This has been a marvelous week. So much has
happen, going from one miracle to another miracle. This is the greatest
work in the world. I love it. It is such a blessing. Anyways I will
start with Tuesday,
we started off the day by going to MLC (Missionary Leadership Council).
It was so good to be able to see President and Sister Hymas. They are
some of the best people in the world. Anyways a lot of time was spent on
talk about 2 thing. Having hope centered in Jesus Christ. Then the
process for receiving revelation from Heavenly Father. The way that he
taught us is through one of the most simplest ways. That way is through
prayer. Pray is the 2 way communication that we talk with our father in
Heaven. I don’t want to bore you will all of the cool things that I
learn but I just want to test for the spirit that was felt there. I was
also able to see Elder Anderson. It is always such a blessing when I get
to see him. He is so fun to talk with and to think back to the good old
days of playing football together. It was fun. The other big highlight
was we got smart phones. Yes we got smart phones. We have been using
them for about a week and they took some time to get adjusted to. But it
is such a blessing to be entrusted with technology to use in the lord’s
work.
Wednesday
was a really good day to go and talk with people. We were able to go
out with some missionaries to work with them. I love being able to work
with other to learn from them. Not to much happened on Wednesday other then working with missionaries.
On Thursday we had a lesson with one of our investigators named Meghan. Her baptism was this Saturday.
Anyways she had a rough day. She got suspended from work along with so
much other stuff. She was at a point to where it was like she almost
didn’t have much hope. We told her to turn to the savior and to trust in
him. It was a huge testimony to me that Satan didn’t want her to get
baptized. But the lesson went really well and she was still dead set on
getting baptized. Latter that night we were able to have dinner with the
Ditlevsen family. They are an awesome family that we have gotten to
know really well. They have a son on a mission in Seattle who recently
left. It such a blessing to be able to see the lives of people change in
the gospel.
We also got a referral from some
other elders. The referral was for this person named filisi. He came to
church himself and asked to meet with the missionaries. When we stopped
by to set up a lesson he wasn’t there. We talked with his brother maka.
He was super interested in what we had to say. We were able to leave a
return appointment for the coming Saturday
after we were able to teach the restoration. The lesson was spiritual
and you could see that he was seriously thinking about what we talked
about. He also told us that he has a girlfriend serving a Mission in
Costa Rica. It amazing how the spirit works and the lord’s timing of
everything.
Fast forward to Friday
we had another lesson with Meghan. She was so excited to see us. She
only had good news to tell us. She when and hit the scriptures and got
on her knees and ask for help from our father in Heaven. I don’t know
how every time we have a trial that comes if we will get on our knees,
dive into the scriptures that everything will be fine. Not to say that
everything is taken away, but Heavenly Father strengthens us to where we
can over come our trials. That was very evident to me to see the
strength and growth that had a accrued for Meghan in less then 24 hours.
The power of our saviors Atonement is real! I testify that if we will
let it change us we will have exponential growth. I am grateful for my
savior sacrifice for me all of you.
Saturday
was Meghan’s big day. She was able to enter the waters of baptism. It
was such s spiritual experience. I am so grateful for the spirit and how
it testifies of the truth of the restored gospel. Elder Anderson was
able to come to the baptism. He taught her a few months back. So it was
such a blessing to be able to teach her after he did. The change in her
over the last few months has been so big.
I
was on an exchange with Elder Young Yen. Yes one of my past companions.
Over a year that we served together. We had such a great day with
teaching people. We went to the lesson that we had set up with Filisi
and Maka. It was one of the most spiritual lessons that I have had in a
long time. It was like we never stopped being companions. We taught with
unity and testified of each other. It was so cool. After we had
finished the first vision, we sat quietly to let the spirit work on
them. After about 20 seconds one of them said “wow.” The spirit was so
strong we extended April 7th
to them and they said that they will work to that day. Maka said that
the 1st day that we came by was the 2 year anniversary of his mother
passing away. He told us that he thinks by us coming by on the
anniversary of his mother death that god is telling him that this is
something that he should do. Always follow the spirit trust in heavenly
Father and you will be exactly where you should be.
That
was the most of our week. Hope this finds you well. Know that the
church is true. If it has been a while pick up the Book of Mormon. Start
reading it and apply the teachings you learn from it and watch the
peace that come from our father in Heaven flood into you life!!
I love you!!
Elder Berry
Sorry there is no pictures of the baptism. I hadn’t gotten them from the other elders. Sorry I will send them next week!
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