Hello family and friends!
Scripture of the Week: Moroni 10:32 Yea, come unto Christ,
and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and if ye
shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all you might,
mind, and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye
may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of
God.”
I had a pretty great week, I guess you could say it was a
´spiritually-stacked´ week. We had lots of really cool experiences this week.
We had the wonderful experience to hear the worldwide broadcast from Church
leaders this week; a broadcast for all of the missionaries in the entire world!!
I felt so blessed to hear from the Apostles: Elder Andersen, and Elder Bednar,
as well as several other Church leaders. They focused so much on simply loving
those around us, and how we can serve others better. I learned just how
important the principle of repentance is this week. I have truly been able to
feel the cleansing and strengthening power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I
know that he suffered for our sins, that he died for us, and that he was
resurrected. I am so grateful for that knowledge.
We had another wonderful lesson this week with a family, and I was able to invite them to be baptized on the 6th of February,
and they accepted! They are so excited to learn more and to strengthen their
faith in Christ. We were also able to have several ´Noches de Hogar´ with
members here in La Paz, where we basically just teach a simple lesson, and we
invite them to bring their friends and family members that do not know very
much about the Church. We were able to watch a video about the Restoration of
the Church of Jesus Christ, and they were just so wonderful.
I had a couple sad experiences this week. I normally don’t like to
share sad experiences, but I am going to do it anyway, haha. This week, we were
looking for some people that other missionaries had taught before, and we found
the house, and I asked for this person, and the man responded, and told me it
was his daughter, and responded rudely, saying, “but dont think of doing
anything, in this house we are of a different religion, so better for you guys
to stay away.” It made me sad that there
are some people out in the world like that. As missionaries, we are
representatives of Jesus Christ, and our purpose is to serve those around us,
and help them come closer to Christ. It makes me a little bit sad because
people just don’t understand our purpose as missionaries. I just wish so badly
that everyone would accept our message! Its a message of hope, faith,
happiness, and it all centers on Jesus Christ!
This week we also had Stake Conference, where all of the
congregations from La Paz, gathered together, for one big special church
service. And our mission president, President Velez, and his wife came! And not
only that, but the Tijuana temple president, President Hinckley, and his wife
came too!! And another Church leader named Elder Mendoza. It was such a treat
to have them all here and to hear of their messages. I felt the Spirit so
strongly throughout this weekend as we were able to hear from these Church
leaders. I learned about just how important reading the scriptures with real
intent is. When we read the scriptures with a real desire to feel the Spirit,
we can learn so much more!
I am so grateful for the many wonderful spiritual experiences this
week, and for the things I have been able to learn. More than anything, this
week I learned just how wonderful a blessing it is to have a knowledge and
testimony of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. To know that he suffered for our
sins, and that he knows how we feel when we experience trials. I know that
through the Atonement, we can purified and strengthened. We can become better.
No matter how many times we fall, when we put our faith in him, and try to be
better, He is always there to lift us up.
--
Elder Daines
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