Seeing is healing

It was so good to talk to the fam yesterday! Good to see everybody is doing good and things are still the same back home :)

We had a really good week this week. Time sure is flying. 

Yesterday after talking with the family we went over and visited with one of our best investigators, Camila. She is such a good investigator because she always keeps her commitments that we extend to her, which makes it really easy to teach her. There is not anything we have ever asked her to read, or try, or do that she has not promptly followed through with.   But after talking with her for awhile we found out she had a problem keeping one of the commandments. So we decided to talk about that last night. We were a little bit worried because we didn't know how she would react. But things went great. The lesson went really good. She is twenty five years old and has a little baby. She lives alone so she has to work a lot to provide for herself and her baby. She literally works herself to the bone for the bare minimum survival of herself and her baby.   I'm pretty sure she is one of the best people in the entire world. I'm reminded how much God loves every single one of his children, and understands and has total mercy for each circumstance. 

It was really strange we had a reoccuring conversation with various people this week. All of the conversations were about how in developing a relationship with Christ they were able to realize faults and deep spiritual wounds that they never knew existed, and they were able to be healed.  Seeing the problem is the first step.  If we cant see it or admit it, we cant take any steps to heal it. About four or five people mentioned this theme to us. I definitely agree with it. I have found on my mission that the awakening in my soul of wounds and weaknesses has been greater.  But along with that, my ability to surrender these things to God and let him heal me has been much greater.  He is so good.

I couldn't be with my mom this mothers day but I did get to talk to her. I'm so grateful for who she is and all she has done in my life. I'll let Elder Holland explain how I feel.

Indeed heaven never seems closer than when we see the love of God manifested in the kindness and devotion of people so good and so pure that angelic is the only word that comes to mind.

Mom you dont get any credit but today you get some from me, your best kid.

 I love you guys, have a great week!