The past little while been great! We've been able to do a lot of Service! In the winter, there aren't as many opportunities to get our hands dirty, but lately we've been really busy with it, and miricales have come from that! However, the service we do as missionaries is not all just about digging in the dirt, it's also about loving the people and sometimes just giving our time, and lending a voice or an ear. I was recently on an exchange with Elder Smith in Wettingen and we had the oppurtunity to visit an old persons home. We went to a members room to a lady who couldn't speak, except for yes and no. We read the scriptures with her and it was an amazing experience. We could tell she was really thankful, especially for Elder Smith and his kindness, even though she could say it with words.
Of course we've also had some really cool experiences with getting our hands dirty. Last transfer we did a service project helping a member to clean her deck. Me and Elder Keir were in charge of de-potting and dumping plants in a compost container. One of the lady's neighbors came up pretty upset and told us that this container was just for the people living their and we couldn't just use it. We explained we were doing a service project for her neighbor and she was okay after that. This week we were back helping to finish off the deck and the Me her told us that her neighbor had talked to her after that day. She is interested in also having the missionaries help her with some service. She said it would be fine when the missionaries also shared a spiritual thought. The cool part is, this member had been looking for years to find a way to introduce the Gospel to this neighbor, and now through Service she had one!
Matthew 22 : 37-40
"37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
I love you all! Take some time this week to show someone you love them! It could well be that you will answer someone's prayers. Or maybe your own prayers will be answered in the act of service! Hope you have a great week!
Elder Wiser
1. Me and Elder Coloma
2. Dying in the heat! Elder Coloma, Elder Fewou, and Elder Smith
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.