Halo!
This week I had a special opportunity to have a baptismal interview with a friend of the sister missionaries. We had a wonderful conversation and interview. I could feel his excitement and desire to be baptized. He told me his life story, he shared his testimony, what he learned from the missionaries etc. And most importantly I felt the Holy Ghost present in our interview. And then later that week was his actual baptism and I felt very joyful for him!
I want to testify about the power of priesthood blessings, this week I had numerous opportunities to give priesthood blessings. For each one I received unique and divine revelation by the power of the Holy Ghost. A priesthood blessings, for those that don't know, is a special blessing given by priesthood holders. It has different uses, blessings of health, blessings of strength and comfort, and some others. And it is done by the laying on of hands upon the head of the person. And the person giving the blessing says what he feels inspired to say. For me in spanish it is like perfect spanish phrases entering my mind. I can testify that it is divine power because many people have commented that my spanish is a lot better during the blessings then when I regularly speak.
We also had a mission wide conference this week with our area 70 named Elder Costa and his wife. They talked about our missionary purpose and why it should always be the center of our attention in our day to day tasks. I also got to see a lot of my missionary friends and more importantly I saw my son! Elder Pereira from Guatemala who I just was with for 3 months! He is doing pretty good, is in a rough area but he's motivated! It was really good seeing him, I didn't realize how much I really missed him till I had to say goodbye again. Thats something I have a two way relationship with. I love meeting new people and making friends for life, but I don't like saying goodbye or even see you later.
Spiritual thought: Matthew 5:14-16
"14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
I love this part of Jesus's sermon on the mount. His guidance on how we should share the light we have. Not under a bushel hidden away, but on a candlestick to shine unto all that we know. That all may come to know, through your good works, our Father which is in heaven.
Questions of the week: How can you let your light so shine this week? And how have you seen the light from someone else this past week?
Love you all!
Elder Spencer
we had lunch with a member in a retired chilean air force club restaurant
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