You may all be happy to hear that I died my hair so it is now one
color and not four anymore. But obviously more important things have
happened this week. This week we took a very long bus ride to Laoag.
We had a great conference with Elder Ardern and I learned many
things. Here are just a few inspirational tidbits for you:
1. Average and good are the enemies of excellence.
2. Depend on your God, not your intellect.
3. To be meek is not to be weak.
4. God calls ordinary people to do extraordinary things.
As a missionary I feel very ordinary. I am young. I have not
even graduated college; yet, the Lord has entrusted me with the duty
to help His children come unto Him. It is hard, but the powers of
heaven become very tangible when you dedicate yourself to His
service. I know that I have been given 18 months to serve the Lord.
I also have a lifetime ahead of me to reflect on how I served Him.
I am serving without regrets.
Serving without regrets does not mean serving without
disappointments. When the Pinon family did not attend church on
Sunday, Sister Bagonbon and I were very disappointed. They had no
food and decided to work so that they could feed themselves. We are
often pushed up to the wall of faith. I know that the Pinon family
will be blessed by the Lord so they will never again feel forced to
give up church attendance for food.
On the other hand, the Mabbun family did come to church. This
week we also introduced to them the Word of Wisdom. We thought they
would have a hard time accepting this commandment of God. We
expected them to think it was ridiculous. Our exceptions are the
opposite of what happened and they instead thanked us for their
newly gained knowledge. The Lord softens the hearts and prepares
His children to accept His gospel.
What is this Word of Wisdom?
http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/commandments#obey_the_word_of_wisdom
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