hello my wonderful family. It has been a very fulfilling week once again. Although I have felt sick (I am seeing the doctor today) all is well and amazing!
Last wednesday night I had an amazing experience in the TRC. We taught a man who was a Muslim and didn't believe that God was our Heavenly Father. Anyway my companion and I developed a charity for him and really wanted him to have his own spiritual experience so we had him pray to the Father to ask for a confirmation that this man, Rusty was truly a son of God. It was so powerful, and my testimony was also strengthened with the love my Heavenly Father has for me and all of His children. Also I learned a great lesson, because last week on preparation day I didn't prepare for how I should have in order to teach a lesson. But my companion and I said a heartfelt, sorrowful prayer in order to be completely worthy for the Spirit to guide our lesson. I learned how merciful God is and how he was able to see our desire to teach with power and give it to us, even if we didn't prepare as well as we should have.
Rusty said we were very powerful teachers and that we would be amazing in the field. Our teacher also sat in and said you know you really taught the investigator to his needs so I can't really say anything to have you improve. Wow, I am so grateful for the help and guidance of the Spirit, because I am definitely not that powerful.
Hermana Godfrey and I have also seen the many many blessings from having a united companionship. Last night she said that she learned after last week that we were also blessed with the spirit so strongly because of the love we have for one another and the work we have done in order to be united in teaching with the Spirit. Hermana Godfrey told our district, you know we are really best friends. I agree! I love her so much and am so sad we won't be able to serve together in the field because she is serving in Buenos Aires West. But I am grateful for the many lessons I have learned from her and the friendship in the gospel that we will have forever.
Sacrament on Sunday, we sang Acompaname (Abide with Me) and with the accompaniment of this really really good piano player it sounded amazing! I also love singing like that. Whenever we have a bit of extra time we go and sing hymns with and our love for music really draws us closer and nearer to the Lord. I love how the lyrics of hymns are truly testimonies or doctrine and they are very powerful and inviting to the Spirit.
So the MTC has such a rumor mill. every Tuesday for devotional there are always whispers going on about an apostle having to come to speak, because it's due time. Last night we were going to have President Packer speak. So people are lining up really early and anyway, It was Spencer V Jones of the 70. Very good speaker, but it is a little funny to see how some people really are a little disappointed.
Yesterday we watched a devotional from Elder Jeffrey R Holland that he gave before Preach My Gospel ever came out. It was so amazing. He said Never go home. Give everything I can because the mission is the greatest gift for me right now in my life that God could give me. There has also been a lot of talk about making sure we really teach the Savior and His Atonement, because that is truly what the Gospel is. If we really do fulfill our purpose as missionaries by inviting others to come unto Christ then many many more people will accept His gospel and be able to receive the many blessings that God is so lovingly giving.
I love the scriptures so much. So to prepare for our TRC this evening Hermana Godfrey and I have been studying the reading assignment the investigator was given. Alma 40-42. Verse by verse everything is powerful! I am so glad that I am finally learning how to truly study the scriptures, with an open heart, and allowing the Spirit to teach me the powerful words and also the insight to what they are saying. I love the Book of Mormon with all my heart. More than I ever thought I could. And the best part is that I am continuing to love more each day.
The other day we went to a TE to teach an investigator whose brother died. (Well that is the scenario anyway). But this investigator (teacher) said his grandma died and so we taught him about the hope that we have in Christ's atonement and that every soul will have the opportunity to hear and accept the gospel of Christ. Anyway it was really good because the teacher's grandmother who wasn't a member really had just died and he said he took comfort in our lesson. That was definitely the most real teaching we've had I think also because he is a Native spanish speaker and we struggled to understand everything. But it was a good testimony to me that I could understand enough though, and that I will be able to teach in a week and half when I am in Argentina. Yikes!! haha The time here truly has flown by.
Yo se que este evangelio es la evangelio verdadero de Jesucristo. Si nosotros lo seguimos, recibiremos muchas bendiciones de nuestro Padre Celestial. Dios quiere que seames felicidades, y es por este razón que nosotros tenemos la expiación de Jesucristo, a fin de que volvamos a Dios y vivemos con nuestras familias para siempre.
