This week was pretty good. We had an awesome lesson
with a sister that we are teaching. She told us a story that happened to
her about a year ago. She told us that she had just delivered her first
child when her boyfriend left her. She was only 19 years old and was
left alone with a new child. She hit a low in here life and told us that
she had plans to end her life. She had bought enough medication to
overdose and take her life. That very day, a young pair of missionaries
came up and knocked on her door. She told us that she immediately felt
peace and has had missionaries come and teach her every week since then.
She is not quite ready to get baptized because she does not feel like
she has forgiven herself for things that she has done in her life. That
is one of Satans greatest tactics. He wants us to believe that we are
past the point of no return. That we have gone to far. That we cant be
saved. BUT... we are children of a God. Who is infinitely more powerful
that Satan. I love the quote by Elder Holland that says something to the
effect of "you have not gone to far or sinned to much. I testify that
no one has gone farther than the infinite light of Christ's atonement
shines." That is not exact. But I love the point of it. We all make
mistakes and all far short of the mark. But, the perfect plan of our
loving Father in Heaven allows us to repent and become better each day.
We
also had kind of a sad lesson with our most progressing investigator.
He is a man in his late 60's. We showed up to his house to teach him and
he really did not seem to be doing well. We asked him what happened and
he told us that his son (40 years old) had recently been killed in
Mexico. He found out only that morning. His son had moved out there when
he was 18 and had not yet been back to the Philippines visit. He was
supposed to come back to visit this year. It was super hard for him. But
then, we had an amazing lesson on the Plan of Salvation. We testified
that his son was in a better place and that without a doubt, he would be
able to see him again. The spirit was sooo strong and I know that there
were lots of people in that room from beyond the veil.
I
love the gospel and the chance that I have to share it out here for a
short 2 years. The peace that it can bring to even the most broken on
lives is amazing.
I love you all and am grateful for the
prayers and thoughts that you send this way. They are definitely felt of
this side of the world.
Love Elder Thomas
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