Una semana loca pero tan bendecido! To make it short, there was a ton to do this week, and it went by really fast! I am so grateful to see that the Lord loves us so much to give us something to do every second, and that every second has something to learn and some way to grow and become better!
Mejor Milagro:
One night, as we were planning my companion had felt the impression to go and contact a specific street by one of our investigators as a plan B. When we were at that hour the next day, the appointment had fallen and we moved to that street. As we were preparing some pamphlets, I saw a man and without thinking I said to Elder Silva "We need to talk to him. That is the man that is ready." Surprised myself by the comment, we quickly went and met this man that was cleaning his porch. We began to talk to him, and came to find out that he was friends with a very faithful member family that lives in another part of Xela. We testified to him that we were disciples sent by Jesus Christ to his house and his family to share a message, and asked if we could pass. He said that he did not have a lot of time, so we testified again and asked for but 5 minuets with him and his family, which he accepted. He allowed us in with his wife and son, those that were present. In the 5 minuets that we were there, we had the opportunity of an amazing lesson, leading to them being willing to accept us two days later, and leaving an interest in their hearts to know about the glorious restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
Testimony Time:
Right now my companion and I are teaching a family that has had many struggles, and has not made the best choices to deal with these struggles. We have been working on helping them understand why it is so important to keep the commandments. I found this scripture as I studied for their needs in 1 John 5:3, it says:
"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."
What we must understand is how blessed we are to have been given the commandments from God, through his chosen servants the Prophets. God, in his infinite wisdom, has shown us the light to true happiness and peace. The things that he restricts are things that eventually lead us to sadness and pain, which he knows. When we truly love him, we will trust and have faith sufficiently in him to follow his guidelines. In this scripture, John teaches us boldly that the commandments truly are not hard to keep, once we have a true love for our Heavenly Father and the sacrifice that Christ made. In reference to this scripture, Christ teaches in Matthew 11:30, "For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." The only way to have true happiness is complete obedience to God and love for him and his instruction. He is waiting to bless us, but as it teaches us in Doctrine and Covenants that the blessings he gives us depends on the obedience to the laws that we have received. I testify that it is amazing and wonderful to keep the commandments, and be in peace before the sight of God. We are all imperfect, but what God wants is to see us working towards perfeccion. Though we will commit errors each day, we can keep his commandment to be worthy of the many blessings that he has promised. That is what a good life is all about, being worthy when the opportunity to bless or to receive blessings comes. I can also testify of the power of the repentance. Because of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, we know exactly what we need to do in order to be clean and ready to return to his presence, with the great blessing of returning as families! Of these things I testify, in the Sacred name of our REDEEMER, Jesus the Christ, Amen.
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Elder Richardson
Misión Guatemala Quetzaltenango
josephr@myldsmail.net
Council of Missionaries
Every month some missionaries come together to talk about what is happening in the mission and what we can do better.
The first picture is of what the city looks like.
Nahuala is on the edge of the mission, and is completely filled with people that barely speak spanish and use a ton of typical clothing. Even the men use dress type things. They speak K´iché.
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