I love you all very much and am grateful for this opportunity. I challenge us all to make every effort we can to draw all those around us closer to Christ and I know we will help them! We will also help ourselves. That is what is so great, we never go without being blessed for our efforts. Have a fabulous week
Love, Hermana Carmen Dunford
Last wednesday night I had an amazing experience in the TRC. We taught a man who was a Muslim and didn't believe that God was our Heavenly Father. Anyway my companion and I developed a charity for him and really wanted him to have his own spiritual experience so we had him pray to the Father to ask for a confirmation that this man, Rusty was truly a son of God. It was so powerful, and my testimony was also strengthened with the love my Heavenly Father has for me and all of His children. Also I learned a great lesson, because last week on preparation day I didn't prepare for how I should have in order to teach a lesson. But my companion and I said a heartfelt, sorrowful prayer in order to be completely worthy for the Spirit to guide our lesson. I learned how merciful God is and how he was able to see our desire to teach with power and give it to us, even if we didn't prepare as well as we should have.
Rusty said we were very powerful teachers and that we would be amazing in the field. Our teacher also sat in and said you know you really taught the investigator to his needs so I can't really say anything to have you improve. Wow, I am so grateful for the help and guidance of the Spirit, because I am definitely not that powerful.
Hermana Godfrey and I have also seen the many many blessings from having a united companionship. Last night she said that she learned after last week that we were also blessed with the spirit so strongly because of the love we have for one another and the work we have done in order to be united in teaching with the Spirit. Hermana Godfrey told our district, you know we are really best friends. I agree! I love her so much and am so sad we won't be able to serve together in the field because she is serving in Buenos Aires West. But I am grateful for the many lessons I have learned from her and the friendship in the gospel that we will have forever.
Sacrament on Sunday, we sang Acompaname (Abide with Me) and with the accompaniment of this really really good piano player it sounded amazing! I also love singing like that. Whenever we have a bit of extra time we go and sing hymns with and our love for music really draws us closer and nearer to the Lord. I love how the lyrics of hymns are truly testimonies or doctrine and they are very powerful and inviting to the Spirit.
So the MTC has such a rumor mill. every Tuesday for devotional there are always whispers going on about an apostle having to come to speak, because it's due time. Last night we were going to have President Packer speak. So people are lining up really early and anyway, It was Spencer V Jones of the 70. Very good speaker, but it is a little funny to see how some people really are a little disappointed.
Yesterday we watched a devotional from Elder Jeffrey R Holland that he gave before Preach My Gospel ever came out. It was so amazing. He said Never go home. Give everything I can because the mission is the greatest gift for me right now in my life that God could give me. There has also been a lot of talk about making sure we really teach the Savior and His Atonement, because that is truly what the Gospel is. If we really do fulfill our purpose as missionaries by inviting others to come unto Christ then many many more people will accept His gospel and be able to receive the many blessings that God is so lovingly giving.
I love the scriptures so much. So to prepare for our TRC this evening Hermana Godfrey and I have been studying the reading assignment the investigator was given. Alma 40-42. Verse by verse everything is powerful! I am so glad that I am finally learning how to truly study the scriptures, with an open heart, and allowing the Spirit to teach me the powerful words and also the insight to what they are saying. I love the Book of Mormon with all my heart. More than I ever thought I could. And the best part is that I am continuing to love more each day.
The other day we went to a TE to teach an investigator whose brother died. (Well that is the scenario anyway). But this investigator (teacher) said his grandma died and so we taught him about the hope that we have in Christ's atonement and that every soul will have the opportunity to hear and accept the gospel of Christ. Anyway it was really good because the teacher's grandmother who wasn't a member really had just died and he said he took comfort in our lesson. That was definitely the most real teaching we've had I think also because he is a Native spanish speaker and we struggled to understand everything. But it was a good testimony to me that I could understand enough though, and that I will be able to teach in a week and half when I am in Argentina. Yikes!! haha The time here truly has flown by.
Yo se que este evangelio es la evangelio verdadero de Jesucristo. Si nosotros lo seguimos, recibiremos muchas bendiciones de nuestro Padre Celestial. Dios quiere que seames felicidades, y es por este razón que nosotros tenemos la expiación de Jesucristo, a fin de que volvamos a Dios y vivemos con nuestras familias para siempre.
I love you all very much and am grateful for this opportunity. I challenge us all to make every effort we can to draw all those around us closer to Christ and I know we will help them! We will also help ourselves. That is what is so great, we never go without being blessed for our efforts. Have a fabulous week
Love, Hermana Carmen Dunford
No comments:
Post a Comment