Hola Family!!!!!
I am so happy to hear about Spencer. I can't believe he
went in to the MTC so soon. Argentina has been having some hard times
with VISAs. There is an elder in my Zone that is from here and he is here
waiting to go to Argentina. But it's alright. Whatever happens is
what the Lord wants. Just today I was thinking about Mason and how I know
a friend that is in his same mission and I was thinking if they knew each
other. Well I guess they do. That is so awesome that they know each
other. Elder Burningham is awesome.
This week has been really awesome. We had a baptism
yesterday. This whole week we have been trying to get her to be baptized
because she knows its true. Her husband was baptized just the week before
but she told us every single day that she wasn't ready. We fasted that
she would make the decision to be baptized. On Friday we had a really
powerful lesson. I shared my favorite scripture and said that if she had
a desire to follow Christ and build her foundation on Christ that she will get
baptized. I told her that through the Gospel of Jesus Christ she will do
this, and that all she needs to have is faith. Because when you act on
your faith your faith grows. She was studying with the Jehovah's
Witnesses and to be baptized in that church you have to basically memorize the
bible. She was baptized yesterday.
I have a cool story to tell. Yesterday we found this
lady. We walked in through the door and the Spirit hit me like a ton of
bricks. I saw this little boy about four-years-old sitting on the chair.
His head was shaved and I knew he had cancer. Right then, the lady
said he had cancer. I could barely keep myself from crying. But the
weird thing is that it feels like I have seen them before or something.
But I knew that I have to baptize her and her family. When I saw
her I just knew how much she needed this. How much she needs to know that
if she has faith in Christ and relies on Him that her burdens will be made light.
I just know how much it will bless her family to know that whenever she
needs, it they will be able to have the Priesthood in their home to bless this
little boy. It is hard when you see someone that is sad and you know they
are sad because you can see it in their face but they blatantly shut the door.
It makes me so sad. But really it is this kind of love that makes
me go forward, ecause I know how much the Gospel will bless them.
Thinking about faith a lot. Faith is so powerful.
I would not be here sitting in this seat writing this email without
faith. And I have to hold on to that faith because my faith in Christ is
how I keep going everyday. To be honest, it is really hard sometimes.
But by having faith in my Savior, Jesus Christ, I rely on him. I am
comforted. I have felt that comfort; I know that feeling. It is something
we all need. If we have faith we can move mountains. I love you all
so much.
Always and forever
Elder Hancock
Helaman 5:12
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