My companion
and I have been thinking a lot this week about what it really means to be
missionary, and for me to read about Devin’s mission call , I realized, I now
know why we talked about it so much this week. What better time in my life to
testify to my cousin about the great work that the lord has called us to
do. If I can say one thing about missionary work is that it truly is
inspiring. The many experiences that we have in this time of the mission
prepare us for something much more difficult… the rest of our lives. I have
often thought many times since I have left for my mission what if I had been
called to another place… what if I had served in China like I had always
wanted? What if I had served in the United States and had to battle with all of
the temptations of the modern world? As I have pondered these questions I came
to my personal conclusion. The conclusion being… the Lord knows us… a
simple answer yet eternally significant. Devin has been called into a mission
where he will find his greatest potential, if he is willing to show obedience
and diligence before God. I am so happy for him… because he has been chosen to
fulfill a mission that I know that I am not capable of doing. That’s why the
Lord sent me to South America. I know that he will have great successes on his
mission because from what I have heard is that those missions in Utah are some
of the highest baptizing missions because there is a lot of help from the
wards. I would also suppose that because he will be speaking Spanish that he
will be talking with the humblest people in that part of Utah… meaning another
source of success found in people that are prepared spiritually for the message
of the Restoration. What a great opportunity and learning experience he is
going to have.
Our true
worth in this life is measured by our obedience and diligence in keeping the
commandments of God. We know that they Lord does not give commandments that we
cannot keep. Every commandment is a spiritual treasure that we could enjoy and
appreciate. The power we hold to choose our daily actions gives us the means to
show our love for God and his children. I know that this choice that Devin made
was stimulated by the Holy Ghost and the mission call that he received was
brought by that same member of the God Head to a prophet of this day. The Lord
teaches us this lesson with love in Amos 3:7… ¨Porque no hará nada jehová
el señor sin que revele sus secretos, a sus siervos los profetas.¨ I really
don’t know very many scriptures in English any more. I have tons of scriptures
memorized in Spanish but not in English, weird. Anyway felt like I need to say
these things so that maybe if Devin reads this he will know that the Lord knows
best and his thoughts are not our thoughts… and that this is very good because
the Lord only thinks to bless us and to help us grow.
We had
another baptism this week… a great kid named Edgar Felipe. What a power house.
We found him living in the house of an active member. We began to teach him the
gospel and now his greatest desire to serve a mission for the lord and to give
back what the Lord has given to him. In reality is almost an orphan because his
mom left when he was little and his dad lives in another place that he
occasionally visits, but he doesn’t live with them. I know super crazy, but I
have learned however that they lord does bless those that listen to the message
of the gospel. He had a girl friend from another faith and she told him that he
shouldn’t do it that it was right, he told her that he was set and that he knew
it was true and then left his house to get away from her. Later that same day
he got baptized. Yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! THE GOSPEL IS TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!
Con Amor
Elder Harris
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