Hello!
We are seeing miracles every day.
One of our recent converts has a sister who owns a little store. He is always
over there so we go visit him, his sister, and his sister's husband. We got to
know them pretty well, and despite our constant efforts, couldn't really get a
formal "lesson" with them. The other day, our plans fell through, we
were in the area of her store, so we decided to go. She and her husband were
there. I happened to be carrying a Book of Mormon in my hand. She asked
"Is that your Bible?" "Nope, it is the Book of Mormon! Let me
tell ya about it..." We ended up teaching lesson 1 and answering lots of
questions. She wants us to come back so we can talk more. Being guided by the
Spirit is the best thing ever. One of the greatest feelings in the world for
sure!!!
I love it more and more when I hear
about people getting called on missions! Especially speaking Spanish!!!
Congrats Amy on Guatemala!!! And I guess Stockholm is pretty neat too haha.
Being on a mission is literally the greatest thing in the world. I am glad that
I made the decision long ago to serve. Someone asked me what I had learned on
my mission. I thought about it for a second. I realized that I have learned
firstly, how blessed I am to have a knowledge of the restored gospel. I have
learned that I really do KNOW that these things are true. I have learned how I
want to raise my family. I have seen countless examples of how i DON'T want to
raise my family. I have learned that I can talk to people about what I believe
and bear testimony about it. I have learned that Miracles happen EVERY DAY OF
THE WEEK if we are willing to open our eyes and see them. I have experienced
what is says in the Doctrine and Covenants, where it says "draw near unto
me, and I will draw near unto you." I have learned to draw unto Him. Every
day I study the Holy Scriptures for at least an hour. Then I share them for the
rest of the day. I have learned to LOVE them with all my heart. We were
listening to a talk by someone and they said that if we read a book a week for
the rest of our lives it would total up to about 50,000 something books. In the
Library of Congress there are tens of millions of books. He said How can we
waste our time in things that don't matter that much? That really hit me. What
things are we doing that maybe aren't that important that could be replaced by
more important, spiritually significant things? That made me think a lot...
Well now that that rant is over...
Flabio was confirmed in Sacrament Meeting today. It was a neat experience. I
love the words, "RECEIVE the Holy Ghost." It isn't forced upon us. It
is a gift that we receive! We have the choice to receive it or not. He stands
at the door and knocks. We let Him in. We had an investigator at church. Her
name is Blanca. She is an aunt of someone in the ward. She is from Honduras.
She is here in the US until next month, when her visa expires. She is the bomb.
She loves the church. She admires what we do as missionaries. She has seen the
example of her niece in the church and the joy that the Gospel brings into her
life. We are hoping that she will be ready for baptism and confirmation before
she has to go back to Honduras, and if she has the desire and drive she will.
Blanca is GREAT!!
Elder Fawcett is a baller. His
Spanish is goin crazy! He really is improving day by day, and I am really
grateful that I am able to be his companion
Love,
Elder Mike Dial
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