Week 5

Hola everybody, Hope you all had a blessed week! well this week I hit 1 month in the field woohoo... haha it really is exciting even though I still have a VERY long ways to go. but hey, we take one day at a time right? This past week has been another great week of missionary work. at church we had confirmations for those who were baptized last week. it was a great experience. my companion and I were sitting in the front to help pass the sacrament and while the sisters went up to get confirmed, we were told to go and help with it. I wasn't expecting this haha. It was an amazing experience for me. Our bishop gave the blessing and he is a powerful man. Very in tune with the spirit. While confirming sister Grace he said she will be sealed to her family, those living and the one that has passed away, in the temple. Bishop gave a talk sunday also ( It's a pretty small ward lol) and he stated that blessing her to get sealed was not even on his mind before. He felt inclined by the spirit to bless her and give her hope to perform this very special ordinance. the spirit was very strong there. 

   This week saturday we had exchanges with our zone leaders. I was to lead the area here in Kwa-Thema, and wow, i felt unqualified to lead! when we planned for our day and looked at our appointments, I knew i could lead us to each of them. The day went very smoothly, better than I thought. The spirit really does help. He brings thing to our mind that we may not remember. I know this to be true especially when we are teaching lessons. Somehow I am able to find a scripture that answers their questions. Most of the time i sit there and think, "When did I ever read this verse, how did i know this?" The Holy Ghost works miracles, small or large. 

   Mom, I'm grateful that you talked about Gods' Love for ALL of us. He cares for every single one of us. even those who don't believe in Him, or know Him. This week we met a young man about 20's who moved here for university. Let me tell you, if I was still home, I would be a little.. scared approaching him!! He has huge dreads sticking straight up, tattoos, and a gangster look( which is a normal style here, everyone dresses this way). We talked to him and he was SO interested! His name is Gift. He was so anxious to learn, and we mentioned the plan of salvation and he said "let's learn about it right now! what is it!?" It's hard to explain the feelings, but you can tell when people are actually interested, not just bored. He ran inside so he could get our numbers and wanted to meet today. 

    This is something that i have been working on a lot while here. and that is being less judgmental. It is a hard thing to not do at times, but we should care for everyone as Heavenly Father cares for each of us. We learn that it is not our place to judge, that is reserved for God. I promise you as we judge less the more love we gain for people, because we do not know their struggles, if they have a home, family, food, or if they lost a loved one.  I'm grateful for being on mission, even though it is one of the hardest things I've done mentally and physically. But, it is 100% worth it, to be able to see others so happy and growing closer to the things that really matter in life. 

Elder High