This week has been awesome! It rained for a bit the first two days and was a difference from the nice warm weather! But it is nice and warm now! It is great down here though. I love it!
We've done a lot of teaching this week. But a lot of diligence and work. We have to be persistent to meet with people. A lot of people are stubborn.. haha but great! Its awesome and great to learn from. Hard work pays off.
One of my favorite scriptures that I read this morning was Alma 24. I love this Chapter so much. How the Lamanites become angry with their brethren the Anti-Nephi-Lehies and come upon them to battle. The Anti-Nephi-Lehies were so righteous and wanted no more bloodshed with their brethren so they buried their weapons. As the Lamanites came upon them for battle, the Anti-Nephi-Lehies lay down to pray and called upon the name of the Lord. The Lamanites slayed like 1000 of them while they praised God. But then something cool happened. In verses 24-27 it says, "Now when the Lamanites saw this they did forbear from slaying them; and there were many whose hearts had swollen in them for those of their brethren who had fallen under the sword, for they repented of the things which they had done. And it came to pass that they threw down their weapons of war, and they would not take them again, for they were stung for the murders which they had committed; and they came down even as their brethren, relying upon the mercies of those whose arms were lifted to slay them. And it came to pass that the people of God were joined that day by more than the number who had been slain; and those who had been slain were righteous people, therefore we had no reason to doubt but what they were saved. And there was not a wicked man slain among them; but there were more than a thousand brought to the knowledge of the truth; thus we see that the Lord worketh in many ways to the salvation of his people." We don't know how the Lord is going to work. We just know that he knows what he is doing. He knows. And everyone is invited to join him and partake of the greatest joy there is. There is no greater joy than this gospel. I know this.
-Elder Nelson
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