Our stake president brought up a few interesting questions that I´d like to change a bit and share with you all. Take a minute and ask yourself the following.
Do you truly believe in the restored gospel? The fall, the dispensations, the apostasy, the restoration, the revelation, the atonement, the authority, the plan, the redemption, the Book of Mormon, prayer, do you believe in Christ?
What I like about these questions is the fact that they´re all connected. They all are important parts, if not essential, to Gods plan. If you believe in one, it really doesn´t make sense if you don´t believe in the other.
Now, I have some other questions. What is it that you do to show that you believe? Do you watch your actions? Do you watch what you say? Are you patient with others? What kind of person do you make yourself out to be? When was the last time you acted out?
My answer is that each and every one of us has had moments that we have failed in one of these categories. Because we are not perfect, there are moments that we just can´t do it all. However, there is someone that can help us. This is Jesus Christ.
Last week I mentioned his quality of love. However, that is just one of his many attributes.
The one I´d like to mention this week is Patience. It´s the attribute that best helps the mind. That helps us see and think more clearly. It´s also the one that is going to help us strengthen our relationships with those around us.
Dieter F Uchtdorf mentions this about patience,
There is an important concept here: patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!
This week I am asking you all to be a little more patient, To focus on something you personally struggle with. Take this week and fight it. Show that you´re a believer and that you can endure it well.
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This week I got pretty sick with a virus or something. I´m still getting injected and taking some pills, so a lot of the week was spent low key. However, we talked with Blanca and she asked me to baptize her! Also, we talked with Ivan and Maundry and their mom Leticia. Maundry got an ear infection this week so we will be having his baptism the next week. We hope that his family members will join him on the 17th of March.
That´s kind of what we got going on. Sorry for the small update, I will try and tell you more next week.
I love you!
I´ll be on later to answer questions. I have an activity.
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