Tuesday, July 19, 2016
My cute companion and I :)
What an awesome
week!!!!!! We had interviews with President yesterday which is why we are
having pday today. :) My testimony of the power the Lord gives to his servants
has grown so much in this time here. I know that the Lord inspires his chosen
servants and reveals to them the necessary words and counsel that need to be
given. I left feeling like a burden had been lifted from my shoulders and a
feeling of peace in my heart. I could feel that the Lord really was pleased
with my offering and that he loves me, imperfections and all. It´s something
I’ve been really worried about my whole mission, what does the Lord think of my
service? President shared a scripture with me in Helaman 10: 4-5 that was an
answer to that prayer and desire to know and even though I don´t feel at times
like I deserve to have my name placed there along with Nephi, I have faith that
the Lord spoke through him and through the scriptures to calm my heart and lift
my spirit. I haven´t been a perfect missionary, but I do feel peace in my heart
that the Lord is pleased with what I´ve offered. I also felt mucho más
tranquila (more calm) about what my plans are heading back home and that it´s
going to be a beautiful life ahead of me.
This week I was super
sick which made things a little difficult, but I felt that I had to rely on the
Lord every day for the strength and support I needed. He in turn blessed me
with that strength and much much more. It was a week of miracles. :) One of my
favorites happened with a family who just moved here into the ward. We were
walking in the street looking for an address and the wife, R..., came up to us
and asked us where the closest church was. We gave her a contact card with the
direction and she told us that she was a member but inactive, however, she wants
to return to the church. Her husband isn´t a member but agreed to let us come
by and visit them. On Saturday night we went to visit and we began
talking and the husband started telling us all the things he didn´t like about
the church or things he´d heard about the Mormons. The wife was trying to
correct him and explain that many of those things weren´t true, but she is only
a member of about 2 years and went inactive after 10 months so she didn´t have
a lot of answers for him. My companion and I both felt the impression to just
let him keep talking and get out all he wanted to say. As we listened to him
his critical comments began to lighten up and he started sharing some of the
things he did like about the church. We were able to gain his confidence and explain
a few of questions. We then decided to share a Mormon message but weren’t sure
exactly which one. We just chose one that we had watched with a family earlier
that week called "Amor durdadero" about the grandpa with Parkinson´s
who takes care of his wife who can´t speak or do anything for herself. After
the video ended he was very quiet and we asked him how he felt. He looked at us
and just started bawling. He proceeded to tell us about how he had a sickness
as well that almost killed him about a year ago and it´s something he will have
to fight with for the rest of his life. His wife stuck with him through it all
and was a great blessing to him. We began to testify of eternal families and
that we can be sealed to our spouses and children for all eternity in the
temple. It really hit home and he opened up to us and even accepted the
invitation to pray and ask if the church is really true. We also invited him to
be baptized if he came to feel that our message was true and he agreed. It was
such a beautiful experience and we were all in tears. It´s amazing how the
spirit works through us as missionaries and the Lord knows each one of his
children. A..., the husband, started out so defensive and hard-hearted but
when we followed the spirit we could reach right into his heart and help him
understand. Before we left we all knelt down to pray and he offered a very
sincere and powerful prayer thanking the Lord for our visit, for our message,
and for the chance his family has to learn and become a forever family. How
beautiful!!!!!! I love teaching the gospel with all my heart. Sometimes I
forget how beautiful and important our message is that we carry, but it´s
moments like these when I feel the spirit testify to my heart just as strongly
as to those who are listening that it really is true. I love this gospel, I
love my Savior, I love my Father in Heaven and am so grateful for his plan of
happiness. I can´t wait to see this family keep progressing. :)
Time is flying, but
the blessings just keep coming. I´m so happy and so grateful for every chance I
have to share my testimony with others. Never forget to nurture that knowledge.
We are at war and Satan is working so hard to weaken the Lord´s soldiers. We
are fighting for the souls of God, including ours, and Christ is our captain.
That fight is getting every day more intense and we must put on our armor every
morning. Read the scriptures, pray with real intent, go to church and keep the Sabbath
day holy, pay tithing, serve others, and never forget to thank the Lord for
every blessing he sends us. I know we will win and I know we will receive our
grand reward of eternal life. It´s not easy and we can´t arrive at the
celestial kingdom by accident. The Lord needs agents, he needs strong warriors,
and he needs them for life. Love you all so much! Stay strong and find joy in
living the gospel every day. Have a wonderful week!!!!
Love,
Hermana Cox
Wow, I´m gonna miss Peruvian food!!
Eating our turkey leg at a member´s house. :)
Our ward mission leader is the best and bought us donuts!!!!! Dunkin donuts at that!!! :)
Our FHE with the S... family (recent converts) and our two awesome investigators, G... and A... Ramos. They are planning on getting married in August so they can get baptized!! :)
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