On Wednesday, I went on
exchanges with another sister in her area. It just so happens to be
that Allan, a recent convert of mine from Sanchez Mira, moved there
to live with his family. It was so good to meet with him and to
also teach his mother and sister about the gospel. The gospel is
turning full circle in the life of Allan. When I first taught him
in Sanchez, I quickly learned that his biggest fear of being
baptized was persecution from his family and the responsibility of
becoming a covenant-keeping member of the Church. Now he has no
worries; months later his family is accepting the same gospel into
their own lives. This does not mean the entire Unida family will
become members of the church tomorrow, but a long and wonderful
process has begun. It started with Allan months ago and the
greatest blessings are yet to come.
Allan paid the cost of
discipleship, and we all do. We have to be courageous, whetherpeople
are looking or not. I know that the blessings will come when we
are faithful unto the Lord and courageous in standing for truth.
In Joshua 1:9, we read, "Have
not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not
afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the
Lord
thy God
is
with
thee whithersoever thou goest." The Lord was not only
speaking to Joshua there; he was speaking to all of us.
I
love you all!
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