Olá Queridos!
This week has been full of the largest blessings of my life. Truly I cannot describe even a part of what I am feeling, nor a small portion of my gratitude towards God for these blessings I am recieving. Truly His promises are sure, and He gives us what He has promised when we do our part.
The blessings are so great I don't know where to begin. So, I'll start with the work here. Right now Elder J. Lima and I are teaching a family that is absolutely perfect. We have been teaching them for a few weeks, and they are progressing very much. The father and mother have adopted us pretty much, and their sons have become our friends. They have cherished everything we have taught them, and they are progressing. We are praying and fasting and working harder than ever before to bring them to the waters of baptism this Sunday, and it looks like they will make it. Nothing is sure until they are in the water, but their faith and desires to do what is right are so strong that I am confident they will overcome all the trials that yet stand in their way. I am overjoyed every time I think about them, and I can't wait for them to become members of the church and recieve even more of the blessings Heavenly Father has in store for them.
The joy and growth I am experiencing here are amazing. I was at a sort of stand-still in my life before my mission, unsure of how I could progress further spiritually. I wasn't regressing, per se, but I wasn't progressing a whole ton past what I had already attained. Well, I can say with certainty that my mission is testing and trying me in all the ways I never knew I needed tested, and I can also honestly say that the Lord is giving me the strength to overcome every difficulty as I humble myself, ask for help, and obey. I still have very much to learn, but I know that with the Lord´s help I will recieve all I need.
As for the work here in the field, we have 6 people that we are hoping will be baptized this Sunday. Four of them are a family, and the other two are investigators that have progressed very much. I am working harder than I ever have before, and I am being more blessed than I ever have been before as well. Our transfer ends this coming Monday, so we are really hoping we can finish with these last few people.
My greatest desire is to clearly communicate to you all how much God loves each one of you, and how willing he is to bless you when you do what is right. He will bless you according to all the promises he has made in the scriptures. Every one of his promises are sure. My family was being tested, almost beyond the breaking point, as was I, but I can honestly and sincerely tell you all that the blessings that come after the trials of our faith are almost too great to recieve.
I am so happy. Happier than I have ever been. I feel so much love, so much more than I ever have before. It is as if in my afflictions I feel the arm of the Savior around me, and he conforts me with the words, "Fear not, Matthew; I am with you until the end. Bear it now a little while, and you and your family will be blessed. You will recieve all you have desired."
I can tell you all He loves you. He will help you. No sacrifice is too great to secure the blessings of the everlating gospel, as much for yourself as for your family. And there is no joy greater than that of watching the gospel change lives and bring life where there was death, in your life and in the lives of others.
All the Best!
Elder Viglione
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