But first...
My good friend Ursula informed me and showed me a picture of Miley Cyrus the other day. Needless to say my world is SHATTERED. What is happening in the world? Sometimes I wonder if prophets from the Book of Mormon saw her when they were having visions of our day... something I have been thinking about, ha.
SO this week has been so fun and so great. Basically I am just so, so, so, so happy to still be here Los Cristianos with Sister Phillips. We work hard and we have fun! I seriously am so grateful and love Sister Phillips. She is one amazing person.
This week I have gained such a strong testimony of prayers of faith. Prayers of faith are ALWAYS answered! It is so incredible. I know with all of my heart that we have a Heavenly Father who loves us, hears our prayers, and answers our prayers. I had the coolest week that confirmed that truth to me more than it ever has before.
First off.. M. Remember him from a while ago?? Yes. M. is the 9 year old boy that we found through reactivating his mom! He was supposed to get baptized like forever ago.. we had him set on the 28th of September. We began to give him the lessons and everything when randomly his mom J. wanted to take him off date. She still wanted him to have the lessons...but she didn´t like the idea of him having a baptism date!! It was the weirdest thing. She started to act really weird with us for some reason and it literally broke our hearts. Cute M. wanted so bad to get baptized so badly and for one reason or another Jaqueline wasn´t crazy about it. It was so odd! It confused me because literally her heart just closed right up in front of me. But for the past month we have been praying so hard every single day. We have been fasting so hard. We just have been doing every little thing possible trying to get M. and J. to open back up to us! This went on for about of month.. we kept trying and trying yet she wouldn´t give us any sort of info why or what her doubts were. We kept the prayer of faith in our hearts despite the fails though.. we left her two weeks ago though with the commitment to pray and find a day that she would feel good about for M.s baptism! We hadn´t heard anything from her UNTIL yesterday night. We went over to have a noche de hogar with her and some of her Colombian friends and as soon as we walk in... guess what happens--
"Me voy a ser bautizado el 30 de Noviembre!!"
I AM GOING TO BE BAPTIZED ON NOVEMBER 30TH! says little M.
You can picture the surprise on our faces! It was a miracle. J. literally had a change of heart. It was SO cool. She turned completely 180 degrees!! Talk about a MIRACLE! At that moment I gained an even stronger testimony that Heavenly Father is looking out for all and that he hears and answers our prayers. It was a defining moment for me as a missionary! The power of prayer is incredible. It is real. There have been so many times on the mission when I have quickly said the hardest prayer pleading with Heavenly Father for the spirit to open up someone’s heart.. and you know what? I am always able to see miracles from those specific prayers of faith. Basically I learned not to ever give up in the work of missionaries. We have the best and most loving Father in Heaven who is looking out for us! I have been thinking a lot about the prayer of faith this week. It is so powerful.. I can´t even comprehend it! Faith is so powerful and it is something that we can all have! I know that if we pray and have FAITH that anything is possible. Especially with missionary work.
Doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith.
Doubt your doubts before your doubt your faith! Faith in Jesucristo is so real and so powerful. I love how all we need to start with is a desire. In D&C 4 it says he who has a desire is called to the work. All that Heavenly Father requires of us is a desire! That’s ALL. I invite you all to take whatever desire you have to Heavenly Father! Take your desires of your heart and counsel with him - He will give you an answer. Maybe not in our time.. but he willlll give us our answer. When we have that desire to do good. And when we have the faith to do that good. WE will see miracles. I know that with all of my heart.
I wish that I had more time to tell you about the other miracles that I have seen this week! But I will just have to wait until next week. And being my forgetful self... I forgot my camera cord. HA next week I promise.
The church is so true! Never doubt your prayers of faith. Never give up. Find joy in the journey!
I love you all!
Love,
H. Nydegger
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