August 25, 2015

"Nevertheless they did fast and pray oft, and did wax stronger and stronger in their humility, and firmer and firmer in the faith of Christ, unto the filling their souls with joy and consolation, yea, even to the purifying and the sanctification of their hearts, which sanctification cometh because of their yielding their hearts unto God." 

- Helaman 3:35

This week was crazy!!! A lot of people are popping out of the woodwork, a lot of people are asking us to come teach them, and a lot of really weird people... sounds like a great week to me! By 'a lot' of people, I mean a lot more than normal for me in this area. But, we have been able to find a good amount of people this past week who have needed our help. 

I really felt like I was home this week. I got to go on exchanges with an old companion of mine, so it was really fun! We were able to do a lot together, and it was a really fun time together. We had a contact who we met when we were walking past a park, and I felt something say to me to look at someone. So I did, and I didn’t know what to do. So I started walking towards him, and I walked past him because I didn’t know what to say. We walked around the block for like a minute and came back to him. Still not knowing what to say, I talked with him, "How are you doing?" He said, "I’m doing really bad." I asked him, "Oh, what’s wrong?" And he proceeded to explain everything. After I listened to him, I said, "Well, I know what can help you." I pulled out a picture of Jesus Christ, and I asked him if he knew who Christ was. He said yes and started to talk and open up more which lead to a great chat about the plan of happiness. I felt like the words filled my mouth. I wasn’t the person talking; it was the Spirit of the Lord. At the end, he accepted a visit from the missionaries with a lot of joy and seemed REALLY interested. It was a great contact.

I was also able to go to the temple this week to do a tour of the outside with a member, and it was amazing! We were able to enter a little bit, and in those moments of peace and quiet, I felt like I was home again with our Father in Heaven. It was such a sweet feeling!

I was able to find much comfort this week in a scripture found in Helaman 3:35. I'm still not sure why, but I keep reading it. This scripture has helped me feel at peace all week long even when there were hard moments.

I hope you all have a great week and continue to follow Christ! Be good!

Elder Gale