Monte Alban Part 3

 

This week was super great!!  I hope it was for everyone else as well!

Some fun things that happened this week was it started raining out of nowhere and we got completely drenched.

We hiked up Monte Alban again this morning and we found a creepy secret tunnel.   

We went on a few exchanges that were a lot fun!  

A lady and her daughters stopped us in the street and asked to take a picture with us.  Then after that we taught the 3 of them so that worked out well

Some older ladies whistled at me so that was interesting to say the least.

Our zone had a lot of baptisms and it was such a miracle to see so many people make covenants with God.  I absolutely love being a missionary!  It is such a blessing to be apart of this great work.

I feel like as missionaries we kinda have a radar to see how people are doing spirituality wise.  You can definitely feel the difference between a family who is praying and reading the scriptures together and one that isn't.  It made me think a lot of this scripture.  

41 And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.

I absolutely love that scripture and I know it to be true with all my heart. It does not mean however that we are immune to hard times and heartache.  But it is a promise that we will be blessed in all things.  What a powerful promise!

I also think it is noteworthy how many times the word remember is used in the scriptures and I think that it is very important.  I believe that as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints we have felt that spirit so strongly that we know that it is true.  Missionaries have stood in the baptismal font and helped people change their own lives but I'm sure it changed the missionaries life as well.  But many members including return missionaries forget these moments when they knew with all their hearts.  I invite you to remember those times and to look for more of them.  The adversary wants us to forget those moments so he can make us miserable like himself.  Don't let him.  Remember the spiritual moments and look for new spiritual moments every day.

Love you all!