Saludos Mama y Papa!
I am so grateful for the work I
have been able to do this week. Ever since conference I have made it a point to
up my "personal commitment" to the Lord through prayer, and small
actions as well. I am happier now that I have ever been :)
So I really have been stretched
and challenged in these months like never before-but I have come out so much
closer to my Savior and committed to his work. And we have been seeing so many
miracles as I have just forgotten myself and served!
Our best miracle this week was
for J and E, our couple with a baptismal date for the 28th. We had taught them
Monday and Wednesday, taken them to the visitor's center on Friday, committed
them to church again on Saturday, but come 9 AM Sunday, they weren't there! We
even called them right after the sacrament to see if they could still make it
to the meeting, but he said they wouldn't make it on time. I was so
devastated...I have felt that Heavenly Father wanted these people to be
baptized more than I do and they won't make it if they don't come to church
enough. As I was praying in church, the thought came to me "Confia en
mi" (trust in me).
We went home, and as I prayed again, it was like the Lord opened up my brain, poured a half quart of inspiration in, and slammed the lid shut. A sudden stroke of an idea just came to me. I jumped up off my knees and called the couple to inform them of the sacrament services for another ward that we just happened to be translating into Spanish, this translation has been in the works for 6 months! They got there ten minutes early, stayed the whole time, and even brought nonmember family members. I was so happy...it was honestly the biggest miracle I have seen in a long time, and it showed me that the Lord had been pulling strings for months so that these people could be baptized this month.
We went home, and as I prayed again, it was like the Lord opened up my brain, poured a half quart of inspiration in, and slammed the lid shut. A sudden stroke of an idea just came to me. I jumped up off my knees and called the couple to inform them of the sacrament services for another ward that we just happened to be translating into Spanish, this translation has been in the works for 6 months! They got there ten minutes early, stayed the whole time, and even brought nonmember family members. I was so happy...it was honestly the biggest miracle I have seen in a long time, and it showed me that the Lord had been pulling strings for months so that these people could be baptized this month.
Really I just want to bear you my
testimony about FAITH. I trust in God our Heavenly Father, and that he also
loves us so much that He gave the world his son. Jesus Christ is the very son
of God; his only begotten in the flesh-he has all power in heaven and in earth.
I know that as I work, as I come to Him myself, he will give me power to bless
other people's lives. He just needs a little bit of faith on our part, and then
he can do miracles :)
La iglesia es verdadera! Familias
pueden ser eternas! Los amo muchisimo, y quiero que compartan este gozo con
todos- oren por experiencias misionales, sean audaces y amorosos al hablar en
cuanto a la iglesia, inviten a personas! Seran guiados por el Senor :)
(The church is true! Families can
be eternal! I love you very much and want to share this joy with everyone. Pray
for missionary experiences, be bold and talk about the church, invite people.
You will be guided by the Lord.)
Los amo!
Elder Michael George Stewart
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