Buenos Dias!!!!
This week has been truly amazing here in the mission. This
week we had an awesome lesson with a lady named Jessica. She is the wife of
Juan Murga and mother of Juancito, two people we have been teaching recently
and that are progressing really well. Juan the father contacted us one day in
the street by his house and Juancito everytime we come over drops everything he
is doing to listen to us. They are awesome. Well the thing is that Jessica,
Juan's wife, recently had an accident where she fell and hurt her knee so she
has not had much time until recently. Yesterday we went to visit her in the
afternoon with her next door neighbor who is a member of our church. We were
teaching Jessica about the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She
understood the message really well because she had read and studied a bit of a
pamphlet we had previously left with her. The real special part is when we were
sharing with her something known as the first vision. It is the experience of a
young man named Joseph Smith where he went to a grove of trees near his house
to pray and receive divine guidance. As a response to his humble prayer he had
an experience where in his own words he states,
"I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above
the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me...
...When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose
brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of
them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is
My Beloved Son. Hear Him!"
Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ appeared unto him
to guide him in what is known as the restoration.
When we began to share this experience with her she began to
appear noticeably animated. As we finished reciting the story she even began to
laugh. I felt the strong impression that I needed to ask her how she felt
hearing that God and Jesus Christ appeared to this young man. In that very
instant she broke down crying. She went on to share with us that for many years
she had doubts about God´s existence because of the influence of some friends.
She had even stopped praying all together to God the Father and would only talk
about Jesus Christ, whom she believed in because there is historical evidence
of his existence. She told us that when she read the first vision in the
pamphlet she began to feel really guilty and began to regret ever doubting God
the Father's existence. She even said that to hear us share the first vision
with her helped her to without a doubt know that God exists and that he truly
appeared unto this young man. The spirit truly filled the room as we began to
testify of God's love that He has for her and for all of His children.
For our Heavenly Father it does not matter what we do, He
will always love us. Even if we distance ourselves, doubt His existence, rebel,
or whatever other class of action He will always love us and through Christ the
day we decide to return to Him in love He will always gladly receive us. It is
so amazing helping people to feel God and Christ's love. The Gospel is exactly
that, it is God's loving plan for us that Christ makes possible. It is amazing
being able to share it and helping people to begin to apply it in their
lives.
The mission is truly amazing.
Love, Elder Vassau
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