Maandag 24 april 2018
Hello everyone!
This week I want to tell you the many experiences I had. How
I came to see the Light. I did forget my planner, so hopefully God helps me out
here.
We are teaching a man, John. (Well we are teaching 3 Johns,
but this is John 1). So we think he has autism. But he is really cool and he
understands things pretty good. Especially when he reads. So we have a goal of
2 baptisms this transfer. we already have 1, so we need 1 more. We had a date
in mind for John, prayed and we weren't sure. So in the lesson I got a feeling
we should invite him to be baptized. But then my companion closed with in the
name of Jesus Christ, Amen. So I thought: 'okay next time', but then my other
companion looked at my companion. We all felt like we should invite him. So
we did. and he's on date for the 12th of May! We have to teach him a lot, but
we know it will happen with Gods will.
Wednesday was such an amazing day! We had a really good
lesson with 2 young women we are teaching. The Spirit was so strong. We invited
them to pray with us there to ask God if Joseph Smith was a prophet. And in her
prayer the girl said that deep in her heart she knows it's true. It was so
wonderful. I felt so light, I was so happy. I think I was glowing zo blij was
ik. We were running late for another appointment. But then zuster Barker
stopped someone. And the lady was gorgeous, so I'm glad we stopped so we could
tell her. She said she has been praying a lot and she just started going to
church again. She was so grateful that we met her. She was from Cuba. It was so
amazing. I stand all amazed. Well I stood.
I had a really spiritual personal experience on Friday that
I want to share with you.
Lately, I don't feel wonderful and I just don't know
why and because of what. So Friday morning in my prayer to start personal study
I cried and told Heavenly Father that He needed to comfort me and help me
see what is wrong with me and how I can fix it. Then I got the prompting to just
open up the Book of Mormon. And I don't like doing that, because I feel like it
doesn't work. It worked once in my life. So I told God that I didn't know if I
trusted Him enough right now to open up the Book of Mormon and start reading.
But I knew I had to do it. So I did. I opened up to Alma 27. I read verse 27
and the Spirit told me that I needed to tell my companions how I felt.
I needed
to be honest and sincere. So I told them. And they helped me a lot. We talked
about being exactly obedient, but don't look beyond the mark. I think I'm too
focused on being obedient that I forget why I want to be obedient.They
really helped me this week. Because I could be honest our relationship is a lot
better and there is more unity. I feel happier. I had never felt this way on my
mission before, so it was a dark place I didn't want to be. But God invited me
to come see the light. Christ is the Light. There is an EFY song 'come see the
light'. The shadows flee, His quiet voice, see the light hope, be free. Or something like that... And I just love that song so much. He delivers us out of darkness. Just like He did
with Joseph Smith.
Then Saturday we had a beautiful lesson with a member
family. Usually we just sit with the wife, but the husband sat with us too. We
talked about God being a God of miracles. The Spirit was so strong. I was able
to share my testimony of the miracles I've seen in my life. I shared the story
of my brother. That the doctors told my parents he would never be able to walk.
But now he is running and hij doet mee aan wedstrijden (he is running races). They were amazed!!!
I am doing good now. I am tired, but missions are the best.
Time goes by fast, sometimes slow.
But I know that if we turn to the Light, we
can be delivered out of darkness and we can see the miracles that God performs
in our lives daily. I want to invite all of you to focus on that Light. Focus on
Christ. You will rejoice. I know and I promise you that you will find new life.
In the name of our Savor Jesus Christ. amen.
Lobi,
Zuster Spijkerman
Geen opmerkingen:
Een reactie posten