This was a great week!!! We have 2 nuevos!!! One is a reference and he is really great. He is sick and viejito so we gave him a blessing. He is retired and lives alone. His name is Philipe. Our other nuevo is a 19 year old girl that is actually Israelitish. That is not her origin but her religion. Very interesting. She is really smart and loves learning. I am very excited about these two!!!
So here is a quick story I have to share with yall
I had a great experience on Sunday. I was asked to give a talk and the call came around 9:00 Saturday night. After praying and searching for what I should talk about, I came across the outline to a talk that I gave in the MTC. The talk was about the Gospel of Christ and the outline was really just a lot of scriptures in an order to use in the talk for each principle. I looked over it and thought about it Sunday morning and so when I was called to speak, I pulled out the outline and started speaking.
I used two scriptures in the first part and I just felt a little awkward about it. The ward was falling asleep and I knew that something needed to change. So, instead of just talking, I testified. I felt the Spirit fill my mind and my heart and I didn´t stop talking. I hardly looked down at my paper but to see the scriptures that I had written and their subjects but none made me feel confident to use at that time. I saw the ward paying attention so I kept teaching and baring testimony as if I were teaching investigators. I finished with my testimony in general about the Gospel of Christ and invited all to share those principles with their friends, family and parents every chance they get. I walked down feeling very good and powerfull.
After my talk followed the councelor. He began by telling the ward that I did not know the theme for the talks that day but that I taught according to what was needed. He then emphasized on baptism and the blessings of that covenant. I felt my purpose to speak. I felt a little bad because I took some of his talk but he use those scriptures that I felt would not be right. He went into more depth than I would have and I knew that the Spirit was there to guide us both.
I love this gospel! I love this life! I want every to live this. I know that it is not possible at this time, but the day will come. Christ will come. How beautiful this life is.
Elder Heath
