I hope that you all have had a great week and that all is well! Thank you all for you emails and support. I am eternally grateful!
So this was an absolutely amazing week here in Vicente Noble. We just keep on working and it's amazing to look back at the week and realize how many truly special and spiritual experiences we have been able to have. This is truly the Lord's work and we can see so many blessings as we work hard and with love for these people here.
Hermana Velasquez and I have been able to work with some truly amazing families and individuals lately. As we have focused more on the importance of family and the gospel, we've been able to help several families really learn and progress about this gospel. There are two families that have been really progressing and showing real interest. We have been teaching them about the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ which is truly a unique and powerful and divine message. It is a humbling and powerful opportunity to be able to teach about this topic. To be able to share that our loving Heavenly Father has once again called a prophet and apostles here on the earth just like in the time of Jesus Christ. Plus through these called servants of Christ and the Priesthood power which they hold, we have the fulness of the gospel and all its blessings. This message is something so special and each time that we teach this, I can feel the Holy Ghost testifying that this is true. On Wednesday we were teaching one of these families about the Restoration and the Spirit was really strong. They have such a sincere desire to know how to follow God and which church is truly His. It was great to share about how Joseph Smith had this same question and concern and he was able to receive a very special answer. I know that Joseph Smith really was a prophet of God! He saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and through him, Jesus Christ was able to restore the church that He himself established when He was here on earth. Through this, we have the opportunity to learn and know of God's plan and what we need to do to return to Him. We invited this family to act in their faith and pray to know if these things are true. There is so much confusion in the world today. So many who don't know how to follow Christ and so many who don't believe in Him at all. Truly if we want to know for ourselves, we must act and exercise our faith! It was amazing to see how excited and willing this family was to act. I know that the Lord is trying so hard to help people find the truth. It's humbling to be able to be a part of this work and help people find this peace and knowledge and joy in their lives. It's even more humbling to think that I have been called to serve here by a living prophet who holds the authority of God to help direct this work. I know that I have been sent here for a reason and that the message that we carry is so special and important of all of God's children.
On Friday we were able to travel to Azua for another Zone Conference. All the missionaries from the south met together and we were able to hear some great messages. We had the privilege to listen to Elder Hugo E. Martinez from the Seventy and his wife. These are 2 truly amazing people. They are both doctors and converts to the church with really strong testimonies in the power of missionary work. Hermana Martinez spoke to us about having a vision and working effectively to complete it. We need to find the vision, then make goals, and them make plans on how to fulfill them. This is something so important of us all! I have really seen that we work so much harder and effectively and really see differences in people's lives when we follow this model. These things help us identify the motivation behind why we do things and helps us be productive and successful. When it comes to missionary work, the vision is to help people receive the blessings of Christ in their lives and make the changes to really follow His teachings. We do this by teaching and working with members and following the guidance of the Spirit. It was such a great opportunity to meet together with fellow missionaries and speak in how we can improve and be better instruments in the Lord's hands. I felt so inspired and motivated after and I know we will really help people to change their lives and we work with diligence and love and our whole hearts.
Anyway I am just so happy to be serving the Lord. Really the love I feel for these people and the Lord is the perfect and most powerful motivation. I know that the Gospel has the power and potential to change and improve our lives!! Through the true church of Christ, we can be guided and receive the fulness of blessings that God has to offer.
Thank you all so much for everything!
CON MUCHO AMOR
Hermana Graham
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