch the bus the church had rented) or, go back to the house of my possibilities and wait for them. i had a strong impression to go back even though we would miss the bus. As we returned, we found that the couple had just arrived and were getting ready to go to the church.
As i sat down about ready to cry from relief of so much stress, i immediately offered a prayer of thanksgiving to my God. I knew in that moment it was only through his power and mercy that they had returned to their house to go to the church. I know that the Lord watches over us and blesses His children who are obedient to His commandments. Seek His help in all things and NEVER forget to show immediate gratitude for the blessings we receive. I hope and pray everytime i write to you that you learn and apply something from my experiences in your own life. I love you all and hope you have a great week!
This week i got a new companion. His name is Elder Gomez, from Guatemala. He is a cool guy, and super humble. i think we will have a great transfer here in Diriomo. This week was filled with challenges but also miracles. I know that the Lord knows and loves every single one of us individually and personally. Every week here in the mission, we spend the whole week exciting our investigators to go to church on sunday. but ALWAYS something weird happens and you see one by one your investigators fall in their commitment to the church.
This week we did just that and when sunday came NOBODY was home. neither was the couple who we were going to baptize this next week. well if they didnt go to church i didnt have my baptisms the next week. so I started to panic and get upset. But i knew in this kind of moment i needed the Lords help. I needed a miracle. So i prayed and i prayed with all my heart that the Lord would have mercy upon me and my companion that our Investigators would somehow showup.
As i finished my prayer i felt a little bit of peace within my heart, just enough to get my head straight and go see if my other possibility for baptism was ready to go to church. We went to look for her and we found her ready to go. That helped a little bit with the stress. i then had a decision to make, just leave and go to the church (which was far away and we had to catch the bus the church had rented) or, go back to the house of my possibilities and wait for them. i had a strong impression to go back even though we would miss the bus. As we returned, we found that the couple had just arrived and were getting ready to go to the church.
As i sat down about ready to cry from relief of so much stress, i immediately offered a prayer of thanksgiving to my God. I knew in that moment it was only through his power and mercy that they had returned to their house to go to the church. I know that the Lord watches over us and blesses His children who are obedient to His commandments. Seek His help in all things and NEVER forget to show immediate gratitude for the blessings we receive. I hope and pray everytime i write to you that you learn and apply something from my experiences in your own life. I love you all and hope you have a great week!
Monday, September 14, 2015
Overcome the Adversary
What a week it has been! i hope everyone had a great week! This week i spent in a trio with another companionship that i serve with in the same district. it was really challenging but i found that sometimes my companions wont be so awesome and im going to have to learn to be more patient. And lucky enough, i get a new companion this wednesday so hopefully we can get this ball rollin and baptize some people. I also have this one family who are progressing really well and have gone to church 2 times already! They are so hilarious and have a little baby boy named Moses. I hope and pray they will make their goal for baptism this 26th of September!
I heard recently and i cant remember from where that the best way to gain a testimony and to become converted to the gospel is through the bearing and sharing of ones testimony. I know that as we hold strong to our beliefs and be loud about it that we will be able to draw closer to the savior and farther from the adversary and his temptations. Dont let the people around you take advantage of you. Be quick to shun evil and all unrighteousness in all its forms. Be examples of true believers of Jesus Christ and not those hypocrites who draw near with their lips but their hearts are far from Him. I know that this is the restored Church of Jesus Christ in these last days. I am so grateful for the opportunity every day to proclaim its truthfulness and to testify of the divinity of Him who is mighty to save. Be bold. Hold nothing back and always remember to stand up for Him no matter how bad the persecutions may seem. I pray that all of you find joy in serving the Lord and being His disciple.
I heard recently and i cant remember from where that the best way to gain a testimony and to become converted to the gospel is through the bearing and sharing of ones testimony. I know that as we hold strong to our beliefs and be loud about it that we will be able to draw closer to the savior and farther from the adversary and his temptations. Dont let the people around you take advantage of you. Be quick to shun evil and all unrighteousness in all its forms. Be examples of true believers of Jesus Christ and not those hypocrites who draw near with their lips but their hearts are far from Him. I know that this is the restored Church of Jesus Christ in these last days. I am so grateful for the opportunity every day to proclaim its truthfulness and to testify of the divinity of Him who is mighty to save. Be bold. Hold nothing back and always remember to stand up for Him no matter how bad the persecutions may seem. I pray that all of you find joy in serving the Lord and being His disciple.
Monday, September 7, 2015
Hazel
What a wonderful week we had! I hope everyone had a great week! This last saturday we had a baptism. Her name is Hazel. She is a young woman of 15 years and she is so great! as they say in nicaragua "Pilas". This week i found myself having to work hard in my area, since my companion cannot walk, i worked a lot with the Zone Leaders. But as i worked to manage my area, i learned many things.
This week i was thinking, how is it that we change? from a character we have been our whole lives to someone more, someone BETTER. As i reflected upon this aspect of life, changing onself more christ like, i found that its not easy. We need to act and not be acted upon. we cant wait for situations to change us. we have to change the situations that we face. The Lord expects much of us and he requires many times that we change, as we are humble and prayerful, we can accept the Lords will and let him mold us into a BETTER person. Many times the changes are not easy and we have to go through a refiners fire. Just remember that the Lord sees all and that whoever he wants you to be is better than who you are now. I am grateful for your love and support. Remember to be prayerful and obedient to all the Will of the Lord. I love each and every one of you.
This week i was thinking, how is it that we change? from a character we have been our whole lives to someone more, someone BETTER. As i reflected upon this aspect of life, changing onself more christ like, i found that its not easy. We need to act and not be acted upon. we cant wait for situations to change us. we have to change the situations that we face. The Lord expects much of us and he requires many times that we change, as we are humble and prayerful, we can accept the Lords will and let him mold us into a BETTER person. Many times the changes are not easy and we have to go through a refiners fire. Just remember that the Lord sees all and that whoever he wants you to be is better than who you are now. I am grateful for your love and support. Remember to be prayerful and obedient to all the Will of the Lord. I love each and every one of you.
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