5:10 pm
A sister
from back home emailed me with a cool way to study your Patriarchal Blessing:
you read through it looking for these 6 themes, and then write out the phrases
on another sheet of paper under the headers of the themes:
1. Counsel (instruction of things you should do)
2. Information (lineage, callings, family)
3. Promises (blessings to be received if
obedient)
4. Take Heed (cautions and warnings)
5. Reaching for Potential (how you are going to
bring to pass the work you have to do)
6. Gifts (talents, abilities, blessings)
Helps you
to understand all the different parts of your blessing, and see what the Lord
has prepared you to do. Pretty
neat.
And also
a quote about the Holy Ghost:
"The
Holy Ghost can bring to you power to perform beyond your natural abilities. He
can provide you with the help of unseen powers in all that you do--the power to
speak with convincing authority, to receive promptings that enable you to say
things you had not planned, and to receive impressions, which if heeded, bring
blessings to you and to others. Mortals may have great abilities and potential,
but however great these mortal powers may be, they are only a shadow of the
powers that be claimed through a linkage with the Holy Spirit." - Carlos
E. Asay
Jesus the
Christ, chapter 21
"Although
faith is called the first principle of the Gospel of Christ, though it be in
fact the foundation of all religion, yet even faith is preceded by sincerity of
disposition and humility of soul, whereby the word of God may make an
impression upon the heart."
Therefore
They Hushed Their Fears - Elder David A. Bednar
The power
of the Atonement "...also strengthens us to see, do, and become good in
ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited mortal
capacity."
"His
ordinances and covenants fortify and comfort in times both good and bad. And
His priesthood authority gives assurance that the things that matter most can
endure both in time and in eternity."
"Unlike
worldly fear that creates alarm and anxiety, godly fear is a source of peace,
assurance and confidence."
Righteous
fear is reverence, respect, awe, obedience, and "...grows out of a correct
understanding of the divine nature and mission of the Lord Jesus Christ,
willing to submit to His will, and we will be accountable."
"As
we fear God more completely, we love Him more perfectly. And perfect love
casteth out all fear." (Moroni
8:16)
In other
news from today, we went to eat lunch at Tacotento again with Hna Archila, Virula,
Mejia, and Barrie, one of the newbies we got last week. Hna Phillips is in Copan right now. I got horchata and the
chicken burritos again, they were really good! I have definitely come to love
eating avocados. And grilled chicken, and
tortillas, and lime and chilies. So
good.
Side
note, everyone here has the exact same kind of broom and dustpan. I
actually didn't know it was possible to only have 1 kind of thing available to
sell. Weird.
We also
ran by the pharmacy to pick up some meds for the enfermos, and I met and talked
for the first time down here to a girl with Down's Syndrome. She was very nice and I liked talking with her.
Also had
some lessons later today, we're making slow but sure progress with one of our
investigators, so we're always happy to visit with him. Good day overall.
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