Hi all,
This week has been pretty eventful. It definately didn't come without it's challenges but the blessings were also many. Some fun experiences...
This week we had zone conference and we got to meet the new mission president and wife, President and Sister Bussey. They are super loving and it will be great for all the future missionaries that will be here in the new Madrid Spain mission. The mission boundaries changed now and basically half the map of Spain is all in our mission. So that's fun. It's a huge area. But it doesn't really affect me because I'm in the islands. But next transfer will be crazy with all the changes.
Also we got to meet with a super awesome family this week that we found because we waited at the bus stop and the husband stopped his car in front of us and asked for a card with our number on it. And then she called us. So we are meeting with them and they are awesome. The mom is a member and the husband isn't yet. We will see what happens. We meet with them again tonight.
Also, at church yesterday we were surprised that one of our friends came! She didn't even tell us she was going to come but we had invited her and she just showed up! It was awesome! And we hadn't been able to meet with her this week so we were able to yesterday and she felt really good having come to church :)
Other than that, we have had almost all our plans and back up plans fail us. One day we got from Plan A all the way to probably plan F. We went through so many ideas of what to do with our time and everything failed. So that has been frusturating but I'm sure Heavenly Father knows better than us and there's got to be some lesson we are supposed to learn or something.
Some things I learned/liked this week on faith:
“Challenges, difficulties, questions, doubts—these are part of our mortality. But we are not alone. As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we have enormous spiritual reservoirs of light and truth available to us. Fear and faith cannot coexist in our hearts at the same time. In our days of difficulty, we choose the road of faith. Jesus said, ‘Be not afraid, only believe’ "
“Faith comes not by signs, but by hearing the word of God”
Ether 12:6, 12
6 And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.
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12 For if there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith.
Heavenly Father can't work miracles until after our faith has been tried. That's the hardest part haha. It's so much easier saying you believe rather than acting on it and showing and trusting Heavnely Father that He really will help us in the end even if it doesn't seem like it in the moment. But He always pulls through. Maybe we can't see it with our limited vision/perspective but God is always there for us and He sees from an eternal perspective (a lot bigger and better than ours). I know Heavenly Father loves his children even when we don't think so or even when things don't seem to be going our way and that as we trust in Him He will strengthen us to endure our trials with courage and faith.
Have a great week!
Elder Openshaw
1) trying African fufu with a member
2) morning exercise by the ocean
3) calle Boston
4) Smart yourself!
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