Howdy y'all! haha How is everyone doing this week? =D I hope all is well. Is it starting to get hot out there yet? the humidity here is killer! especially with the weather in the high 90's.
Question- What does it mean to take upon us the name of Christ? (in the sacrament prayer)
This has been a really good week. Elder Struthers and I have been working a lot with Gale's crew, Mainly Justin and Sabrina. Justin and Sabrina were both interviewed this week for baptism and we were really hoping and praying that they would make it. Friday night, everything was good to go. They were each ready to be baptized the next morning. Saturday morning, Gale calls us and says " Justin is gone, I dont know where he is and he wont answer his phone! CRAP!!! (The Last 2 or 3 times that Justin was suppose to be baptized he went MIA or paintballing, so we were getting a little nervous) So we decided to give him a call. ..."Hello?".. (HAHA sweet we got'em) He told us that he was trying to get a ride back down to Gales so that he could get ready for the baptism. Elder Struthers and I headed over to start filling up the faunt. We turned on the faucet and the water came "drizzling" out.... We only had about 2 hours and we knew that wasnt enough time. We found an old hose, hooked it up from the girls bathroom, through the halls and into the faunt... still not going fast enough.. so we got serious... We ran to the kitchen and started filling up pots and pans and running back and forth through the halls trying to fill it up in time. We called in some re-enforcements to help us out. we had 6 other missionaries show up, running through the halls with carts full of water hahaha... wish you could have seen it =D... Gale showed up and we had the water high enough to baptize but not as high as we would have liked. Gale and Justin walk up and say "looks like its only going to be one baptism today.." ... Just then Sabrina walks around the corner and goes and dresses in her baptismal clothes... Wow.. the Lord is definitely watching over us...
After the baptism, Gale bore a very sweet prayer and the spirit was very strong. I was so excited to see Justin Finally baptized (now we just have to get him confirmed.) Long story short.. LEGIT WEEK! =D
This week I was also studying in Hebrews 11 on Faith. In the Church we understand that FAITH is different than BELIEF. You can BELIEVE in something and still not act on it. However faith is believing and acting, Like Alma teaches us that If we plant that seed with faith and nourish it, it will grow. But if we forget to nourish the seed, it will die when the heat of the storm comes. Faith is Action.
What is the evidence of your faith?
In Hebrews it gave the example of Abraham as he is about to sacrifice his son. Abraham was promised that through Isaac, shall his seed be blessed. and now the Lord is asking him to kill that person whom the Lord would fulfill that promise through.... If I was in Abrahams spot, I would be so confused, on why he was asking me to do that...( But I think that Abraham understood what Nephi taught us in 1Nephi 3:7) that the lord would still fulfill that promise, even if he had to bring Isaac back from the dead. All Abraham would have to do is obey... Talk about great faith.
Well time is up but I love you all. Have an awesome week!
Love Elder Pearson!
and write back soon!
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