Jun 29
It's been a good week, full of meetings and inspiration.
Last week, we were visiting with one of the members of the ward who lives alone. Over the course of our conversation, missions came up (no surprise there). We shared a message about something else, but before we left, he said that we'd got him thinking about going on a mission, even if he is physically limited. He's going to be thinking and praying about this, and he'll let us know what ends up happening. This wouldn't seem like a huge miracle, but now that I think about it, when President Howes asked us to share some goals back in January (January 27th to be exact), one of them for me was seeing someone who wouldn't have served a mission serve one on account of an experience he had with the missionaries. This just may well be the Lord helping me see that goal reached.
Once again, we've been given many opportunities to give blessings to members of the ward. One day, we went to the hospital to help a father bless his son. The son had apparently had some intense food poisoning, but after our blessing, he felt better and was actually able to go to mutual that night. We also were able to bless an old couple who had come down with the flu. The husband came to church on Sunday and was looking much better. We've been blessed again with the chance to see the Lord's hand in their lives, and in ours as well.
Sacrament meeting yesterday was great. We had a few less-active members come, including Aaron, who brought his son Lehi. Everyone enjoyed it, and to top it all off, the speakers were a couple who had just returned from serving in the Utah St. George Mission, my home mission. To hear some of the miracles they experienced gave me a lot of happiness in knowing that the missionary work there is racing ahead just like everywhere else. I feel like that week, sacrament meeting was so perfectly designed for me. I'm sure that other people there would have said the same thing, but it was a big surprise to see this happen for me.
Love,
Elder Clark
Last week, we were visiting with one of the members of the ward who lives alone. Over the course of our conversation, missions came up (no surprise there). We shared a message about something else, but before we left, he said that we'd got him thinking about going on a mission, even if he is physically limited. He's going to be thinking and praying about this, and he'll let us know what ends up happening. This wouldn't seem like a huge miracle, but now that I think about it, when President Howes asked us to share some goals back in January (January 27th to be exact), one of them for me was seeing someone who wouldn't have served a mission serve one on account of an experience he had with the missionaries. This just may well be the Lord helping me see that goal reached.
Once again, we've been given many opportunities to give blessings to members of the ward. One day, we went to the hospital to help a father bless his son. The son had apparently had some intense food poisoning, but after our blessing, he felt better and was actually able to go to mutual that night. We also were able to bless an old couple who had come down with the flu. The husband came to church on Sunday and was looking much better. We've been blessed again with the chance to see the Lord's hand in their lives, and in ours as well.
Sacrament meeting yesterday was great. We had a few less-active members come, including Aaron, who brought his son Lehi. Everyone enjoyed it, and to top it all off, the speakers were a couple who had just returned from serving in the Utah St. George Mission, my home mission. To hear some of the miracles they experienced gave me a lot of happiness in knowing that the missionary work there is racing ahead just like everywhere else. I feel like that week, sacrament meeting was so perfectly designed for me. I'm sure that other people there would have said the same thing, but it was a big surprise to see this happen for me.
Last week, we read the last part of Helaman, chapters 11-16. This time around, I realized something about Samuel the Lamanite. He was a powerful teacher, one who did everything the Lord commanded him. Like Alma in Ammonihah, he was rejected and thrown out of the city but returned when called to do so. Something I noticed that was different about their experiences is that when Alma returned, he was able to find Amulek and have all of the experiences they had. Samuel on the other hand, had to preach alone. Even when people believed his words, they left and were baptized by Nephi. After he preached, Samuel got off of the wall and was never seen again by the Nephites. When I read this, I thought to myself: "Could Samuel have seen how far reaching his work would be? Could he have known that the people he taught would eventually go to be baptized by Nephi?" Even though he was rejected the people he taught, the things he did set events in motion that led to the conversion of many. To sum up what I learned, every good thing that we do eventually leads to great results. We may not ever see what those things are, but they will come. We have to realize that it's not about our recognition or credit. When we aren't worried about that, miracles will happen.
This week, we'll read 3 Nephi 1-5. Now, the Gadianton robbers will reach a point of power that will cause a war. As we read, look for what the Nephites do to stop them. Have a good week!
Love,
Elder Clark
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| Don't worry about me looking like a zombie. I was just fighting a cold that day (which I'm over now). |
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