I'm back and I'm better! I actually was dying from the cough for life for about 2 months straight but I'm cured now. 3 members gave me cough syrup and 1 even took me to a farmacy because they all felt bad for me!
Anyways kids, we finally had a baptism here in Las Casitas! His name is Ismael, he's such a nice dude, really humble and always wanting to learn more. He was confirmed this Sunday and the next he will receive the Aaronic priesthood! He's originally from a small town close to the border of Nicaragua called Baduancho and some day he's planning on going back. There's no church or missionaries there.... buuuut... We had a dope visit with him, the bishop was there too. We talked about how in the future when he learns more and receives the Melquesidec Priesthood he will be able to start a group way out there. We'd just give him the supplies he needs to do it. The books, the stuff for the sacrement, etc. One of the elders (Elder Dansie) in our district received a package from his fam and one of the things in it was a game called Bean Boozled. I bet you've played it before, It's by Jelly Belly brand. There are good jelly beans but there are also nasty ones that are identical to the good ones so you can't tell what your gonna get. We played it and I ended up eating barf, dead fish, toothpaste and stinky socks. Pretty fun. My comp ate 5 beans and all of them were the nasties! I was reading In 1 Nefi this week and I ended up reading the story about Nefi when he goes hunting to find food for his family but breaks his bow. I was really thinking and meditating about that story. He was obedient and always wanted to follow the will of the Lord but even when he was keeping the commandments he broke his bow and wasn't able to feed his family that day. I've been reading the BOM study manual and there's some great stuff in there. It talks about the trials we receive in this life. We receive trials when we are disobedient and break the commandments, but we also receive them when we are being righteous. Sometimes that can be really hard on us thinking why would God do this to me If I'm keeping his commandments? We have to remember that God loves us and wants the best for us. If we are keeping the commandments and he gives us a trial it means that we are ready for it. We are strong enough to overcome it. We are here to progress and to learn from our experiences, the good ones and the bad ones. If we never received trials we wouldn't be able to do that. we would just stay in the same place. Sometimes in order to progress we have to feel pain and suffer a bit. It's part of the plan of happiness. God doesn't give us temptations or trials to big to handle. I know that if we trust in the Lord and keep his commandments we will be able to learn and progress as much as God wants us to.
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AuthorElder Christian Sullivan Archives
July 2019
CategoriesComayaguela, Honduras Mission
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