Well it has been another fantastic
week here in PQCM!! We have had some really amazing lessons, and I
continue to see the proof of God working through me. We had one lesson
in particular that amazed me. We have this new family that we're
teaching--the mom, dad, and three adult sons. And they're "truth
seekers", which means that they really want to know what is true but it
also means that all of our lessons are really intense with them. They
have a lot of questions, and sometimes the discussion gets really
crazy. We taught the Plan of Salvation to them this week, and it was
amazing. They were firing questions at us about every principle of the
Plan of Salvation--from pre-earth life to the spirit world to the
Celestial kingdom. It was crazy. But it was such a testament to me
that we are literally receiving heavenly help, because using our own
words and the scriptures we were able to answer every single question
that they had. It was cool too, because that morning, I'd been prompted
to bring my Preach My Gospel. I never carry it with me, because I
don't need to add extra books to my bag when we're trekking around lol.
But I brought it for that lesson, and I am so grateful I listened to
that prompting, because one of their big questions we didn't have a
scripture prepared for, but by using the scripture references in the
PMG, I was given the perfect scripture to use. It was absolutely
amazing. Whenever we walk away from a lesson with them, Sister Udarbe
tells me that she truly believes in the gift of tongues, because
apparently my Tagalog is almost perfect in our lessons with them. The
rest of the time my Tagalog is about mediocre, so I guess for whatever
reason, that family needs me to speak clearly, so Heavenly Father helps
me to do that. I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY.
In church yesterday, we had our combined Sunday
school, and before it got started some of the members got up and talked
about upcoming job opportunities. One of the members of the bishopric
asked all of us there "Who works 5 days a week?" There were a handful of
members who raised their hands. "Who works 6 days a week?" A couple
more than the first time raised their hands. "Who works 7 days a week?"
Us 4 missionaries shot our hands straight up, and everybody started
laughing. There was one member who also works 7 days a week. But,
let's be serious here. Missionary work is literally all consuming, all
day, 7 days a week. We wake up and pray for our investigators, then
exercise so that we can be strong enough to get to them. We study so
that we know what doctrines to teach them, and then we go out and we
work. We overcome weaknesses, find the courage to open our mouths, and
focus all our energy and our purpose on them. We study the language and
pray some more for them. And when we come home in the evening, we pray
for them again, then plan what we can teach and do for them in order to
help them come unto Christ. And then before we go to bed, we pray for
them again, and sometimes we're kept awake trying to think about what we
can teach and what we can do to help them. I think that's one of the
best parts of missionary work--you learn how to love people. You learn
how to love people so much that you'll give everything to them--your
whole self. You love them so much that you'll fight through
homesickness, physical sickness, and all of Satan's tests and
temptations to try to help them. You love them so much that you pray
and you cry and you labor to bring them the joy of the gospel. And that
is what we learn as missionaries. We learn what it means to truly love
our brothers and sisters--our fellow children of God.
And it is beautiful.
D&C 100:4-6 Therefore,
I, the Lord, have suffered you to come unto this place; for thus it was
expedient in me for the salvation of souls. Therefore, verily I say
unto you, lift up your voices unto this people; speak the thoughts that I
shall put into your hearts, and you shall not be confounded before men;
For it shall be given you in the very hour, yea, in the very moment,
what ye shall say.
Just do your best, and the Lord will do the rest.
Mahal ko kayo lahat!!!
XOXO
Sister Pectol
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