This week was a good
week. I learned a lot, and I am happy in Lingsat. I am so grateful for the
wonderful investigators here and for my wonderful companions. I feel like I
have something to contribute here.
I really appreciate
what we learned in zone conference. When I think about it it makes me feel like
we truly are in the most important adventure story-- we are fighting the battle
of good and evil. As messengers of Jesus Christ, we are the only hope for the
world to prevent it from its own self-destruction. Truly only the gospel can
fix family problems and make them ready to be together for all eternity. Only
the gospel can bring hope in the darkest of times, even in death. Only the
gospel can change the life of people -- even if they are the vilest of sinners.
Only the gospel of Jesus Christ can bring peace in a world of turmoil, war, and
confusion. Satan is so very real; he will do anything to stop this work. He is
the dirtiest and vilest of all enemies and all villains. But with Christ we can
overcome all.
Some of them, I am
100% certain, are KC and Jarwin. I love them so very much-- they are so very
dear to my heart. They accepted the Restoration this week. We all were
overwhelmed with the Spirit when they accepted that they had received an answer
that this church was true. The room was filled with an indescribable feeling.
Sister Tanon testified to them that they were so special to their Heavenly
Father and that He heard the prayer of their baby who died that they needed to
accept the gospel so that they could be together forever. We want them to
be baptized this month. So... we are trying to organize a marriage.
The Gallego family is
great too. Brother Gallego is making great progress! They still need to
go to classes and get married, but he is ready to be baptized. So that's
marriage number 2 that we need to organize, hopefully this month too because
Brother Gallego has accepted the gospel and needs to be baptized now to be able
to receive the blessings that Heavenly Father has for him.
Sister Vergara and
Sister Maricel were baptized this Friday and it was such a wonderful
faith-building experience. They both have strong testimonies that the
Church is true. They are both so sensitive to the Spirit and felt that
confirming witness. We are sure that someday Sister Maricel will be an
instrument for her family and someday go on a mission. She worked with us on
Sunday and shared the gospel. Sister Vergara is becoming an instrument for her
family to accept the gospel. Her father and her husband especially right now
are going to church and want to be baptized, so we are working with them and
going to help them with the commandments that they need to keep to be
baptized.
We are exploring our
new area and it's been a little bit of a rough start trying to find houses of
less-active members, but we have found some less-active members to help. It was
a blessing for me to be able to help my old focus- less active member, Tatay
Lubiano, to come back to church. He has such a humble and strong testimony and
we are excited about the progress he is making; we are hoping to teach his
family that I used to teach last year.
I have been really
studying about faith this week -- in more depth than I ever have had in my
whole life. I am starting to understand that faith in the Savior is a firm
belief that he is our Savior and Redeemer and the Only Begotton of the Father.
Because of that belief we have a desire to obey Him, to trust Him, and to learn
about Him, and to repent and change-- even though we don't have a perfect
knowledge or can see how everything will work out. Because God is perfect we
can put 100% trust in Him -- and that faith leads to miracles. That faith leads
to salvation and can heal us. I have been studying all the stories in the New
Testament and the Book of Mormon where the Savior healed people because of
their faith -- what kind of faith we need to show.
I have a desire to
share this gospel forever. I know that I'm not perfect, and I know that I get
hungry or tired; sometimes I don't always know what to do or how to do
something. But I desire to learn and grow and there is nothing more rewarding
than being a instrument in the hands of God to bring someone to taste of the
eternal joy that comes from the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are fighting for
eternal life. I love to show love to others -- there is no better feeling than
loving someone with all your heart and wanting to help them. I know that's only
a taste of what Jesus Christ feels for us.
Sister Porter
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