Good Morning! I apologize for not
sending out a group email last week! I had it all typed out and then when I
pushed send, it kicked me out of the system and I lost everything! I didn't
have the patience to type it out again, I guess (; But yes, I am alive and
well. In disbelief that this transfer is already coming to a close, but alive
nonetheless. Can you all believe that in 3 weeks, I'll have been in the mission
for half a year? I can't.
I'll share a
quick story with you all that I think has a lot of meaning. This week we were
teaching someone quite a bit. This person has been classified as an
"Eternigator" or an Eternal Investigator. We had found some success
with him and decided to make daily vists to keep him progressing! All three of
us enjoyed it, and I specifically enjoyed the teaching. Well, we were teaching
him and I felt the prompting to ask him about his testimony. And in brief, this
is what he said to me: "I believe what you guys are teaching, and I think
that you're right. I even think I might have a testimony. But there's one thing
I ask of you." And naturally I said, "Anything! What is it?" And
he began to talk about the prophets of old. Namely, Moses. He was talking about
the great miracles that were performed in that time and how amazing they must
have been. He then asked me if miracles like that were still performed today. I
thought about that question for a moment and said, "Yes. But they're
miracles in a different form. They're miracles suited more for our time and for
us specifically. God is and always has been a God of miracles." What he
said next absolutely broke my heart. "If you can show me a sign, a
miracle, I will be baptized tomorrow." I can't imagine what Christ must
have felt as those around him asked him for signs or miracles to seal their
testimonies, or even to make them believe in Him as the Son of God. No, we
didn't show him a miracle, but I did bear my testimony to him with as much
energy my heart could muster. But unfortunately, it wasn't enough for him to
want to continue seeing us. I share this story because I think that at one time
or another, we have all been guilty of this. I know that I have been. How often
do we think, "If I just saw something like a miracle, my testimony would
be so much stronger." or "If I just witnessed something incredible I
would actually know for real that this Church is true."? I hope that we
can find the Faith to move past this very difficult roadblock. It's naturally
hard to believe what we can not see. But that's exactly where faith comes in. I
feel like I'm talking about Faith every single week, but that's just how
important it is. I'll put it like this: Don't wait to be acted upon by the
Gospel. But instead, put the Gospel into action and I promise you that you will
watch your testimony develop from a seed of desire to believe to a towering
tree of a sure testimony, filled with the fruits of your labors. If you're
waiting for miracles, you're wasting your time. Don't forget that faith
proceeds the miracle. And that faith requires action to really be classified as
faith. This is my testimony this week, and I truly hope that it helps someone
out there. I had the feeling to share specifically this story this week.
As always, thank
you all so much for your love and support. I couldn't do it without your
continued prayers in my behalf. I pray for you all every day and night!
Espero que Dios les bendiga and God
Bless America.
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