As all of you know, this week was Valentine's day. The day of Love. The day that we all choose to spread our love and to make all of those around us feel genuine happiness, and share a chocolate or rose with the one we love.
I love the hymn, "Love One Another"... it begins like this:
As I have loved you,
Love one another.
This new commandment:
Love one another.
By this shall men know
Ye are my disciples,
If ye have love
One to another.
It´s a song that teaches us to show love to all. It´s a song that teaches what Jesus taught. It´s his greatest attribute because it´s his motivation for why he chose to do everything, why he chose to suffer, to bring us peace. Why he did the will of the Father, why he didn´t fight, why he died, why he resurrected, and why we will live again. This is what he showed us, that we might show even just a sliver of that love to others
We don´t have to choose specific days of the year to love others, like days as Valentines. In fact, it should be a daily decision. Something that comes naturally. There is a chance that at first, it takes some work, but this life is meant for progress. But with a little more love, we can be a little more like Christ and live in a better world. A world made of Christ-like love.
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We were able to have a good week. I went on splits this week with a couple Elders.
Two of the people we were able to visit on these splits struck me with a yearning for the spirit to receive guidance. These two people suffer highly with addictions and with thoughts of loneliness and depression. We were able to share with them just a glimpse of the spirit of love that God offers to each and every one of his children.
One in particular that I talked with is named Mate. She mentioned how she wants to change, and how she has tried, but that it seems impossible. I was able to testify that she will. I was able to help her identify some goals and promised her that every day she feels the burdens of temptation that Christ will be there to lift her burden if she used his atonement. I also promised that the missionaries are there for that exact reason, to support her and to catch her in time of failure, not to judge, but to help.
We are here for that reason. To share the love of Christ and to remind others that they can be given forgiveness,
We were also able to visit Blanca. Her Mom is really excited for her baptism and is actually excited to get her the baptism dress. She just didn´t go to church this Sunday and neither did the Carlos and his family. We hope that we can make it all work out this week to visit them.
We are doing well and I hope you are all doing good as well. Love you all!
-Elder Harmon
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