This week has been really great. I
got to see some old friends from Piddig and some of my old recent
converts came to church so I was super excited to see them and see how
much their faith has grown and their testimony has grown and what a good
example they are to me. I really saw how much the gospel brings
happiness and joy to others. When we live the gospel, by it's teachings, and do what is
right and follow gods commandments - not because we have to but because
we want to and because we love him - we will receive blessings.
We had
stake conference last Saturday and yesterday and I received so much
revelation. They really focused on Faith in Heavenly Father and in
Christ and also in His Atonement. I felt like my testimony really grew
about Jesus Christ and his Atonement and a quote I remember that I heard here on my mission is "All of us need the Savior's Atonement to
heal us. All of us are lost and need to be found." I would like testify
about this, that I know that through Christ's Atonement we can be healed. He knows we are not perfect. The challenges and
trials we have bring us sadness and hopelessness but through the
Atonement that our Savior went through for us we can be healed and
cleansed from our sin.
I know that Jesus Christ gave his life for me and
you because he loves us and he loved his father and he was
willing to take all of the world's sins on him and was crucified for us. I know that Jesus Christ is our savior and Redeemer because he gave his own life for us. I know that salvation was not a cheap experience
and no one else could have gone through so much pain and sorrow except
for our Lord Jesus Christ. So that is what I learned from our stake
conference.
This week we talked to Precious and Richard and they really
want to get baptized, but we need to talk with their parents and see
what they say. Hopefully they say yes. We are praying for them and we
will be talking to them tomorrow so we will see what happens with them. If they say yes we will have two baptisms on Saturday. So we are really
excited for that. So the mission has gone by so fast. I have like
12 weeks left. Like wow, I can't believe it and my last 12 weeks I just
want to go hard every day and just give it my all and to be able to come
home with honor. I want to give the best I can and know that missionary
work is not easy but it is absolutely worth it. Missionary work really
is hard and it really requires a lot of prayer, fasting, and hard work. I
have seen so many miracles in my last 21 months and have seen the blessings. When I saw my recent converts yesterday getting ready to serve a
mission or enter the temple, it made me cry and I was so happy to see
them and how much the gospel of Jesus
Christ has changed their lives. So that was my good week that I had
and I am super excited to see how the next 12 weeks go. I will continue to
endure to the end and be the missionary the Lord wants me to be. I love
you all so much and miss you all so much too. Take care always and stay
safe.
Mahal ko kayo at ingat kayo palagi.
Elder Francis
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