Oh boy! I'm TRANSFERRING!!!!!!!!!!!
I
got informed earlier because I'm going to be an Office Elder. Shucks!
That was fast! I'm just done with my training and there you go. I'll be
transferred! In the office... I guess I'll be there for a WHILE. Hahaha!
This week is really a blessed week for me. A 'LOT'
has happened. Quite interesting as well. Anyways, last Sunday, we had 13
Less-Active members come to Church! It's a whopping number for me
indeed. To be able to see them come back, it made my Sunday! Hahaha... I
was happy all day. Geez, now I know what a Missionary feels when they
see someone come to Church. Hahaha! It's amazing.
What made my day too is knowing that the person whom
I'm inspiring to go on a Mission is getting his Patriarchal Blessing! I
know he'll go and serve a Mission. I was just repeating the words "oh
freak!" since I dunno what to say. I was just happy. :D
Well, this week, I felt more sensitive to the
Spirit. There are times that when we work, I just continuously ask
questions, listen, discern and teach. It's amazing! It's kinda cool to
just focus on the people you are teaching and really putting yourself in
their shoes and ask yourself, as a Missionary, how can I help them to
be interested in our message and to just have that Spiritual
confirmation from the Holy Ghost. Relying on the Spirit have helped us
to have lessons that we know they understood.
During our District Meeting, I've learned not to
focus on statistics, as I always do. Some Missionaries really like
achieving the Standard of Excellence here, which is good, but on my
mind, I remembered 3 words, "Quality and Quantity". It made me remember
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland's message that the people we teach are not just
baptismal statistics. That they are our brothers and sisters. I do
believe that it is really important to have quality lessons because we
are helping others to come unto Christ. That teaching is more than
talking and telling. When one understands the sacredness of this
calling, they will really see the beauty of this work. To see with
Spiritual eyes and hear with Spiritual ears. It's amazing and I love it.
One more I've learned this week is about obedience. A
member shared to us about a great quote during our Family Home Evening
that I can never forget, "When God speaks and we obey, we will always be
right". The mission is full of challenges and temptations. It is better
to obey Him. To just focus on things that we can do and not on the
things we can't do. It's better to just do the work the way the Lord
wants it to be done. And while reading Preach My Gospel, I stumbled upon
pages 6 and 7. It was what we are doing in the MTC. To help people gain
a testimony of the truthfulness of our message especially the Book of
Mormon.
What a fulfilling week it is! I love this work. The
things that one can learn from serving a Mission cannot be compared to
those in the world. This calling is really the best! I love this work
because I know it is the Lord's work. I encourage you all to read 2
Nephi 29:8-10, to really give time to read, ponder and pray about the
Book of Mormon. Let us try the virtue of the word of God (Alma 31:5).
And I know, our faith will really grow as we do so. I know these are
true. In Jesus Christ name, Amen.
Take care you all! And also, I want to thank Meg and
Kish for the letters! Thank you!!! They are my first letters I received
in the Mission! Hehe. I'm still pouching in some letters next week.
Thanks for the support and love. I love you all and stay strong in the
Gospel! Peace! (:
-Elder Dimazana
Philippines Cagayan De Oro Mission
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