Howdy ya’ll! (I never know how to begin these...) Just a
little thing that I want to throw in here, to make people back home more
grateful for what they have: We visited our convert Daryl the other day to talk
with him and teach him a little bit. Right now, he´s pretty
stressed because he´s working 12-14 hours a day. with that, he doesn´t have
time for much else. Right now, he´s making about 14-16 pesos an hour
(that´s about a little more than 1 dollar and a half). So ya, just a
little thing that I was reflecting on earlier.
Well, anyways, it´s really in those
moments when I´m talking with a drunk guy in the ghetto, trying to help him see
the importance of keeping commitments like church attendance when I think
"Wow... I´m on my mission right now..." It´s incredible to think that
my whole life has led up to this time, and really, that thought has brought me
to realize that I need to do more. Every week, every hour, and every moment
that I´m in the service of the Lord, I need to think "How can I be more
productive? How can I be more Obedient? (and ultimately,) How can I become the
missionary that the Lord wants me to be? If we want to utilize the Atonement of
Jesus Christ, we need to be willing to seek it out. Maybe I´m not the
best example of this in my life, but it´s something that I know.
Right now, I need to become an instrument in the hands of
the Lord. Completely. Because there are people out there ready to hear the
restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Our purpose as missionaries is to follow the
spirit, invite these people, and baptize them with the authority that we have.
Nada más.
Ultimately,the thought I want to give you folks is this.
"Am I doing what I need to to become what the Lord hopes of me? Maybe it´s
vague. Maybe it´s difficult. But, really, if you have the desire to
obtain this, pray, ponder, search, and pray some more. Thank you all for you´re
love and support, I can´t tell you how good it is to know that I have such
great friends and family back at home. Les quiero
-Elder Holtry
Pancakes!
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