God's Will Only (Week 70)

Good morning everyone! I hope you all are doing well! This week I was able to see God's hand and His timing more than ever! I truly felt like an instrument in his hands, and we had a couple of really cool and powerful experiences. 

I honestly love being a missionary! Even on the hardest days, in the blazing hot sun (which I don't even see anymore), when no one seems to listen to our message, we are still spreading light and joy. I often overlook the simple things that are always done as missionaries. For example, helping someone pray for the first time. 

On one of our lessons this week, we helped this mother say her first prayer. We do this a million times as missionaries, but this time I stopped to reflect on what she actually did. Imagine how long her Heavenly Father was waiting to hear from her. It was a simple and sincere prayer, but the smile on her face and the spirit that was present told the whole story. Stop and look for the hand of God in your life!

This week, we receive some sad news: one of the less-active members in the ward lost her son. This absolutely crushed me, especially because I've talked to this son a million times, and he totally reminds me of my brother. My mom was super sweet and wrote a translated letter to the member, and we were able to buy flowers for her. And by the grace and goodness of God, we were able to catch this member in the 10 minutes that she came home to grab something. It was truly a miracle, and I know that God was looking over His daughter that night. 

We were also able to experience something super special this week: the conversion moment of one of our recently baptized friends. This father has gone through a lot in his life, and facing many daily struggles. We taught him about the Atonement of Jesus Christ again and about his role in God's plan. It finally clicked in his head, and our friend just started crying. In that moment, he realized the importance of the gospel in his life and for his family. We realized that the will of God was greater than his. And he realized that we are all equal, and have the same eternal potential in the sight of God. 

Some other cool this that happened this week were...

- On Monday, I ate 32 pieces of sushi for lunch. They are super cheap here!

- I got to return to Bayeux (the area were I passed 6 months of my mission) with my same companion from Bayeux! It was a super quick visit, but it brought back so many memories. 

- I've been pretty sick lately, but I'm finally starting to get better. 

- Last night we had our ward Christmas party, and an ex member of the 70 showed up out of nowhere and presented Christ's nativity for everyone! There were over 150 people there! 

- I found out that I have eight of my companions from my mission in my current zone! I took a pic with all of them. 

That's about it for this week! I hope you all have the best week, and don't forget to search out the hand of God in your day to day life! I love you guys!

Elder Ware