Hola como estas? te extraño muchísimo mama!! TQM
Well to be honest this week has been going a lot better then
the last week! Probably mostly because I've learned some great
principles that have helped me along the way from a loving heavenly
father.
1 that the opposition in all things is necessary to be able to learn,
to overcome adversity and become stronger.
2. that I'm not the first to suffer and to think that things are hard.
But each and everyone of the prophets have suffered and have had many
hard times. Nephi was laughed at and mocked at by his brothers...
however he never let go of the faith and never stopped trying.
3. It takes something more then ourselves, realizing that we cant do
it all but that our father in heaven will bless us according to our
diligence in keeping the commandments.
Learning who we are, what our purpose is and why we truely are here is
the key to staying on the road to the celestial kingdom. I've learned
when we lose focus of who we truly are and why we truly are here we
start to fall off the path and are lead in mix roads that lead to
sadness and torment. The road that leads us to our eternal home is
one without faults, however is full of the tender mercies of the Lord.
I've learned a lot from the prophet Nephi who gave all that he had to
the Lord and even though his own family was against him, telling him
that he can't, he somehow was able to face them and show them that God's
power is stronger then they thought, he has power to overcome ALL
things. However His help comes according on our faith and how much we
really want to trust in Him. If we only trust in him a little He will
bless a little, if we only give half then we only get half the
blessing, or the last is giving our whole selves no matter what the
sacrifice or how hard it seems to get... diving in and falling back
first off the cliff giving it all is when the blessing from the
heavens are opened up and we are given all that is needed to come unto
him.
I've learned of the protective hand of the Lord when we do what He
wants and keep his commandments. However I've learned that if we don't
know the commandments, it's pretty hard to keep them. As I have seen
with many of my investigators they don't understand what the Lord
expects of them and don't understand what they need to do to receive
all the promised blessings. However that's only the first part the
second is the part of "where is our heart at?" If we are doing it to
just please those around us and so we look good or are we doing it out
of the pure love that we have for a loving Father in Heaven and for
our brothers and sisters who are in need of help. That's why we aren't
just judged on how we act here and what we do good and what we do bad
but we are also judged on what were the desires of our hearts.
Because maybe I'm doing it for someone or to gain something, but once I
obtain it will I keep doing that which God expects of me? Just as a
kid does what is necessary to gain the chocolate then when he's got it
he stops. I've learned that's the reason why we sometimes don't receive
the fullness of blessings because God knows our hearts and desires and
knows if our hearts are where they should be. Or if we are just doing
it for the moment to see the blessings then we so suddenly stop?
God wants us to be diligent even though we don't receive anything in
return, but if it's God's will to give us nothing are we so willing to
do the task He has asked us to do? or do we recieve it with a
unwilling heart and so do it slothfully?
There has been lots of learning this week, tests of faith, love, and
diligence. I know God wants to see if I will follow even when I am
left alone. But not so alone because I'm always with the guidance of
the Holy Ghost. But I've truly learned how simple and small the voice
of the spirit truly is. I have seen that if we are always saying no
to Him we somehow lose that feeling because we stop thinking that
what we do is bad and rate that it's ok and not too bad. It's sin but
not severe enough to get me into trouble. Maybe just a slap on the wrist but
not the belt. But what I've learned that a slap is a slap and that if
it displeases Him shouldn't it displease me? The love that I've been
able to obtain from my father in heaven is great but I still am longing
and striving to gain more! I know He loves me and is watching over me
always! I know through Him we are made strong! Love you so much
thank you for the birthday wishes I still haven't received the package
yet but I'm pretty sure that Friday I will receive it because that's
when we will have district meeting. I cant wait I'm so excited to see
what pictures that there are for me!! I miss you guys so much and love
you with all my heart! I know that if you walk righteously before God
with a true heart he will open the windows of the heavens and the
blessings will pour out even until you can't receive the blessings that
are there! The fullness of joy will come when you learn your purpose
and understand what you are here to do and to accomplish. The love
from our father in heaven will come if we will just trust Him more!
Learn what He expects then accomplish and do what He wants! I know
that if we will but do these things, the miracles that were performed
by the prophets will come and we will have the power just as they had
and the spirit will live within us and we will be one with Christ!
Love Elder Trujillo
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