I would say the best thing that happened this week was when we went to
the house of the first counselor in the stake presidency's brother's
house if you followed me on that one. He's been inactive for almost a
decade. We passed by him a couple months ago, and he told us he
didn't believe any of this stuff and that he had absolutely no desire
to come back to church because well, it didn't seem real. Last week
we passed by just to see how he was doing and share some love. He
wasn't there but his inactive stepdad or someone like that was. We
decided to leave a card with him with our phone number on it, and we
told the step dad to have him call us when he got home. A couple days
later I was surprised when he actually called! I was even more
surprised when he told us we could come share a message with him.
Even more surprised when he told us he was going to repent completely
and come back to church once again! He told us that very day that
we passed by, he was talking to another inactive member who was
telling him about how she didn't agree with the church on one thing,
and as they talked, he began to disagree with her, and the more he
talked, the more and more he realized that the church was true. He
had always known it, but up until that day, he had rejected the spirit
which had been trying to testify to him that the church was true. He
said that when he got home from his trip and got our card, that we had
passed by that very same day. In a time in my mission in this area
where a lot of the investigators here are struggling, this was an
incredibly amazing experience and one that really motivated me to keep
trying with these people. Maybe not now, but some day, these people
will accept the spirit and accept these things are true.
Conference was absolutely amazing this time. From Eyering's inspiring
first talk inviting us to take advantage of the conference by
preparing ourselves to receive personal revelation to Jeffrey R
Holland's closing remarks about how we must continue on, persevering
through doubts, trials, and our own faults, and be carried forward by
the Atonement of Jesus Christ, I felt so blessed to be able to be
listening. One of the littlest things that happened in the conference
that many may not have noticed that inspired me the most was when the
Motab was singing Come Thou Fount. One of the men singing in the
choir was weeping as he sang that song. I could feel the spirit so
strong, as it was evident that this man was not just singing, but he
was pouring out his heart in testimony of the Savior as he did so.
That really touched me, and inspired me to move forward this week.
Now, I Don't know what the Lord has in store for me this week, but I
know one thing. I Know that Christ Lives. I know that this is his
Church. I know that the fullness of the blessings of the Atonement
are available only in this church. I may not baptize many people in my
mission here, but I will pour out my heart and make sure that these
people, as many as possible will hear my testimony.
Since I seem to like the word pour today, I would like to share one
more thing that we learned last Monday night in a family home evening
with some Norwegians and people from England. The lesson was about
prayer, and how we should pray. Many times we pray, and we want an
answer. But we really are kinda iffy on how willing we are to accept
the will of the Lord. If we really want to be lead by the Lord in our
lives and do what he wants us to do, we must pour out our hearts in
prayer, with the humility to listen and obey whatever he tells us. As
we do this, we will be led to happiness and joy in all things.
I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
To all, have a rad week, and those who are out there serving missions.
Que el Señor les bendiga y que les guíe hacia éxito! May the Lord
bless you and lead you to success
Elder Baron
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