Hi everyone! How are you doing? I hope that you are all
doing well and that this week you were able to feel a little more of Heavenly
Father's love. I know that He wants to bless us and help us, and He wants
each one of us to come home to Him and He has established the way to do it. We
know that the first step we need to take is to have faith in Jesus Christ as
our Savior and to act in accordance with that faith. The next step He asks us
to take is to repent. This means that we can change. We can become better.
Because of the Savior's sacrifice we can become clean from all our sins and
leave behind the pain, guilt, and weight. We can move forward and take more
important steps in our lives. Including being baptized by God's authority and
in His way.
On Saturday we had the opportunity to see Santiago be
baptized and choose to take the next steps in following Jesus Christ. Santiago
has met with the missionaries for about 4 months and it has been incredible to
see his faith grow each time he reads from the scriptures and prays. He truly
has gained a desire to follow Jesus Christ and live the way that He asks us to.
We had had a few lessons with Santiago and a recent convert named Francisco,
who was baptized 2 months ago. Francisco has had an incredible change in his
life as well because of his decisions to follow Jesus Christ, and we invited
him to be the one to baptize Santiago. It was a special experience to see
Francisco help another person start down the path that leads to Heavenly Father
and as Santiago was baptized they both were extremely happy and excited. I am
grateful for the opportunity that we had to see Santiago take the decision to
promise Heavenly Father that he will keep the commandments and follow Jesus
Christ forever, and truly his life has been changed.
The next step that we are to take is to receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost. That is when we can have the constant companionship of the Holy
Ghost to guide, comfort, warn, and direct us. On Sunday Santiago was able to be
confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. As we have spoken to him after taking these
two important steps he has told us that he feels great peace and happiness and
is excited to keep moving forward.
After we have taken these steps it is vital that we keep
moving forward. We cannot decide to let everything go and live in our own way.
Heavenly Father gives us directions and guidance and blessings as we keep
looking to Him and give Him our all. I have felt in my life the change that
comes from doing these things and I know that every single person who chooses
to do the same will be able to experience the same marvelous blessings. He
wants each one of us to turn to Him and do what He asks so we can be blessed
and live with Him and with our families forever. I know that this is the way
that we can have a fullness of joy and knowledge. There is no other way to
return to our Heavenly home, and it is only through Jesus Christ that we can do
these things, repent, become more pure, happy and eventually receive eternal
life. I am eternally grateful for the opportunity that I have to be here in
Uruguay and see the changes and blessings firsthand that people receive as they
choose to follow in this path. I know that each one of you can see and feel
these things for yourselves as well. You can pray to Heavenly Father and ask
"what is the next step for me to take?" I promise He will answer. He
wants you to come home to Him, and He will speak to you to direct you in the
path that leads home. I invite you along with our prophet, to Hear Him.
Scripture of the week: Moroni 10:4-5
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