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| Happy Birthday Davis, May 14, 1996. |
2015-05-12 Cienega de
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Hey Mom,
It was really nice to
talk to you guys this past weekend. Too bad thanny wasn´t there. Anyway,
between then and sunday, not much happened. I´ve been thinking a lot about the
book of mormon, and how important it is. I told you guys the story about the
lady who gained a testimony of the restoration through the book of mormon, and
I told my mission president in my letter as well, and I think it´d be a good
experience to share with everyone:
I have learned a lot
more about trusting in the spirit, and the power of the book of mormon. Last
sunday we had an exerience where we found a lady and we taught her about the
restoration and about the book of mormon, inviting her to be baptized. When we
came back that saturday, she declared to us that she had read the book and she
had prayed...and she had recieved an answer that it was all true. Wow! how
incredible. I could never do anything such as that. It´s like what Elder
Anderson metioned in his talk this general conference talking to pres. monson
years ago: We do all we can to hasten the work of the Lord, but this is the
Lord´s work, and he opens doors, and works miracles that we can scarcely
imagine. I found myself in the priesthood class this sunday learning about what
Pres. Benson said about the book of mormon, it´s holy promise, and how we must
concentrate everything on the book and its promise. Then later in the night I
re-read "The Challenging and Testifying Missionary" another time.
That night, I think I might of had some mixed dream or something, where I was
talking at the pulpit, or someone else I don´t know, about the importance of
teaching with the spirit, and letting the spirit teach through the power of the
Book of Mormon. The person talking said "If we aren´t allowing the spirit
to teach through us, and throught the book of mormon, then what are we
doing?!" Well I woke up thinking "Well if I didn´t already know how
important it is to do everything with the spirit and the book of mormon...I do
now!"
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| Elder H and Davis at the Monterrey Temple |
Something else that I
have learned about this week has been sacrifice. The mission is a sacrifice,
but there are so many opportunities to sacrifice even more mom. To sacrifice
all of our efforts, our talents, our smiles. To sacrifice our man-like
characteristics by ridding ourselves of pride, disobedience, fear, complaints,
and all else. It is not an easy task, but what Elder Ringwood reminds me is
that the good news of the gospel is that the desires of our hearts can be
transformed. I´ll be honest sometimes you think "have I even made any
progress at all in my mission?" but then again, when we see how much we
still have to go to make it to the peak of the mountain, we often forget how
much we have done to get to the point that we are. As long as we are
progressing up that mountain towards perfection, through the gospel and love of
Jesus Christ, our Heavenly Father is happy with us.
It wasn´t that had to
end the call THIS time, but it was still pretty hard mom. It´s also super hard
to not open my [birthday] presents yet hahahhaa. In the next package you send me, can you
send a packet of college ruled paper(100 sheets) and hi chew of course. And US
stamps. That´s about it.
Way to go Nathaniel!!
Now do school and get good at spanish!
"¡Andele Thanny!¡
Ya pónte en tus estudios y mejórate en español!"
I love you all so much,
thanks for everything,
Elder Davis Garner
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