Well this week was something special. Just right off the bat this has been the hardest most sacred most spiritual and most successful week out here. Let me explain..... First off this week has nothing to do with Zach Bryan it just has been a unique week. Monday was hype we went to the united states national army museum for free and it was so cool. Tuesday was wilddddd I woke up and my brother and sister in law had a baby girl and I became and uncle I was feeling things I'm not sure I have felt to an extent....I was happy but sad, excited and confused...life never really is the same once you graduate high school and get set apart as a Missionary and it finally hit me things will never be the same but what a wonderful blessing that is...we get the opportunity to come here to this earth to learn grow and experience all of these things so that one day we can return to the father through his son Jesus Christ!
Tuesday was a sacred day I happened to have an interview with the mission president that same day I became an uncle and was feeling particularly un unified with my companion for whatever reason and it was just a rough day lots of pondering and confusion. We also ran into a guy who was saying the ark of the covenant had some electrical powers and some crazy stuff so that was fun besides that going into my interview with president I was at unease for whatever reason and I remember going into that interview and sitting in front of President and it all just melted away....He asked me how I was and I told him I have been fine but today in particular has been the hardest day on the mission and I told him I just became an uncle that morning and I don't know how but I just started bawling and for those of you who know me I'm not particularly someone who cries lost my streak of two years dang it. My mission President gave me the best counsel I have ever heard in my whole life...he says Elder Williams...you are 1 Nephi 3:7 you will go and do anything the lord asks he says I see that in you and you do it. He then later taught me some life changing stuff and the spirit was so strong. It is like In The Book Of Mormon in Alma when Ammon knew the thoughts of king Lamoni the Mission President knew me all my thoughts feelings and concerns in a way that I know only could be done with the spirit and priesthood which he held. The spirit answered so many prayers I have prayed in that short spam of 15 minutes in ways I can't even explain. It opened up emotions I never knew I had and I just cried and the mission president hugged me and said...your family is being blessed because of you and the lord knows I was supposed to meet with you today at this time. He expressed his love for me and I was humbled to be in the presence of a man who tries so hard to be so close to the spirit and have that connection. In short sometimes those hardest days in your life could be your most sacred days If you let them.
Anyway Wednesday was hype we were at the red cross again of course and the military relations missionary Elder Martin gave me the fattest compliment twicee it made me feels so good especially after Tuesday I wrote it down lol. Elder Martin said….you are awesome let me just take a second and pull you aside and let you know that you are meant to be here I can see you understand and you go and do you make those connections and are a hard worker and I can see you as a leader. He says I have been in many church callings served as bishop high counselor and went on 5 missions and I see this in you. You are absolutely killing it I appreciate everything you do.
That helped me know God is aware of me even more and that I am in the right area at the right time and he trusts me with this area and the red cross pilot program.
Thursday and Friday we had back to back exchanges again it was hype. Elder Tuala Thursday and Elder Dicus Friday. I have no idea how Elder Dicus has a drivers license and driving privileges on the mission he's wild with it. We had a good time I made him food and he loved me for it haha he was so grateful he did the dishes and complimented me a thousand times haha.
As far as the area it's been thriving the past two weeks we hit our finding goals and lessons with members and we have so many cool people we are teaching and we finally know most of the members and they are awesome. We have had so many miracles and 3 potential family's we are teaching. Today was a w P-day we went to George Washington's house and went on tours and museums so fun and now we are getting military haircuts on base haha. Update just got a haircut iv need writing this throughout the day we talked to like 5 people on base just normal conversations cause we can't proselyte haha and literally had the best conversations since I been out cause people know we aren't gonna talk to them about Jesus so they are nice to us.
Let me just recount one miracle for those who actually read my emails much appreciated... about 3 or 4 weeks ago we visited a new member in our ward who's records haven't been moved the sister missionaries told us about her so we were able to visit her In a nursing home although she isn't old she is just handicapped for the time being. We meet her talk to her have an awesome lesson and let the ward council know to look out for her as her records get moved. Fast forward three weeks later during a prayer I was prompted to text her and see how she was doing super random but I did just that and she sent a huge text saying she doesn't like the church anymore doesn't want anything to do with it and was seriously hurt because no one has reached out to her in months. Turns out her records were never moved and her previous ward never contacted her but we were able to meet with her surprisingly and had a baller lesson on the sacrament and why we go to church and the spiritual nourishment that comes with taking the sacrament each week. She told us she missed it and she felt something has been missing but was still offended at the church. That was Saturday. Fast forward to today we had breakfast with the ward relief society president and she reached out to her along with her assistant and she is going to lunch with them and wants to come back to church on Sunday!! It's a miracle because she felt abandoned by the church and by God and out of no where I am prompted to text ger and follow through and little by little great things have come to pass and it has been an edifying experience.
I have said it before and I will say it again...the lord is aware of all of us and answers our prayers in ways we cannot know unless we look for them and have faith he is there. Read this chapter of scripture from the Book of Mormon it's awesome!
5 And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken, he cast his eyes round about again on the multitude, and beheld they were in tears, and did look steadfastly upon him as if they would ask him to tarry a little longer with them.
6 And he said unto them: Behold, my bowels are filled with compassion towards you.
3 Nephi 17:5–6
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/17?id=p5-p6&lang=eng#p5
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Love Elder Williams
Congrats to My brother and sister in law keep them in your prayers
And happy birthday Greta I think.
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