Well another week bites the dust! Crazy to
think how fast time flies out here serving the Lord. This week as well
my heart is full of gratitude for the many miracles that the Lord helped
us to be able to receive. So I wanted to talk about some of those
miracles and then talk about the power of ordinances at an eternal
perspective.
The biggest miracle day was Sunday after church as we went and
visited everyone that didn't come to church. We went and visited a
former investigator and she was sad that the missionaries stopped coming
over and pumped to come to church and prepare for baptism. Then we
caught up with an investigator that we lost contact with and set him to
come to church next week. Then we ran into one of our investigators on
the street chillin with her friends, we prayed and preached repentance
and baptism to them. Set all five of them with baptismal dates. Then
followed up with two investigators who didn't come to church and set
them with baptismal dates. Then got back in contact with our baptism
that was suppose to be baptized that day, established more expectations,
and set him to come and get baptized on Tuesday! Then while biking ran
into another investigator that slept in that day so he wasn't able to
come to church that day. He expressed how badly he felt for not coming
and how he definitely is going to make it next Sunday. Then we set him
with a date. Then we were able to follow up with two potentials that we
lost contact with. Extremely SOLID! Taught them how Christ can relieve
our burdens as we follow him and are baptized. Set with dates! By the
end of the night the Lord blessed us to set fifteen of his Children with
baptismal dates. Then to close the night out we were biking by a less
actives house that we hadn't been to in forever and the Spirit prompted
me to text him and ask him if we could come over. He replied he was just
getting home and that would be alright. When we went over he explained
that right before we texted him he just got off the phone with his son
and was extremely frustrated and cursing out God. When we texted him he
took that as a sign that God is looking after him. After we left he
said, "Thank you. I feel a whole lot better." All I gotta say is, God is
REAL!
The other thing that I wanted to touch on in this email is kind of
the purpose of this life. In Alma 34:32 we learn that we are here to
prepare to meet God. Father loves us so much that He gave us steps or
saving ordinances that as we partake of and endure to the end we can
gain exaltation. Thus the most important things in this life are those
saving ordinances; baptism, receiving the gift of the holy ghost, the
sacrament, the priesthood, getting your endowment, and a temple sealing.
So we must ourselves, do all we can to get to these ordinances and help
our fellow brothers and sisters to do so. For this reason I have decided
that I will be getting married at least six months after my mission!
Haha just kiddin :)
But let us go see some huge miracles this week and help others come to the ordinances!
With Love,
Elder Pond
