Hi all!
I had quite a cool week. This week we started teaching some
different part member families and invited a brother of one JAS (YSA) who is
less active to take the lessons. The brother and the sister are awesome and the
brother remembered so many details of the intro to the LdM (including the names
of some of the witnesses haha).
English class was amazing and we even had to
split the group the teach the more advanced and the beginners. One investigator
we are teaching is honestly searching for the answer as to whether the Book of
Mormon is true or not but she hasn't read the Book yet (nor has she received as
answer). It's just a reminder to all that we need to read the Book of Mormon
and then ponder it in our hearts and then pray if it is true. Read, ponder then
pray, if we just pray about it without showing God we really want to answer
it's a little difficult to recieve the answer. But we are working with her and
helping her find her answer.
The pictures from this week are hilarious. I did take from
pictures from my comp again (the ones with the horse and Oviedo and the video
of the Austurian parade). I also took a picture of Austurian houses (maybe
old/orignial houses?) that are for decoration =) and then a picture of the
trees that they trim (they trim almost all things with leaves to a point).
Also, I found signs that say "Dental POO" en tu sonrisa And dental
POO especialistas. I definitely want to go there when I need help with my teeth
=) I also gave my first talk in Spanish and it went quite well (better than I
thought it might haha).
This week I have learned how the spirit is in charge. We don't
use the spirit, we strive to have the spirit use us as tools to teach. This
week I had to use some faith. In Spanish, it is difficult for me to listen
instead of thinking of what to say next because I haven't had the faith before
to just listen and hope words came to mind. But the promise is true, that when
we take no thought before hand what we shall say, words will be given in the
very hour ans moment we need it. And I know this because I believed in the
promise and had to try it out. And it worked. We had 3-4 lessons that day. I
listened to everything the person said and then opened my mouth. And I said the
words they needed to hear, and not what I wanted to tell them. It was really
cool.
I also had an experience where we needed to leave the lesson for getting
to English class but I had a scripture come to mind 2-3 times and I knew I had
to say it. And I shared it as well with an experience from my life and it was exactly
what she needed. It was cool to be a tool in the Lord's hands.
I know that Book
of Mormon is true. I know it because I have lived it's principles and have seen
the good fruits in my life (Matt 7:16-20) (by their fruits ye shall know them).
I know that the church of Jesus Christ has been restored on this earth today.
And I know that the Bible and the Book of Mormon are both the word of God.
Literally the words of God written by prophets who received them. We can
recieve a testimony of Jesus Christ and that He lives as we read, pray and
after pray.
Have a great week!
Elder Openshaw
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