10:04 pm
Sunday was a long
day today! But good. In district meeting mis companeras and I taught about
personal revelation, and I shared D&C 31:11,13... I like that scripture. Also, D&C 31 is just wonderful overall, so I challenge you to go read that
one... good stuff!
Also, I'm fairly
certain I'm leaving the CCM on March 31 sometime, so I have 2 more weeks and I'm
in the field! Crazy! But also exciting, my first 2 weeks here felt like
forever, and these past 2 weeks flew by, I can't believe we'll get a whole
bunch more of brand new missionaries on Tuesday, and we'll be the oldest people
here. I really can't figure out my concept of time here, it is the strangest thing.
Also, I gave the
closing prayer in Sacrament Meeting today, and participated in a musical number
with Latinos and nortes, we sang an arrangement of "Nearer My God to Thee,"
and it was beautiful.
Random fact, and
I'm fairly certain I mentioned it before, but I was once again impressed today
by how the salad lettuce is shredded into thin strips, instead of cut into
squares or chunks...makes for an interesting eating experience. Just thought
that was something super important you should know about the cuisine of the
Guatemala CCM, as that is something that is always on your minds.
But on a more
spiritual note in light of it being Sunday, we watched the Joseph Smith video and it was pretty neat to see what we keep teaching to these people all day
long. It is amazing to see what the Lord requires of His people, but even more
amazing are the blessings we receive because of our obedience. We are promised
by the Lord that obedience and blessings
are tied to each other, and thus as we submit our will we are given more
opportunities and happiness than before we did. Interesting cause and effect to
think about. The more we sacrifice, the more free we become, until it isn't a
hard thing to be obedient anymore, and that is when we have a fullness of joy
and peace. The Gospel is so cool!
But back with the
Joseph Smith movie (weird saying that in English!), after Joseph won at a stick pull contest, he said jokingly to the brother that had lost that "Sometimes God brings us low, so He can lift us higher," and I think that is applicable to all things in life. Christ descended below all
things, and because of that, He is the Son of the Highest. And we have that
potential in us, to be the righteous children of our Heavenly Father that will
choose the right, and be faithful, and persevere to the end, through the pain
and the trials and sadness and hard times, because we have that hope and faith
in Christ, our perfect example, who has experienced our individual thoughts and
feelings, and because of that, He knows what the best ways are to help us when
we then experience our tests in life. We can have complete trust in the Lord, and He will never let us down. Never ever.
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