October 5,
2015
An incredible
amount of the spirit was brought about in my life as we were able to do so many
things. I can always remember clearly the moments when I have felt the spirit
and how it has changed my life forever. Before sharing my comments on the past week, I
want to share my favorite talks from this conference from:
1. Elder
Holland. The Love of Mothers.
2. Elder
Nelson. The Power of the Woman.
3. Elder
Uchtdorf. Truth is Always Plane and Simple.
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| Baptism of Alejandra Elders Munoz, Coates, Alejandra, Pres. Zarur, Elders Montero, Burke |
Now for the
week. We had a baptism of a lovely mother called Alejandra and we are working
on having her confirmed for the next Sunday. She was happy and even happier to find that the
water was warm and not cold for her baptism. It was very good and now that Elder Muñoz
knows that I can sing, he helps me use my talents to invite the spirit. So I sang I’m trying to be like Jesus for her
baptism. We will be working with her
kids and husband to being baptized as well. I cannot wait for that moment.
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| Movie night- Meet the Mormons |
Before that
we had Friday night movie night! We
watched "Meet the Mormons" and sadly we didn’t have as much as we
were hoping for. It’s because it rained
a little bit, and nobody normally leaves their house if there is a little rain.
But, we had over thirty people which was
awesome! I was super happy to have that.
I hosted the movie and helped warm up
the crowd to being ready to see the movie and when we ended, the spirit guided
me to speak mightily and truthfully about the gospel of Jesus Christ and its
help in bringing the family to being something that will never have an expiration
date. It was so thick that I could feel
it in my veins. I invited all of them to
share their experiences more on Facebook, and to be ready to share their story
to those who want to know more about the church.
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| Elders Allred and Burke at General Conference |
We had the
wonderful opportunity to watch conference, which is basically the Super Bowl,
the World Series, and the World Cup combined for the Missionaries. I love Conference and I am shocked at how I didn’t
really listen to it when I was at home. I
am now sad at probably the many instances for spiritual growth I have missed
out on, but we are truly lucky to have the internet to bring us back these
great, spirit filled talks. We watched
attentively and the Gringo Elders went to the English Room, there is just
something about hearing the real voice of someone talking and not a translator.
I’m happy I can now listen to two
different languages and increase my ability to talk to more of my brothers and
sisters. I will not be planning on
stopping at Spanish. We got to see three
new apostles called and their testimonies were very strong. I am excited to learn from their experiences
and hear the spirit testify through them as they are now special witnesses of
The Christ.
This week has
been going different as I am looking continually for all the old people I have
taught and inviting them again to come unto Christ. It talks a lot about how Christ, more than
once, returned to a certain city in his mortal ministry, and how I can imagine
the people must feel to see the difference when the Savior is around and when
he isn’t. I can just imagine the amount
of people who didn’t accept his message the first time, but later changed their
minds and followed him when he came back. Is that not what happens to us in this life? Do we not at some point regret our decisions
to not follow Christ the first time or change our minds later down the road?
Well that is where the Atonement truly shows its magnificence. We are constantly invited to the kingdom of
God, not just once, not just twice, but continually throughout our life. Because our Heavenly Father TRUELY does indeed
love every one of his children. The
amount of second chances we get is miraculous and has helped me see the greater
value of my very soul. So having that
perspective, we have been visiting Magdalena again and some other people. I have so much excitement to be working again
with these people and inviting them unto Christ!
So a funny
part of being a missionary and returning to an area you were in before is that
everyone here has told me that I have gotten taller and I am even more skinny. They say that I am really skinny. I guess that’s what Formosa does to you when
you have to walk at least 6 miles a day and cook 6 times a day during the week. Man it’s been a change to not cook so much
and have a ton to eat with the members. I
am working back to getting bigger again so I don’t scare my family and friends
when I get back home. ja ja.
If you are at
all sad, alone, or need a miracle, talk to your Father in Heaven who is ever
waiting for you to acknowledge that you need him and He needs you to know you
are loved. Pray, it’s literally the
greatest thing that changes it all. May
the Holy Ghost, the Great Comforter, bring you peace to your heart during these
hard trials in your life.
Elder Burke
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| Hermana Mara, Irina, me and Ricardo |
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| Happy almost Halloween |
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| Elder Coates and I |
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