Week 51: August 6, 2018 - Sem Recompensa
Hey there Family!!!
We had a spectacular week this week! Elder Fogg and I have really been trying to find new people to teach this week. I tried really hard to pray with faith this week rather than just say things like going over a list of goods to buy at a grocery store. There are times where I pray and the moment after, I feel a confirmation that it will happen. I prayed that people would be presented to us and I honestly felt that that would happen.
We went out, and literally, people where just presented to us by the members! So cool!!!! It was mainly this Sunday that was the big miracle day. I have seen how every missionary effort never goes wasted. We had some trials this week. People weren't there when we scheduled visits with them, people weren't following through with invites, and it seemed like Elder Fogg and I were running out of options.
I'm not gonna lie, I was just so tired and exhausted this week. We walked a lot and just weren't having much happen. I read later this week about enduring to the end in PMG and read in 2 Nephi 22. I thought about how I always needed to stay excited about doing missionary work even when things aren't working out. In 2 Nephi 22, it talks about how the saints will react when the Savior comes again and how they will rejoice and say that they will confide in the Lord forever.
That really struck me. I needed to think more about the Savior and continue in faith. I always thought about how I would do if I did all this work and never had anything work out and if I would still have faith to continue on? I thought about how if nothing worked out in the end and I didn't have a result, or reward at the end, would I keep going? I feel like that was the type of faith that Joseph Smith, Jesus Christ, and many others had. They knew what was going to happen in the end, and yet they kept going. They weren't in it for the worldly praise or some sort of material reward; they were in it because they loved God.
I only had a week of trial and that seemed hard for me. Just goes to show how much I have to improve! hahaha! Heavenly Father was gracious and blessed us with three people who, without us inviting them to be baptized, said to us that they wanted to be baptized. Each of them have their own difficulties that they will have to overcome, but they were all answers to our prayers, and I have faith that they can change.
This Sunday, I got up to bear my testimony and told everyone a crazy story that happened to me and my football friends. I told them about the importance of prayer and that our Heavenly Father in many of our difficulties, which most of the time we got ourselves into, would extend His merciful hand to lift us.
I love you all so much and I hope you have such a wonderful week! Thanks for your love, support and prayers!!!!
Elder Barton
[Note from Kris: No pictures this week as the library Elder Barton was at didn't have a fast enough internet connection]
We had a spectacular week this week! Elder Fogg and I have really been trying to find new people to teach this week. I tried really hard to pray with faith this week rather than just say things like going over a list of goods to buy at a grocery store. There are times where I pray and the moment after, I feel a confirmation that it will happen. I prayed that people would be presented to us and I honestly felt that that would happen.
We went out, and literally, people where just presented to us by the members! So cool!!!! It was mainly this Sunday that was the big miracle day. I have seen how every missionary effort never goes wasted. We had some trials this week. People weren't there when we scheduled visits with them, people weren't following through with invites, and it seemed like Elder Fogg and I were running out of options.
I'm not gonna lie, I was just so tired and exhausted this week. We walked a lot and just weren't having much happen. I read later this week about enduring to the end in PMG and read in 2 Nephi 22. I thought about how I always needed to stay excited about doing missionary work even when things aren't working out. In 2 Nephi 22, it talks about how the saints will react when the Savior comes again and how they will rejoice and say that they will confide in the Lord forever.
That really struck me. I needed to think more about the Savior and continue in faith. I always thought about how I would do if I did all this work and never had anything work out and if I would still have faith to continue on? I thought about how if nothing worked out in the end and I didn't have a result, or reward at the end, would I keep going? I feel like that was the type of faith that Joseph Smith, Jesus Christ, and many others had. They knew what was going to happen in the end, and yet they kept going. They weren't in it for the worldly praise or some sort of material reward; they were in it because they loved God.
I only had a week of trial and that seemed hard for me. Just goes to show how much I have to improve! hahaha! Heavenly Father was gracious and blessed us with three people who, without us inviting them to be baptized, said to us that they wanted to be baptized. Each of them have their own difficulties that they will have to overcome, but they were all answers to our prayers, and I have faith that they can change.
This Sunday, I got up to bear my testimony and told everyone a crazy story that happened to me and my football friends. I told them about the importance of prayer and that our Heavenly Father in many of our difficulties, which most of the time we got ourselves into, would extend His merciful hand to lift us.
I love you all so much and I hope you have such a wonderful week! Thanks for your love, support and prayers!!!!
Elder Barton
[Note from Kris: No pictures this week as the library Elder Barton was at didn't have a fast enough internet connection]
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