Ok!
This week was fine. I got a little stomach sick
but it passed in like 4 days. So I’m fine. This week we worked a bunch. A lot
of lessons, a lot of investigators in the church…overall a big success. We had
a great time playing soccer today.
So about the Skype chat: We can do that the
tenth or eleventh of May, a Saturday or a Sunday. Tell erryone. You can tell me
when you want to do it.
So I’ve run into a problema: I have no idea
what my debit card pin is. I completely forgot. If you could refresh me that
would be great.
Elder Garcia is great. We get along really
well, and I’m learning a ton from him.
uhm...I don’t know. We have a family that’s
almost ready for baptism. It’s gonna be great!
Below I’m going to paste a bit of what I wrote
to a friend today, because it’s a lot of what I teach, and what I absolutely believe:
Think of your testimony as a seed. Every seed
needs three basic things: water, dirt, and sun. Even without one of these three
things, the seed doesn’t grow. Like the seed, our testimonies need three
fundamental things: Prayer, Scripture study, and going to church. These three
things provide us with personal revelation. Prayer is the communication we have
with God. Like a cellphone, but you don’t need to pay and it never runs out of
signal. With this, we can come to have answers and receive help. The scriptures
have taught again and again that prayers will only be answered in accordance
with our faith. No faith means no answer, no help, no nothin’. Then there are
the scriptures. Scriptures are like Life’s Instruction Manual. They may not be
as simple to follow as Ikea furniture instructions, but they have more meaning
than anything. I try to apply every scripture I read to my own life, to know
how I can help myself and my investigators. Then there is attending church. The
scriptures are the instructions, prayer tells you the instructions are right,
and the church is the help center you call when you don’t understand the
instructions. The church is just as important as prayer and scripture study. There
we receive revelation through talks, classes, and friends. The spirit Works in
mysterious ways. But what’s a mystery but to be solved? Understanding how the
spirit Works in ones self is key to understanding all this revelation.
I wish to add a quote that I just love
from one of the talks that Henry B. Eyring gave this year: "If we choose the right, we will find
happiness—in time. If we choose evil, there comes sorrow and regret—in time.
Those effects are sure. Yet they are often delayed for a purpose. If the
blessings were immediate, choosing the right would not build faith."
I just love that last line. Doing all
these things helps, but in its own time. Not doing these things hurt, in its
own time. Doing them with a bad disposition also hurts. Exploit
these fountains of revelation that the Lord has blessed us
with. Use them effectively. Learn from the times you lean on them. They are the
things that will help you. How it applies to me is different than how it
applies to you. Use all of these resources, come to love them, and I assure you
that you will have the answers and help you need.
Love you!
Elder Schuhmacher