Abraham 3:22-25 8-4-2025

This past week will forever be memorable for me. There have been many personal, and sacred experiences, ones I cannot fully share here. It has been a week where I have seen in awe a sliver of God's beautiful Plan of Happiness. Before we jump into my week let me first again express my love and gratitude for all of you. You didn't think you'd read an email from me without getting buttered up first huh? All of yall are amazing, and have the power and influence to shed forth light into this ever darkening world and do so just by existing and being you so thank you! Don't forget to count your blessings and give Glory to God. Tuesday morning was powerful and and impactful day for my companion and I. I remember that specific morning my companion was filled with with despair and his mental health hit an all time low out of nowhere. He reached out to the zone leaders and sought a preisthood blessing. I remember praying and asking God what I can do. The response was He will take care of it and to just wait for the Blessing. My companion had a council with the zoneleaders and our District leader for 2 hours and I just remember feeling the spirit in the other room knowing that God was prevailing in his life. During the blessing I felt the spirit so strong being apart of it and was filled with love for my companion who has suffered mentally for so long. I remember my district leader coming up to me afterwards expressing how much I have had an impact and been an influence for good on my companion. In that moment I knew I did nothing but just show love and knew that God has a perfect plan for all of his children and we can play a part in it by lifting up the hands that hang down low and lift others as the savior does. We can be His hands. Wednesday we had zone conference and there was a burst of Joy filling that room! My companion was filled with Joy more than I have ever seen anyone and it was infectious! Joy truly does come from Jesus Christ! We even had a less active youth who hasn't been to church in a year come to zone conference with us. It was truly a miracle! This is going to sound so silly but I remember feeling so much Joy I felt like something wasn't right because my mission has been so hard I kind of missed it being really hard. Don't get me wrong it's still hard but I remember praying for difficult times so I can grow more and learn more and this is the answer I got. Just learn to have Joy the hard times will come, for now just keep working hard and improving yourself as a missionary. I wish I could say I got that answer immediately but God had to chasten me first. He sent somone who cussed me out like crazy said some wild stuff and spit on my shoe and I just had weird feelings for a day before I realized God literally just wants me to have Joy and be a good missionary. It really is that simple. I share that because 1 it's funny and 2 God just wants us to have Joy ahah! Taking all of this into account during one of my evening prayers I was just repenting trying to be better each day and asked God how I can become a better missionary, seeking what he wants me to do. I didnt get an answer immediately, but as I went to bed that night I put on a talk "The Voice of The Spirit" By James E. Foust. As I was pondering and listening I heard him say.... Give ear to the voice of the living God” (D&C 50:1). The voice of the Spirit is universally available to all. The Lord said, “The Spirit enlighteneth every man [and every woman] . . . that hearkeneth to the voice of the Spirit” (D&C 84:46). He further says that “everyone that hearkeneth to the voice of the Spirit cometh unto God, even the Father I felt deeply impressed to switch up my street contacts when meeting people and to focus heavily on the spirit and helping them recognizing it and tying it back to Baptism. I got out of bed wrote it down, and went to bed. That next day i prayed that God would prepare people promising Him I will follow his promptings. The 3rd person we talked to that day we talked of the Holy Ghost and how she has seen it and felt it in her life. In that moment she pointed out the spirit and we invited her to be baptized and she accepted the invitation! Tell me this isn't God's work tell me. In that moment we felt Joy and were enlightened by the voice of the spirit! I have been earnestly seeking the Holy Ghost in my life in a greater capacity and I will share a portion of a tender Mercy from the Lord I received. Saturday evening we planned to go knock some doors on the other side of the area, but i felt impressed to walk towards the mall and talk to people along the way. While halfway to the mall we met a family and the mother was of African American descent. We invited her to church and wasn't super interested she lived out of town and had different beliefs, as we walked away she felt prompted to call us back over. We had a little small talk and then out of nowhere she asked me my first names and I gave it to her. In that instance she called me Branson and then said.."The Lord wants you to know.... and then just poured into me for about ten minutes and the spirit was so strong. She was a woman of great faith and had the Gift of Prophecy. She relayed some things to me that the Lord wanted me to know and just about everything she said aligned with my patriarchal blessing and was an answer to some of my fervant prayers. This was a lady I have never met before and I was able to council with the lord and Confirm truths she shared with me. My dear friend Cynthia whom I helped be baptized in my last area has the same Gift of Prophecy this woman had. I remember when teaching her the story's she would share. On the occasion the Lord would impress upon her to talk to a stranger and be an Instrument in His hands revealing things to them she would later forget as what she shared was from God. I reached out to my friend and talked with her about it my experience and here is what she shared with me out of context..... "If I had any advice it would be not to let any past mistakes make you apprehensive about stepping forward to the level of greatness you have the ability to be: This was straight from the spirit. God has so much in store for all of you and he loves each and every single one of us. I relay this message to each of you that we may all be able and willing to rise and step forward to the Greatness our Heavenly Father has in store for us and become who he has set us out to become. I love each and every single one of you! Know you are loved and that I care about all of you and most importantly that God cares. Even about the little things so turn to Him. "Stay Sweet"-Elder Williams My Mom told me to write a poem so I did I haven't written one since 7th Grade but if you want to Indulge here it is Be still and Know That I Am God When your soul is filled with lamentation and woe When Mercy seems so far yet Justice so near When you have been brought down low Get on your knees I will take away your fear Be still and Know That I Am God I want to Know How can thy mercy be for me? When my souls tears shed at evenflow How canst thou take away fear from me? How can this be I want to know? Oh Child Don't you know? I have overcome and Drunken the Bitter Cup My Grace and Mercy was perfected for you Just come unto me and Look up My spirit I will give freely as the heavens dew Oh Child Don't you know? Now I know, I can be Still This Is life Eternal and I know Thee To Thee I freely Give my will Thou hast Satisfied the demands of justice for me As I look up to Thee I hear Thy voice… Be still and Know That I Am God Abraham 3:22-25 22 Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among all these there were many of the noble and great ones; 23 And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou wast born. 24 And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell; 25 And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;