Hola Todos!! Como estan? Espero que esta semana tuvieron un
poco más gozo y paz en su vida! Me encanta que cada día tenemos la oportunidad
a ver bendiciones y sentir gozo. Siempre podemos tener gracias por algo en el
dia, y estoy muy agradecido por las experiencias que he tenido esta semana. He
recibido un testimonio más fuerte de una de las mejoras maneras en que podemos
recibir verdadero gozo en nuestras vidas. Servicio! (Hello all! How are you? I hope that this week you had a little more joy and peace in your life! I love that each day we have the opportunity to see blessings and feel joy. We can always be thankful for something each day, and I am grateful for the experiences that I have had this week. I have received a stronger testimony of on of the best ways that we can receive true joy in our lives, Service!)
So this week Elder Letelier and I have been able to have
quite a few opportunities to give service to the people here in our area of San
Fernando Bis. It has been a really big blessing for us, because we were kind of
stalling out in working the way we were and were needing a different approach.
One experience in particular was really awesome. The last change we had found a
man and his wife contacting who had said they were interested in talking with
us, but because they have a rough schedule we had not been able to find them
again. On Wednesday though we found them!! We started to talk with the husband
whose name is Alfredo, and we found out that some of his kids and he were
working in the back of their house to dig a BIG hole to construct a bathroom
(basically a big cement tube will go in the ground where the waste can go).
We offered to help, and when we got back to where they were working we jumped
right down into the hole and started digging with them. They were really
surprised by this, but soon we were all laughing, talking, and getting to know
them really well. When they were more comfortable with us they started to ask
us questions about the Church of Jesus Christ and we were able to teach them a
little. They invited us back to help again the next day and said that if we
came back we could have lunch with them on Sunday... which of course we did!
Who can say no to free food? But this was really a neat experience as we saw
the power of service to bring smiles and open hearts (and fill stomachs ;) )
We were able to have a few other service opportunities
throughout the week as well, for which I was really grateful. Each time when we
serve we can feel greater happiness, greater peace and just have greater
comfort in our lives. It doesn´t matter what we´re doing; cutting wood, lifting
the beds of trucks, or just offering a smile or kind word to others. I know
that each one of you can feel these things as well and can have greater
happiness in your lives when you are of service to others. I promise that this will open
your eyes to the relationship we all have with God, as His children. You
will feel greater love for those in your life, and will find a peace and joy
that doesn´t come from anything else. The way you can know this for yourself is
to try it! So that´s my invitation for you this week, work to find ways you can
serve others. It doesn´t have to be anything big, but I promise you will see a
change when you do it! I have seen it, and you will too.
Quote of the week: ¨Quizás nos preguntemos cuál será la
mejor manera de prestar servicio, pero el Señor lo sabe, y por medio de Su
Espíritu seremos guiados en nuestros esfuerzos." Tal como Él lo hizo- Obispo W. Christopher Waddell
Scripture of the week: Mosiah 2: 17
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