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am not ready to come home yet. I think they need a training for
returned missionaries. What am I doing?! Okay - so the flight plans totally threw me off. I cant really think. I cant believe I only have
two weeks. Only two weeks. okay. stop thinking about it. stop. okay
well this week.
-talked to
an anti American and atheist who expressed his dislike and hatred for
our blessed country Sister Leite just wanted to leave. But I didn't want him to win
that easily. I stayed and listened quietly and then asked him if he was
happy. And he went off on a rampage of seemed like a very sad life and
he was trying to pull out reasons of why he was happy I think he was
trying to convince himself as much as he was trying to convince us. I
told him we would pray for him. And I apologized for anything my country
or my people ever did to him. Then we left. Poor guy. He said some
pretty harsh stuff about us and God. after we were leaving I remember
the words that every tongue will confess and every knee will bow with
Jesus returns in all of his glory.
- We are still teaching Felipe and Inácio and they
are progressing veeeery slowly. But Felipe said he would come to church
this week!!! only Sunday school. BUT this is still a huge miracle. These
kids are slow movers. But I am learning so much with them. I think they
are one of my favorite peoples to teach. There is no way to prepare for
their questions. You just have to read your heart out before the lesson
say a prayer and then go with the spirit. And I know the spirit is
present because I learn things while they are asking questions. So
things that I have learned with them - Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40
nights which Felipe pointed out could be a foreshadow that he stayed in
the tomb for 40 hours - he did the calculations at turned out 40 hours
exactly. interesting..... Also the plan of salvation does not talk about
outer darkness. EVERYONE asks about Hell. And I have never known
exactly what to do, and never really understood why it doesn't talk about
it in Preach my Gospel. Inácio commented that it is because the plan of
salvation is about salvation. The sons of perdition missed out on
salvation and do not inherit a kingdom of glory. And thus we do not talk
about it during the plan of salvation. Besides who wants to focus on Hell anyways. Also they asked us why the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day SAINTS. We don't believe in saints. And so what´s the deal
with that. The spirit taught me on the spot that we as members are
saints because this church is the only church that has the gift of the Holy Ghost. And after we become members we gain the gift of the Holy Ghost and we become sanctified through the Holy Ghost--and thus we become
saints. Joseph smith once said that the biggest difference between the
church of Christ and other churches is that we have the Holy Ghost. And
that is why we are saints. Every week we have an opportunity to be
sanctified.
- miracle last night. So a recent convert´s daughter
called us last night and told us to come to their house there was an
ugly fight going on. Everybody was screaming, breaking things, and lots
of tears and chaos. ( the mission is full of drama. just drama.
They need to put a family psychology training section in the MTC)
There was already a priestess from the husband´s church. And she was in
the midst of everything doing nothing just listening. We stepped in and
and everyone tried talking and explaining. I told everyone to be quiet
and that I didn't want to know what happened or who did what. I then
shared the scripture in Moroni 7 about charity and told everything that
they needed to develop this attribute of Christ. I talked about Christ
and his love. And I told them that they wanted someone to change they
need to change first. Nobody has space to point fingers. We are all to
blame. Everyone has something that they can change to be better. Then I
asked for everyone to kneel and we all said a prayer. everyone. The
spirit came back everyone was crying. And I told them to learn to love
like Christ loved, and learn to forgive like Christ forgave. Then wished
them goodnight and ran out the door. I wanted to leave them at the peak
of the spirit. Tania, the member called us later that night and said
everyone kept quiet and her husband started reading the Book of Mormon.
And the priestess that was there kept saying - they have so much
knowledge. It was a cool manifestation to me the authority that
missionaries have. Even the priestess recognized that. It was a miracle.
Only God can turn the ugliest fight into a home again.
- love you guys... see you in a few...bleh
sis p
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