What an awesome week we had here in good ole paradise!! I hope you all had such an amazing week and once again were able to feel the spirit in your daily lives. Because I know that's the ONLY way we can be happy!!
I always love to start with a funny experience, so I will talk to you all a little bit about the branch here. They ALL are insane and a little bit crazy. I think they all preach more the apostasy than the truth. It's kind of funny the things they are teaching and I just have to shake my head. So during the baptism we had last week, the leader of the Priest's Quorum was conducting and he's about 65 years old or something like that. The baptism was for a 10 year old kid. So anyways, the President of the Priest's Quorum started by welcoming everyone to the baptism, especially Xavi the kid who was going to be baptized. He looked right at Xavi and said, "I'm so glad you've made the decision to be baptized. I just want you to know that it's something very serious and should be taken seriously because God will forgive your since only ONCE and after your baptism, he won't forgive you again. Good heck, I looked at my companion and was like, what is happening?! Unfortunately it's something really normal here so we will be working together with our Mission President to help the Branch out!! Hahaha - it's not funny, but it kind of is!
Goodness, I had one of the most powerful experiences that I've had in my entire mission that past week and I would LOVE to share it with you all!! So on Wednesday a brother from the church called us and asked us if we could give his four your old kid a blessing! His kid had an EXTREMELY high fever and so as parents they were really, really worried. So we went Wednesday morning and gave him the blessing. Brother Javier asked me to give the blessing so it was a pleasure for me to do it. Anyways, we didn't think much of it because it's something really normal to give a blessing here in the mission.
On Friday, we ate lunch with the same family and Brother Javier started telling us what happened with his kid. So about 10 minutes after we gave the blessing, his kid still had an extremely high fever so they took him to the hospital. As they were in the waiting for the doctor, the fever completely left him. Anyways, the doctor talked with the family and told them that their kid was going to have diarrhea really bad and a few other sick things, but the family went home and the kid was completely normal. He ate a bunch of food and was healed from his sickness. I remember some of the words that I said. I said, "We bless you that you will be healed this day." I know that the Priesthood is the power and authority of God and that when we have faith, using this power, we will see miracles!! I know that their kid was able to be healed because they had faith in asking for a Priesthood blessing and I'm so grateful I was able to be an instrument in the hands of God and that he allowed me to have this experience!
Anyways, I don't have much else to say other then I love you all so dang much and I hope you all have an amazing week. I know that this church is true and that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God. I know that God lives as does Jesus Christ and that they love us so much that they gave us the opportunity to repent and continue doing what's right. I have seen the Atonement work in my life and other's lives millions of times and I know that He will ALWAYS forgive us if we humbly come unto him with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And I know that the ONLY way we can and will find happiness in this life and the life to come is when we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. I'm so blessed to be a member of this church and to be serving a mission in these times. I love you all so much!
ELDER BLAKE
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