Dear
Mom and many other marvelous people,
"Wherefore, my
beloved brethren, have miracles ceased because Christ hath ascended into
heaven, and hath sat down on the right hand of God, to claim of the Father his
rights of mercy which he hath upon the children of men?" Moroni 7:27. The answer is a resounding NO! Miracles have
not ceased!
Yesterday was a day
overflowing with miracles. To name a few: we met a young man standing by the
door of the church yesterday, and it turns out that he is a member of the
church but has not come in five years. No one even knew about him because his
records were never transferred here. And guess what! He is Hispanic! Let me
fill you in on the background. To show our faith in our calling as Spanish
missionaries and that there is a reason that we are here in Willits, Hermana
Akre and I set a goal to speak to each other only in Spanish this week. We set
this goal last Friday, but planned on starting it today. And yesterday, before
we even started our goal, we found someone to teach in Spanish! And he has
Hispanic friends he wants us to visit! I am amazed. After only setting the
goal, Heavenly Father is already opening the windows of heaven for us. I can't
wait to see what more comes of it this week from actually following our goal.
Another miracle: our
lesson in Relief Society was an answer to my prayers and questions. For those
of you who don't know, the lessons are assigned even up to a month in advance.
Another miracle: We
found a way to get in touch with our missing investigator's boss, who will see
him this week. We left him our phone number and received the assurance that he
will pass it on to "Waldo." We know he is still alive and well and
that he will have a way to get in contact with us soon.
Another miracle: We
set a date with another investigator who cannot be baptized until November of
2016 due to parole. He agreed to prepare to be baptized the week after his
parole is up. When we invited him to pray and tell Heavenly Father about his
plans to be baptized and to be accountable to Heavenly Father for it, he said
the closing prayer and said on the spot: "Heavenly Father, I am going to
be baptized on November 5, 2016. I know it will be a fresh start."
Another miracle: One
of the less-active members of the church here that we have been visiting sent
us a text message yesterday and asked when we could come over this week. He has
never really cared about us coming over and seems to "put up" with
our visits, but he has been ignoring messages and phone calls and acting very
apathetic towards everything and the church. And out of the blue (we didn't
even see him last week), he texts us and says he wants to meet with us.
Miracles have not
ceased among the children of men! As a wise and very persecuted prophet once
said, "God Almighty is my shield; and what can man do if God is my
friend?"
He is your friend. He
is your Father. Happy Father's Day to all of the wonderful fathers in the
world! I personally have been beyond blessed to have the father that I do.
Thank you for everything, Dad!
Lots of love,
Hermanita Burton
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