Well guys, nothing much happened this week... BUT. I had an interview with Pres. Mejia and he said that I'm going to train again in my area, so that means I'll be here for 3 more months. I'm pretty sure i'll be training one of the thousand gringos that are coming this change and who knows it might even be BRYSON. That'd be craaazy and suuuper doooooope.
Josue went to church another time. He's already been 4 times in a row. He had a baptismal interview last week but he said he didn't feel ready. He wants to receive a stronger testimony first. We are going to start reading the Book of Mormon with him to help him out. He's a super humble guy. I dig it. He lives soooo far from the church but he's gone 4 times in a row. I know he's gonna be baptised but who knows when. I remember the first time we taught him. He had been looking for work for more than a year. But we shared our testimonies and taught him and I gave him the promise that if he went to the church that Sunday, then he would be able to find work and that God would bless him for his efforts. He went to church that Sunday and the same week he found a job. He was blessed even more because he doesn't have to work on Sundays so he can go to church and he keeps coming. I hope we will be able to baptise him this week or the next. I was studying the teachings of Ezra Taft Benson. He's soo dope and I love the part that talks about pride. I thought I knew about what being humble was until reading it but I learned that I'm not even close. I read some really powerful stuff in there. I'll try to translate it to English but it might not be as good. A prideful person asks himself "What do I want to do with my life" instead of asking "What does God want me to do with my life" A lot of times we do this, especially me. I am going to try to think more about what God wants for me instead of what i want for myself. "It doesn't matter what someone else thinks about you, what matters is that you are okay in the eyes of the Lord." Prideful people focus themselves on competencias? Ha,ha I don't remember that word. Competing with others with opinions, jobs, possessions, talents, and other worldly values. Something that makes us prideful a lot of the time is comparing ourselves with others. We should only try to do what God wants for us and try to follow the example of his son Jesus Christ. For some the question "What will they think of me" matters more that "what will God think of me." We must conquer pride by being humble. We can do this by praying, serving others, magnifying our callings, reading the scriptures, always thanking God for what he gives us and asking him for things that HE wants for us. Love you guys! Have a good week!!!
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AuthorElder Christian Sullivan Archives
July 2019
CategoriesComayaguela, Honduras Mission
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