Dear Candi!!,
......A sister in our district left today and it was so painfull to watch. Last night we watched a talk from Elder Holland called the "miracle mission". It hit everyone so hard and how he said how important a mission is. You should watch and you'll understand how I feel. Being here just for two weeks has changed my life so much. I'm a completely different person now! It's incredible how the Lord's work can change somebody. I love my mission! It's one of the greatest experiences I'm going through and I feel so awesome doing it. Serving a mission has and will continue to change my life. When the Hermana told us she was leaving the 6th of May, it killed my hear and soul. Watching someone who has suffered as much as me or Christ just throw it away because she feels she's not strong enough tears my soul in half it hurts me so bad to hear those words slip through her lips. I use to think when missionaries came home that the mission wasn't meant for them but now I KNOW that the mission is meant for every 19 year old man and any sister who even has the slightest interest in going.
.....TRC is a place where members and even non-members allow missionaries to teach them. It's a time where we get to practice. This was mine and my companion first time doing so they assigned us to room 41. Before we even knocked on that door I prayed with my companion asking for guidance and to be inspired by the spirit! We knocked, got in , and did the typical routine to find out information of the investigator. It was a 21 year old man, he was a member and he was acting to be an investigator. Usually I do most of the talking because my companion is a shy, timid, guy! My style of teaching is to ask a lot of questions to find out what they really need. I asked this man "what do you fear in this world?" "He was going to say something than he hesitated an said do you want me to be real like how I really feel or act and just be the investigator?" My companion was about to say to act as an investigator but before he could I rushed and said be YOU! Be the real you and tell me how you really feel! He looked at me and saw how serious I was. When he asked me that question I wasn't me anymore, i was one in one with the spirit! He said he's having trouble doing the Lords will and he doesn't understand why the Lord doesn't give him certain blessing. I quickly gave him doctrine over obedience and how the Lord blesses us for being obedient! After that I gave him the scripture Ether 12:27 where it talks about how it makes our weaknesses to strengths. Everything was quiet and I took a deep breath and gave him my testimony over this subject. I honestly don't remember what I said in my testimony but what I said brought him to tears. this experience was so amazing and I'm so grateful for it. The Lord used me a his messenger and the feeling was so amazing I'm so anxious to get out in the field!
......Candi- Tell everyone how I've changed and how I'm going to continue to grow to be a better man. Tell the family I LOVE them and miss them. These two years are going to be the greatest two years of my life. Well like it says in D&C 93:2 Christ is the light to mankind! Christ is leading me with his light to be a stronger and more awesome man! I love him for that, I will walk till my legs can no longer bare me! I will crawl till my arms collapse I will shout and praise the Gospel till my voice is no longer heard, for I know that everything I suffer and go through is not even a fraction what Christ went for ME and everyone!
Goodnight! Love Elder Josue Henriquez
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