Monday, September 10, 2018

Week 8: Birthdays

Hello all! This week was a fun one! Not a whole lot out of the ordinary happened this week, but 2 of the missionaries (including me) had a birthday! We didn't do anything for them, but still, it was kinda neat I guess. It is weird to think birthday number 1 of 2 of missionary birthdays has already happened for me. Time sure does seem to be flying.

If there was one scripture to describe this week, it would probably be Helaman 5:12.
"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall."

One of the people I have been teaching was progressing really well and working hard to turn his life around. His whole family was coming to church and their faith was all growing, but then he went out and did some things that were really not good. The family is now worried about losing custody of some of the kids and may not be able to pay rent for a long while. Despite all of this, the first thing the wife said was that she wanted to come to church. To me, this just shows how true that scripture is. No matter how hard the world tries to get ahold of you and pull you down if you rely on your faith and turn to God in times of trouble, there is no challenge too big, no trial you cannot conquer. It was really amazing to me to see someone so new to religion in general already grasp onto and apply that concept into her life. Anyways, that's all for this week, till next time!
Love 
Elder Parker

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