This week I had cambios and left Los Olivos with my comp Elder Calkins. I am now here in Bermejo which is at the very bottom of Bolivia, on the border of Argentina. It has been a crazy week with lots of changes. My new comp is from Ecuador and he has the same time in the mission as I do.
We found and taught lots of people this week. We are teaching the Velasquez family as well as Alfredo and Natalia. Pray for them that they will be able to open up and keep being receptive to the gospel. Pray that the gospel will be able to touch and open their hearts so that they can feel and know that this is the true church, and what we need in our lives.
I found something that I really liked in my personal study this week...
Alma 24:18-19
18 And this they did, it being in their view a testimony to God, and also to men, that they never would use weapons again for the shedding of man’s blood; and this they did, vouching and covenanting with God, that rather than shed the blood of their brethren they would give up their own lives; and rather than take away from a brother they would give unto him; and rather than spend their days in idleness they would labor abundantly with their hands.
19 And thus we see that, when these Lamanites were brought to believe and to know the truth, they were firm, and would suffer even unto death rather than commit sin; and thus we see that they buried their weapons of peace, or they buried the weapons of war, for peace.
I love how the Lamanites made a covenant with God. We know they did to not take up arms against their enemies, but it also teaches us that they covenanted to labor abundantly, and to give rather than to take. And they would rather suffer death then to commit sin.
I know that as we come to know of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we will come to love Him more and more. We will come to the knowledge to not sin any more, but to follow Him with faith.
Thats this week!!
Elder Jones
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