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Week 22...I am grateful that I have this small part to play in the grand design of His plan.


This week has probably been one of the most stressful weeks of my mission, and probably many more to come. This week Elder L. had left to M--- and Elder W. arrived as my new companion. First and foremost, Elder W. is awesome! He is just happy all the time and continues to do the best that he can to help the people around him! He has a big heart and I am grateful that he is my companion! I helped Elder W. this week get to know the area and the people. I have a testimony that the Lord strengthens each of us in our times of trial and challenge and helps us to overcome. He will never leave our side no matter how lost we may be.


One of the best ways to build your testimony of Faith is to teach it to those around you. We had an opportunity to teach our investigator about faith and allowed him to look into his life and how he had faith building experiences that allowed him to make certain decisions in his life. One of the joys of being a missionary and I am not sure if I shared this last week but it is not just seeing the faith within ourselves being strengthened in Christ but helping others to strengthen their faith in Christ. It is such an overwhelming joy that comes as people begin to recognize the spirit and make changes in their lives to live according to the Gospel where they are then able to find that peace and joy that comes from living the Gospel. My invitation is to never be ashamed to share your testimony of what you know to be true with those around us. It is often a simple but powerful testimony that the Spirit of the Lord is felt and hearts are changed and the love of the Savior empowers us to do better.

I have been strengthened by the hand of the Lord so much this week that it has left me physically drained. This week was more of a reflection and how much each of us and each of our investigators and members have grown. It is such an interesting thing to be able to take a step back and look on how much has happened and changed. It becomes so apparent that the Lord is very much a part of this work and is very anxiously engaged. He is not merely watching and waiting but is actively working to move this work forward. I am grateful that I have this small part to play in the grand design of His plan.

The members in B. are small but their hearts are large and caring. Each of them still have a lot to improve on but they are doing amazing! We are working toward having 3-hour church and this week we are thinking about different activities that we can do during those times so that we can keep everyone anxiously engaged and having a spiritual boost. We hope that this week we can achieve our goals and slowly progress toward that vision.

I am so grateful for the Savior and the love that He has for everyone. It is really through Him that we are healed and can continue to improve and progress. I have a testimony that He lives. I know it and I will not deny it, and share this in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Love, Elder Shirley








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