The Lord really wants Sister Ballif and I to learn quite a
few things.
These past few weeks have been so hard in regards to the
work! We're both constantly on our knees asking God what He wants us to learn
from all this. I have been so humbled down, which is great, because Christ was
so humble, and well.. I wanna be like Christ!
I was reading Hymns a few days ago, and turned to
"Where Can I Turn For Peace". I felt exactly how the hymn described,
and what stood out to me was, "Where can I turn for peace? Where is my
solace. When other sources cease to make me whole? "He answers privately,
reaches my reaching..""In my Gethsemane, Savior and friend." The
Spirit hit me so strong, and I remembered that I have a personal Savior. That
Jesus Christ understands and that I can cast my burden upon him, and rely on
his help to help me feel at peace and feel adequate enough.
In missionary work, we sometimes have to go through our own
Gethsemanes. It never occurred to me for some reason. I thought it'd be so easy
and I'd help millions come to the font and enter the waters of baptism. The Lord
had another plan for me. A better plan- progression.
During personal study a few days ago, I came across Moses
6:31-36 Enoch felt so inadequate to preach to the people about the Lord's will
and what they needed to do. To invite them to repent and line their lives up.
He turned to the Lord with this concern, and in response obtained a beautiful
answer. The Lord allowed Enoch to view himself through his eyes. To help him
know that his weaknesses will help him go forward in the work and allow him to
help people come closer to him. He then allowed Enoch to view these people
through His own loving, and perfect eyes. Through spiritual eyes. I realized
that God wants that for each of His missionaries. He'll never allow us to go
through something we can't handle. That these stretches will help us grow
towards exaltation. That this will help me prepare for what lies ahead after my
mission. to be a mother and wife. He sees a step ahead of us, and I feel so
blessed that I can have trials to help shape me.
In 1 Ne 14:11-12, it's expressed that the numbers of the
abominable church are much greater than those of the true and living church. It
breaks my heart that it's that way, but everyone has their agency. Agency is
such a gift, when used correctly. Truthfully, I wish the people in this area
would use their to recognize that their lives could improve through the Gospel
of Jesus Christ! Just saying.
I think one of my favorite experiences this past week was
with James. He came back for a few days and was on date to be baptized October
3rd, but the Lord still needs to continue to work in his life. Both of our on
dates dropped us.. But! Here's the best part. We taught James the Nature of God
and how that pertains a lot to who he is and who he can become. You know, exaltation.
As soon as we finished teaching him, he prayed to God and told him
wholeheartedly that he loved him. It was so powerful! I had never experienced
such a thing! It was so sacred! We know that we helped him draw closer to God,
and that is enough for us.
We also had this awesome experience where we taught Dylan
and as we left his place, we saw a lady on her porch and we spoke to her. She
asked what church we're from, and when we answered she said, "Get up here
right now" We did and she said, "I've been waiting months for
you to arrive."
Stay tuned for next week..
Love you all!
Con amor,
Hermana Robles
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