LOOK
FOR THE MIRACLES
Wow. First of all, I am so sorry that my email last week was so
lame! I´ll try to make up for it today!
There is a man that I met my very first week in
Elche. He didn´t want anything to do with the missionaries or the church. Little by little we got him to get to know us and
listen to parts of our message and eventually he became an investigator. I have
had the incredible opportunity of watching this man change every aspect of his
life to come to Christ. I have truly witnessed with my own eyes the
change that the atonement can make in our lives and the light and happiness
that it can bring.
The work is really progressing! We´ve picked up quite a few
new investigators in the past few weeks and one of them, wants to get
baptized so we invited her to a fecha in September because she still has a few
things to sort out before her baptism. She´s praying about it right now. MIRACLES!!!
I can truly say that the Lord is preparing people for the
gospel. Every day of the past 2 weeks we have had experiences where the Lord has
placed someone who is ready for the gospel into our path. It has been amazing to see. As a result we´ve had a lot of work to do and
a lot of people to visit. This last week we were literally running from
appointment to appointment. Haha. I loved it!
I absolutely LOVE this work. I LOVE being a missionary! I
completely LOVE what i do every day and I wouldn´t trade it for anything in the
world. It´s so hard but I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I love it because I have the
opportunity to watch the atonement of Christ in action. I get to be a mere
instrument in the hands of the Lord as he works wonders. I honestly cannot take
any credit for the success that we have had in the last two weeks because it
has all been from the Lord. There is no doubt about that. Everything that we
have seen lately has been a miracle. I am incredibly happy despite the
refiner´s fire that burns in my life right now. The struggles haven´t left but
neither has my joy. I wake up smiling knowing that I´m going to be able to bear
witness of the Savior that day. The work of the Lord is incredible and he truly
works in mysterious ways. He has worked with me in very mysterious ways but I
have truly seen a change in myself since coming out here on the mission. That
has been the most surprising change that I have seen out here: the change that
this work has made in me. Keep working each day to be a little more like
Christ. Try a little harder to be a little better. I love this gospel and the
purpose and joy that it brings into my life! Thank you all for the prayers, the
love, and the support. I can definitely see it out here. Thank you!
“It’s better to look up!”
Look for the miracles!
Love,
Hermana Israelsen
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