This past Sunday our faith was tested. We passed by a lot of people Saturday and they told us that they wanted to come to church. So on Sunday morning we made pancakes and left early to help people come to church. But guess what? Every home we passed by the people who said they wanted to come to Church said they had things to do and didn't have time that morning to go to church.
We were pretty bummed.
We decided to pass by the home of Marisol, Kevin, and Lautaro. This is the family we contacted a few weeks ago because we liked the music they were listening to. And, to our surprise, they wanted to come to Church! We shared some pancakes with them and they came to church. Marisol has a lot of hardships right now and she loved church. She said she wants to come next week as well. I am grateful for the Lord. Sometimes everything that we want isn't in the exact way that we want. But I know God knows best and will help us.
Doctrine and Covenants 4:2: Therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day.
I love this scripture. As we serve God with all our heart, might, mind, and strength, in the last day we will receive numerous blessings. As we have been working to find and teach, we always talk about two words, Diligence and Urgency. As we work for our Father in Heaven, these two things are important. As we are diligent in serving him, we are always thinking, pondering, and praying. We study for those who we will serve. As we are urgent, we don´t waste time. We are always looking and always preparing to serve.
I know that as we serve and are diligent and always looking for those opportunities, they will come and we can bless the lives of others. It is through our works of faith that we can serve and have the confidence that they as well as we will be blessed!
Have a great week!!!
Elder Jones
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