Hi Mom and Family,
First off, I want you all to know how much I love you.
I had a hard week this week and Mom, that email you just sent today is exactly
what I needed. I have been having a hard time wondering if I have done
enough. I have been struggling all week to know that my Father in Heaven,
my Savior, and my family were proud of me. This is exactly what I
needed. Thank you.
I got sick this week. It was just a cold, but it is
always hard to work when you are even a little bit sick. We got really
wet a few nights ago when it started raining super hard. It was cold that
day so it didn't feel too great. Saturday was 15 de Septiembre (Mexico's
Independence Day). It was really dangerous that day. There were
lots of fireworks going off. It was cool. We were supposed to be
back in the house at 8:30 but that didn't happen. We didn't get home
until 9:00.
We have been having a hard time finding people that want to
listen. It has really been a trial but we are not losing faith. It
really is hard seeing people that don't want to listen to the life changing
message that we have for them.
I love it here. The people are amazing. We ate
with a family yesterday that really humbled me. Their dad was baptized
not too long ago but has to skip church a lot to work (very common here).
He has a daughter that has been sick for a while. We gave her a blessing. It really was a heart-softening
experience for me because they were a really poor family and did not have very
much money. But the father's faith and
his humility really astounded me.
We also met a man yesterday who was baptized not too long
ago either. He came to our ward for the first time. He still needs
to be confirmed. He told us why he joined the church. His
daughter has cancer. They found out not very long ago. She has it
in her brain. The man told us she was terminal. She has two more
months to live. He told us that after he found out she has cancer, he
thought long and hard about his life. He thought about what was going to
happen to him after death. The next week, he walked in to church and
the missionaries found him and baptized him. This story really touched
me.
The Lord is preparing people for me. I have seen
it. The joy of the Gospel blesses families. The joy and the light
that floods into their eyes IS the fullness of the Restored Gospel of Jesus
Christ. There is no way of denying something so pure and sweet when you
see something like this. Complete Transformations. Lives
changed forever. No other thing could and WILL EVER do that. Only
Christ our Savior and Redeemer and His Gospel can do that. Because that
is why we are here. To gain a body and find happiness, TRUE
happiness. That can only come through the Gospel. I see that in my
life when I compare who I was more than a year ago, to who I am now. I
promise you that I was not happy. But I know that Because of Christ and
His Atonement, I am happy. I am at peace. I feel His love every
day. Yes it is hard. Life is hard. But we can be happy and be
going through trials at the same time. But this is only possible through
Christ. I love you all thank you.
Always and Forever
Elder Hancock
Helaman 5:12
Ps. Eli, Thank you. I think about you
every single day. You help me. I miss you but I work hard because
of you. I love you with all my heart. Thank you.
Mom, these pictures are not too great, but I figure Fred can
photoshop them and zoom in on my face, maybe. I love you.
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