Dear Family and Friends!
This
week definitely huge miracles have come and I know will continue to
come as we continue to rely upon Christ! As I ponder back on this week I
am eternally grateful for the power that comes from the heavens as we
exemplify Jesus Christ in our countenance. No matter who we are but
especially as missionaries, others must see Christ in us, and then power
comes from heaven. But to do so we must do the things that Christ has
done, and ahead to his counsel of "Come Follow Me"!
This Monday we
were out working hard. We were with a member and decided to follow up
with a lady that we blessed a while back. Her children came out and
immediately started talking with us. One of them was in tears because
something just happened with her family. But they explained how they use
to always come to church but then they moved and lost contact with the
missionaries. Also the member we had with us was friends with one of
them from school. We prayed with them, the spirit immediately came, we
taught them the doctrine of baptism, and they all accepted immediately.
They got interviewed the next day and we baptized one of them that
Wednesday! A three day baptism. Now looking at her it has been amazing
to see the countenance change within herself and she decided to follow
the Savior. She always has now a happy smile and attitude about things.
Looking back now I love how the first time we met her she was crying,
but now she is a completely different person! I can definitely see the
Savior within her now!
We also saw a
huge miracle with baptizing on Sunday! A week ago from this past
Saturday we got a spiritual prompting to call one of our former's who
came to church many times but we lost contact with. She answered so we
invited her to come to church! But she stated how she likes the Catholic
Church more and doesn't wanna change. So we set up an appointment to
stop by the next day after church. We brought over a member to that
appointment and through down on the doctrine of the kingdom. By the end
she knew what she needed to do, but was still being very stubborn and
not wanting to change. But when we saw her on Tuesday she explained how
she had a dream where her brother came to her and told her to listen and
get baptized immediately. Since then everything changed. Saturday when
we met with her she exclaimed that she should of listened to us a long
time ago, and gotten baptized. She had us pray and ask God to help her
keep her promise and keep coming to this church and not the Catholic
anymore. She then found out that her sister is a member of the church in
Haiti and always tried to get her to come to church but she never did.
Then at her baptism she had complete tears of joy! God changes people.
The work is amazing, the area is amazing, my companion is amazing, and MY GOD IS AWESOME!
Love ya'll and see miracles this week!
With Love,
Elder Pond
