Week #84

Hey hey y’all! This week has been a trying week, one of the harder weeks I’ve had on my mission. But we were still able to see many miracles in our efforts this week, and it has strengthened my testimony tremendously. I know that our Heavenly Father hears and answers our prayers, and He knows us individually, knows what we need, and knows how to help us. 

So this week we received a text from Tyler telling us that baptism wasn’t in his best interest anymore. It was definitely unexpected. We have tried to get in touch with him, but we haven’t been able to get any responses from him since. There was a miracle related to it though, which I’ll share in a minute!

The Redds have been MIA as well. We still have contact with them, they’ve just had the flu for 3 weeks now. We hopefully will be able to visit with them this week, they said that the sickness was starting to clear up. 

So in sit of all of this, we saw many miracles this week, two of which were on Thursday! The first one, we were in our companionship study trying to come up with different street contacting situations and responses to practice. We practiced a few different ones, and then went out. The very first person we walked up and talked to had the exact responses that we had practiced. It was way cool cause we were able to address her concerns and help her see how the gospel can bless her life, and she asked for us to come back! The second one, after not being able to see the Redds and having Tyler drop us, we were out and about and we’re blessed with finding six individuals who were ready and willing to hear the message of the gospel. It was a tender mercy from the Lord, and something that we really needed! The third miracle that I wanted to bring up happened yesterday. We had to go to Walmart because SOMEONE blew a bike tube (it wasn’t me, I swear.... ok it was). We went in and looked all over for a tube, but couldn’t find the right one. We were going to check out (our member needed some groceries) and as he was checking out, Tyler walked into the store! So we went and talked to him, and set up a time to go visit with him some more! It was a cool miracle and definitely attests that God’s hand is active in His work!

This week I wanted to share a scripture from the Book of Mormon, Omni 1:26, and it reads;

26 And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved.

I love this verse. We come unto Christ through fasting and prayer, studying the scriptures, and attending church. There of course are other things we can do, like serving others, developing Christ-like attributes, etc., but I have really come to know that it is in the simple things that we really come to know our Savior. If we truly offer up our whole souls unto him, we will find true happiness and joy, which happiness and joy is found in Christ. I know these things to be true. Christ lives. He is our Savior. The Book of Mormon testifies of the life, ministry, and love of the Savior. Coupled with the Bible, we have the fullness of the gospel at our disposal. It is up to us to use it. I say these things in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.

I love y’all! Have a great week! Until next week! God speed!

Elder Houssian