Good heck. What an amazing week it has been!! We found new investigators and we had six investigators in sacrament this week. We are working hard here!! I don't think the mission is going to get any easier, but I don't think it's supposed to be as amazing as that either!! I know that as Elder Holland said to share the gospel and to be a missionary as our Savior, Jesus Christ once was, we better be ready to at least feel and go through a teeny, tiny, little bit of what he went through!! Yes, I have been struggling a little bit, but that's all part of life and that's a normal thing! But, I can sure tell you all one thing. And that is I have felt your prayers and your love so strongly this past week! And I can't tell you how dang grateful I am for them!!
So this week we, as a district, had interviews with the Mission President. It's always so dang awesome to be able to talk to President and feel the spirit that he brings to every single one of us!! I have now been in the city here for my entire mission and if you know me very well, yes, I love the city. But I love the little towns so much more! So I have been praying quite a bit to be able to have a change and leave the city. Before we had our interview with our President, I prayed really hard and I asked Heavenly Father to show me His will through my Mission President. So when I got into the room with the President, I quickly received the answer to my prayers!! First he asked me how I was doing. And then he asked me if I was ready to travel really far!! I quickly let him know that I was more than ready to travel super far!! And then he told me, YOU'RE GOING TO THE COAST BABY!!!!!!! Well, he didn't say baby, but I would like you all to imagine that he did!!
We are still working hard here in Ixcotel and we will be having three more baptisms this month - or maybe more! It's amazing how the Lord works and the people that He puts in your path as you are willing to share the gospel with others!! I'm sad to say I won't be able to see these three absolutely amazing people be baptized, but I'm so dang excited for them and the choices that they are making in their lives!! As I have read the scriptures over and over again, in Doctrine and Covenants 18. I love it more and more and it says in verses 15-16, And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my father! And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me! I absolutely love those scriptures so much and it's so dang true. No, I haven't had many baptisms in the mission, but my goodness, what joy I have felt when the amazing people here have made the decision to be baptized!
My goodness, I sure do know this church is true. I know that as we continue to try our hardest and be the best that we can be, we will ALWAYS see the love and grace of God in our lives. I know that the ONLY way that we can and will have happiness in our lives in these last days is when we choose to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ! What a blessing, as always, it is to be members of the ONLY true church!! I love you all so much and I'm so grateful for every one of you!! Have an amazing week.
ELDER BLAKE
This is a pastor for a Christian Church here.
He always asks us about our church. It's so awesome.
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