Hey everyone!
This week was a really good one for us up in Horshoebend, Sweet, and Garden Valley! We were able to meet with all of our investigators and teach them. We have a pretty good size teaching pool at the moment, which is really awesome because there really is always something to do. The best part of the week is our investigator Tim got baptized! Man soo many miracles happened in the last 7 weeks to make this possible. Its truly humbling to be apart of it all. Our goal for 7 baptims in this area is coming to a reality line upon line precept upon precept.. We have baptized 2 converts and 1 eight year old. And the lord has put 4 other people that we are working with right now that could easily get there soon considering how prepared they are to listen. The real deciding factor really comes to the fact that we need to help them make and keep the committments we leave with people so that the Holy Ghost can do the converting. I really enjoy being companions with Elder Cummins. He is a really nice guy that has really helped this take the steps that stand in the way for it to progress.
My thought for the week comes from how precious it is to have the Gift of the Holy Ghost. I really thought it was cool that our investigator Tim got the gift of the Holy Ghost on his birthday. members were saying that his entire countenance was just soo different. He was glowing.
In Mosiah chapter 27:24-29 we read about the sons of Alma and Mosiah.
24 For, said he, I have repented of my sins, and have been redeemed of the Lord; behold I am born of the Spirit.
25 And the Lord said unto me: Marvel not that all man kind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds,tongues and people, must be born again; yea, born of God ,changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters;
26 And thus they become new creatures; and unless they do this, they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God.
27 I say unto you, unless this be the case, they must be cast off; and this I know, because I was like to be cast off.
28 Nevertheless, after wading through much tribulation,repenting nigh unto death, the Lord in mercy hath seen fit to snatch me out of an everlasting burning, and I am born of God.
29 My soul hath been redeemed from the gall of bitterness and bonds of iniquity. I was in the darkest abyss; but now i behold the marvelous light of God. My soul was racked with eternal torment; but I am snatched, and my soul is pained no more.
25 And the Lord said unto me: Marvel not that all man kind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds,tongues and people, must be born again; yea, born of God ,changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters;
26 And thus they become new creatures; and unless they do this, they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God.
27 I say unto you, unless this be the case, they must be cast off; and this I know, because I was like to be cast off.
28 Nevertheless, after wading through much tribulation,repenting nigh unto death, the Lord in mercy hath seen fit to snatch me out of an everlasting burning, and I am born of God.
29 My soul hath been redeemed from the gall of bitterness and bonds of iniquity. I was in the darkest abyss; but now i behold the marvelous light of God. My soul was racked with eternal torment; but I am snatched, and my soul is pained no more.
I love how this passage illustrates the importance of having the spirit and thats what allows the son of alma to be redeemed after being born of the spirit. And the result of such is that he is given added light. May we use this precious gift to receive more light in our life and experience the joy of the Gospel that is so easy to toss to the way side like the sons of mosiah and alma the younger did.
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