April 4, 2011

Hola familia. So this week was definitely different. I was in the house for 4 days with dengue. I am not going to lie. Dengue is the worst illness that I have ever had! But I am living and completely better now. I had a fever every night and a headache for 4 days that was rediculous! It was to the point where I could feel the headache in my dreams. But I learned a good lesson from dengue. That was that I need to be more humble and be willing to ask for help. I prayed and prayed that I could get better through the help of my Savior. But when my comp asked if I wanted a blessing, I realized that I could have just asked for a blessing. My comp is worthy and has the power to act in the name of God. He asked me at about the point when the pain was terrible and wouldn't go away. But after he gave me the blessing, right after I felt loads better and the headache started to go away. The priesthood power is real and we should never live below the blessings and privilelges as President Uchtdorf said. It's truly powerful and if we ask with humility and faith we will receive according to the will of God. We are his children and he doesn't like or want to see us suffering. I learned another thing this week that was way cool. It was during our time serving after general conference on Sunday. We had two appts. scheduled, and both of them weren't there. So we had a back up plan for this new member to go and teach. When we got there, her boyfriend was there and he was a nonmember. We were able to teach him and the spirit was very strong. He said he was willing to listen to our lessons also. His future seems bright to me. I realized that when you're worthy and diligent workers in the mission field, the Lord will guide you to those souls who are ready for the gospel. Certain events had to happen for us to be able to teach him. We also tried to visit other investigators but they didn't have time. As long as you're worthy, diligent, and faithful, the Lord will have his hand in your life to guide you. You don't need to worry where your life goes or what trials you are having, because our Father in Heaven knows what is best for us. He will provide the way that is true happiness. No other way will truly bring us happiness. One funny story, but very cool, was when we taught one of our investigators about the word of wisdom. He had a problem with tea. So my comp said, "Do you have any tea in here? And he said ya." My comp said, "go grab it." So when he grabbed it and showed my comp, my comp said, "You can't drink that." and put the tea in his pocket. He then asked if he was willing to keep the word of wisdom, and he said yes. One more thing. Our three baptisms are still good for the 16th. So I will tell you what's going on next week. I love you so much, and wish you the best, and pray for you. love, Elder Christoffersen