Thank you all for sharing the gospel with everyone. even though
some people will reject the message that we have to share, there will be those
who will accept it, live it, and rejoice in it with us. thank you all for being
persistent and diligent in your efforts! The Lord is pleased when we are
obedient to His commandments :)
Sounds like there were some trials back home this past week.
Looks like Satan was working hard on both islands hahaha! I got sick on
Wednesday with a fever and a sore stomach (I'm all better now today, trust me,
just not eating a ton like before :) I think I got a virus or something that's
going around. But I was bedridden and slept pretty much the entire day ... but
what's the opportunity in the opposition? It made me want to work even harder
the next day!! And we sure did! We had received a reference from the ward
secretary and so the day after I was sick, we went out with the brother to
teach his reference... and wow! This guys was prepared to receive the
missionaries! His name is Solifer, and he's about 24 and studying. The member
works in the temple once a week and contacted Solifer in the street a couple
times as he was walking to the university (it's by the temple). So the brother
invited Solifer to receive the missionaries and he accepted! And when we went
to visit him, he had some questions and accepted to be baptized in that same
lesson! It was a spiritual lesson and plus, Solifer has a big family. He's got
4 siblings and his dad just recently remarried ... legally(that's rare). So I
think the Lord has big plans for this family!
There's been lots of hard points that we came across this week.
But, like the title of the email says, tomorrow will come, but you gotta keep hanging
on, keep pushing and keep persevering. And it all pays off in the end. It was a
little hard for me to keep pushing forward, but we did it! We were able to have
our stake conference this past weekend, and one of our investigators, Frank
Cocco, came and really liked it. he's been investigating for a while, but is
hesitant to be baptized. But he really enjoyed all the talks in the conference
and we're hoping that it animated him just a little more. Also, Sabiel, the
young man I talked about last week, came to the Saturday session with Steven
and I believe he also stayed for the priesthood session! He's a great
kid.
I know that when the trials come, it's hard to look for the
opportunities in the opposition. But I can assure you that there's a lot of
opportunities! I'm still working one looking at the opportunities first before
looking at the opposition. And one of my companions that lives with me shared
with me a good thought. "Adam fell that men might be; and men are that
they might have joy." Men ARE that they might have JOY. We were meant to
have joy! We were sent here to have the joy that our Heavenly Father desires
that we have! Adam fell so that men might exist and might have joy! We deserve
to have joy! This past week, we were also able to go to the temple and
President Corbitt spoke to us inside about being obedient and the law of
sacrifice. I know that when we are obedient and keep the law of sacrifice, that
we will find that joy in the opposition. We will find the joy that we so
deserve and that God created us to have. Adam fell so that we could have joy.
The Savior was born so that we might have joy. So many others sacrificed so
much for us so that we might have joy in this day. What great love they all
showed for us! So this week, I encourage you all to look at the opportunities
that God has given us so that we might have joy! And share these experiences in
the family :) I'll do it from my end here too. And if you guys so desire, I
would love to here your experiences too :D Love you all and take care
this week! Thank you for everything that you do!
Love, aloha, y amor,
Hermana Ho
