Saturday we hit our ten day mark. A funny thing that happened Saturday is elder Watts, who is probably the best elder at Spanish in our district, accidentally said excitado instead of emocionado in a lesson. Both mean excited but lets just say the word he used is not a type of excitement appropriate for missionaries. We found it hilarious and I was glad for once it was not me making the stupid mistakes.
Sunday in our devotional we talked about how everybody, members and investigators, have the light of Christ in them (aka the Holy Ghost) and how our job as missionaries is to uncover this light within them so they can feel Gods love and the truth of our words through our message. Sunday night we watched the John Tanner movie which is amazing. It is only about ten minutes or so and I want all of you to watch this, it is a truly beautiful story of a man who was converted to God in every aspect of the meaning. What hit me is when the missionaries worked a miracle by healing brother Tanners leg which he was told would kill him unless it was amputated. The missionaries asked brother tanner if he had the faith sufficient to be healed which I know is essential because the Lord doesn't work miracles unless we have the strength to believe it is possible, think of the story of the Leaper who was healed because he had the faith that Christ could do anything. I realized that not only does the recipient need to have the required faith, in this case brother Tanner, but the missionaries need to have the faith to know that the priesthood power which they hold is strong enough to work miracles.
That night and Monday morning the thoughts I had from watching the movie didnt allow me to sleep. I worried that I might not have strong enough faith to work miracles like those missionaries. I know that I have the same priesthood they did but I was anguished because I didnt know if I truly believed that I could work a miracle. I decided to fast to receive an answer and after praying and fasting all day and praying continually in my heart for an answer I had a feeling of overwhelming peace. I testify to you that I know I have the power to work miracles, I need to constantly continue growing in my faith but I know that I can trust in the Lord and he will work miracles through me according to the faith of those I will help in my mission.
Tuesday was pretty uneventful but I do have something cool to share. I was talking to another missionary in English and trying to explain something about the priesthood and I was honestly stumped because I could not recall the word priesthood. I could only think of the Spanish equivalent which is Sacerdocio. It was just a small but cool experience to know that the Lord is blessing me with the ability to learn the language.
Wednesday was weird. I packed up all my luggage to make sure I will make weight when we fly out Monday and it just became that much more real. It is hard to think that only a few days from now I will be in the middle of Peru where there is very few people that actually know English. I would be lying if I said I weren't scared but I am definitely excited. It will be hard leaving my district. Being around them all day everyday for six weeks really makes you grow close. I look forward to being in Peru though, I know that it is where the Lord needs me. I love the people of Peru so much and cant wait to serve them with all my might, mind, and strength for the next 22 months.
I love you all so much!!
Sincerely, Elder Brown
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| The kid sleeping is my companion. We all took a picture with him to remember the moment. |
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| Selfie of Elder Radman, Elder Gilliland, and my companion Elder Evans. |
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| This is Elder Radman on top of the cabinet. He climbed up there and started reading - saying that he feels closer to God like this. |
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