As for our week, we had a spirit-filled week! It
was really great. Despite the reduced time in proselyting this week, we need to look forward for greater things
that can happen with our work. And it did! I consider this week one of the best
weeks I ever had in the Mission.
We followed up with Bishop last Sunday concerns about our
work wherein we told Bishop about what's happening in Home Teaching. We
expressed our eagerness in helping the ward by volunteering as trainers in the
workshop for the Home Teachers. Bishop liked it and he expressed his gratitude
to us about it and in following-up with the New and Returning Member Progress
Forms. Also, we will now hold a Special Sacrament for a sister every Sunday
starting this coming Sunday.
As with our work, a brother who was
reactivated just gave the invocation last Sunday for the Sacrament Meeting and
his son, who recently received the Priesthood, passed the sacrament. How great
was our joy to see his son passing the sacrament for the first time. Truly, we
are happy to see them come back to Church! I felt Heavenly Father's love for us
even more. As we were talking to him, he told us how happy he was to see his
son passing the sacrament and how he accompanied and told his son what to do.
Right now, brother is being focused to enter the temple again and
perform ordinances there. We are now planning who else are closer to
enter the temple and prepare them.
In our teaching with a sister, we told her the great news
we have and she was so happy to hear it and was thankful for the help we've
extended her. Because of that, I appreciated more that I'm able to attend the
Sacrament Meetings. I've understood more the importance of weekly renewing our
covenants with the Lord, to "offer up thy sacraments" as seen in
D&C 59:9-10.
I want to share to you one of the greatest
experience I had here in the Mission. As I was preparing Spiritually for the
Missionary Meeting with Elder Cook, I've pondered so much on how I can be more
sensitive to the promptings of the Spirit, to just improve myself. Saturday
morning came and as E. Pangilinan and I were on our way to the office to
prepare the programs for the Meeting, I felt so peaceful, the same peace I felt
while I am in the temple grounds! It made me so much happy. I miss the temple
but feeling that way, surprised me. I asked myself countless times within the
day, why did I felt that way. And I was pondering why, I assessed myself what
more I can do, so that the strong feeling I have will stay with me each day.
And I know what to do.
While E. Pangilinan and I were working, I got prompted to
express my gratitude to him for all the things I've learned from him and for
the great companionship we have. He responded the same way and the Spirit
edified both of us all day long. It was one of the greatest days I had despite
the reduced time in work. Truly, great things can happen in this work and I am
so thankful for all the great Spiritual experiences I have here in the Mission.
I am so thankful for my companion and for how the Spirit works in our
companionship. I love Elder Pangilinan not only as my companion but as a
brother. He has taught me a lot and I am so thankful for the great experiences
we had in our companionship.
During the Missionary Meeting, one thing caught my attention
while Elder Teh was sharing his message. It was when he asked us if we
"feel the same way that we first feel when we arrived here in the
Mission". I am so much happy to tell you that I do feel the
same way when I first arrived here in Philippines Cagayan de Oro Mission. I am
so grateful to our Father in Heaven for all the things He has done for me, for
all the people I've met in my life, and for this great opportunity to serve a
Mission.
I am impressed with the performance of the
Missionaries during the Missionary Meeting. One question came to me, was this
week's performance - of discipline, diligence and obedience - an act, or if it
is really our true character? I saw how we are capable of being. If we are like
that all the time, I can't imagine how the work would progress. That
experience taught me more about being reverent. I learned that as we become
more reverent, we can see a transformation in our lives. To really bring out
what the Lord wants for us.
Well, I'm not feeling well for the past 2 days but I am
thankful for how my co-office staffs are taking care of me, especially my
companion. It's a great experience for me to get to know them and how they
helped me and inspire me in this work.
I love you all! That's my week.
Sincerely,
Elder Dimazana
Philippines Cagayan De Oro Mission
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