Changed By The Atonement

There are like 8 headings I could have used for this email, but I think this one describes this week the best. Honestly this week was soo goood! And I really feel like this week I became the missionary I have been looking for, for the last 6 months. It all started with a talk about the Atonement of Jesus Christ by Harold Skousen. I'm not going to go into the talk that much, but it pretty much describes the Atonement in a way that I have never heard before. And as I listened to his talk, I just appreciated Jesus Christ, and grew such a love for him. I was filled with the spirit, and just wanted to be better. And from just a week of trying new things, and doing everything I can to study, and praise Jesus, I can truly say this has changed my mission. My studies have been so much deeper, and I get a lot more out of them, and also my prayers are more sincere. I feel like I have been riding a giant wave of the spirit for 5 or 6 days now, it is amazing! Also when I teach, and testify, I can feel the spirit stronger. I am by far the happiest I have ever been, and I have never loved life like this. Jesus Christ really is everything, and my faith in him is endless because I know what he has done for me. But not only that, now I understand the significance of his sacrifice. I really feel changed. But now on to my week!

 

 

Me and Elder Sanderson put 2 people on date this week! It was so cool seeing how happy he got when they accepted to be baptised. Vianca is one of them. I found her just by texting her on our phone. The missionaries before helped with something really quick, and snagged her number, but didn't have time to teach her. So we set up a lesson, and invited her to be baptised in the first lesson. Lessons with her are testimonies to me that I am not the teacher. I honestly don't think she understands much of what we say, but with every lesson we have she tells us that she feels so good when we come to her house. So for that she wants to be baptised!! She also watched church over zoom! So she is on track, and ready to get in the holy water. Lizbeth is the other we put on date. And that was a really cool experience too! After my little change I have had no doubts or fears about the language. I know that when God needs his message to be heard it will be heard. And that is true for Lizbeth. That lesson I was fluent in my spanish, it just made sense in my mind, and I could say what the Lord needed me to say. It was a pretty complex lesson, but I had no trouble understanding her, or saying my message. Also as bolded as I could be I invited her to be baptised! And she Accepted! But that isn't the cool part. To end the lesson we had her pray. She was a bit hesitant at first, but the second she started speaking the spirit blasted through the room! I have never felt a prayer like her before. I just felt the love of God for me and her. It was a prayer from her heart. I started tearing up during the prayer, and then I started thinking I wonder if Sanderson is having the same feelings. He still struggles to understand Spanish a bit. She finished, and me and Sanderson lifted our heads both with tears in our eyes. It was such a cool experience! It was funny too, because we went back yesterday a couple days later, and tried to teach the Plan of Salvation, and I couldn't speak. She asked me where my Spanish went, because she told me she could understand me perfectly last lesson, but now it was a bit harder. So I just told that Heavenly Fathers need her to hear the message in the last lesson. It's crazy how that works! I am literally just an instrument in the Lord's hands. That is so cool to me. It is a true honor. But Lizbeth is so ready for baptism, the only sad part is she is not married to her husband, and there are some legal things they have to take care of before she can be baptised. But with how much faith she has, I know God will work everything out. I'm just glad he let me be there to see the giant change she has made!

 

 

I don't have too much time today, so here are some highlights! 

 

Interviews with President Perkins! That man is filled with the spirit! It's so cool just being by him.

 

 

Interview with  Hermana Perkins! She is just a mission Mom, she is amazing too!

 

 

I taught the full restoration to a guy on the short taxi ride home! And the spirit was so strong as I told him we have the truth, and he could know for himself if he read the Book of Mormon! 

 

 

Anyway Jesus Christ is literally everything! So just repent. He has already paid for you to be happy, there is no reason you shouldn't enjoy this amazing gift he has given to all of us. Also if you are sad, I encourage you to study the gospel of Jesus Christ, and I promise if you really study it, you can find joy in his teachings. There is only one true church, and one true way to be happy. I testify that that is by living the commandments, and seeking a better relationship with the Savior of the world. He is waiting for you to come with open arms! love you all so much! Hope your weeks are all super good!

 

 

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4. My district leader, and Elder Casas