Hola a todos! How are you doing in the new year? I hope that
you are all enjoying the start of 2020 and that you are working on some of the
goals you've set. I can not believe that we are in 2020, and that in just a few
days I will have 6 months of being a missionary! I am eternally grateful for
the time I have had to spend here in Uruguay, for the experiences I have had,
and the lessons I have learned. I will never forget this time that I have to be
a missionary for Jesus Christ, and am in awe at the changes I have seen and
felt in such a short time! I know that Heavenly Father has a perfect plan for
each one of us, and that everything happens the way it does for a reason!
This week I have been amazed at seeing the Lord's timing.
Whether it be with feeling directed to contact a specific house, feeling the
need to speak with someone, or take a certain bus, I can testify that when we
follow these promptings we can see miracles. Even when we don't see why we had
to do something the way we did we can have faith that Heavenly Father had a purpose
and that one day we will understand everything.
In specific I was able to see the Lord's hand directing us
with a youth named Alexander. For the past few weeks I had been thinking of a
young man who was recently baptized but who I had not seen in church for a long
time. When I first got here I saw him each week and he was always so happy to
be in church, so I was concerned about not seeing him in a while. A few days
after I started to think about him, we found out from some ward members that
their house had been robbed, and that his grandmother has cancer and it pushed
their family into being angry with God and not wanting to talk with anyone
about the church. My companion and I tried to visit them but every time we
stopped by, nobody answered. We had started to give up hope of helping them, but
then on Friday we had a lesson with a man who gave us a cake bread. We were in
the middle of the afternoon heat, and didn't want to take it back to our house
so we were trying to think of who to give it to. We decided to give it to a
family we were going to have a lesson with soon. Turns out that this family
didn't answer and so we were left thinking of where to go. We were close by
Alexander and we decided to go and see if we could give him the cake bread.
This time when we clapped at the fence he came outside and the grin on his face
was huge as he saw the gift we had for him. We were able to visit a little with
him, and schedule another day to return.
This and many many other experiences have strengthened my testimony
that Heavenly Father is aware of each one of us. He knows exactly where we are,
what we are needing, and how to help. I know that he will guide us to help
others, to receive help, and to become more like Him. Even when we don't know
why or how, we can continue forward trusting in Him and He will take care of
us. One of my favorite quotes from the new Book of Mormon Videos is from Nephi
as he says, "The Lord will provide". I testify that this is true. In
the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
~ Elder McDonald
Scripture of the week: 1 Nephi 4:6
Quote of the week: "Often the answer to our prayers
does not come while we're on our knees, but while we're on our feet serving the
Lord and serving those around us." - Elder Uchtdorf
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