Ia ora na!
Its been a good week yall.
We've had some small successes in finding new investigators this week and some
solid progression with our investigators. Aranui, the radio guy I talked about
before, has been having a hard time accepting baptism because of family opposition.
This week however, we learned that his family has finally accepted that he be
baptized! It’s truly the answers to our prayers and surely his prayers. Since
our first few lessons, he’s had powerful spiritual moments with the Book of
Mormon, and he knows without a doubt that it’s the true church of Jesus Christ.
He shall be baptized in August!
We also found a new
investigator while we were out on the streets. We talked to him a little bit,
and it turns out he had taken the lessons previously but left town for a time
and just came back. His name’s Brandon. He’s a 19 year old dude whose dad is an
inactive member. He told us about the first time he took a trip to the temple
when he was invited for a ward activity about half a year back, and he felt the
Spirit super strong when he touched the walls of the temple. We had a super
solid first lesson with him, and he accepted right away the invitation to be
baptized. He’s super shy, but he’s someone who has a real desire to change his
life. I felt a real strong love for him while we taught him. We’re hoping
things will continue well with him!
We also had a super great
sacrament meeting this week when our stake president, President Tupai, came to
speak about missionary work to our members and also teach the Gospel Principles
class for the investigators. The Spirit was especially strong during this
sacrament meeting, and the members were super motivated to work after such an
experience. We had a member bring a new investigator originally from Tubuai
that day, and were hoping to start the lessons with him this coming week.
I just wanted to share my
thoughts about the atonement of Jesus Christ. Nothing can free us from the
stinging burden of sin but the atonement itself. It is only through the gospel
of Jesus Christ that we can find a true happiness through his sacrifice. Alma
in the Book of Mormon lived through it all as he was converted. "I could
remember my pains no more; yea, I was harrowed up by the memory of my sins no
more. And oh, what joy, and what marvelous light I did behold;
yea, my soul was filled with joy as exceeding as was my pain!" So many
people regret or sorrow over poor decisions that they have made in their life,
and they often don’t know where to find relief for that. I testify that Jesus Christ
is the way to find relief, He offered himself as a sacrifice and carried the
burdens of our poor decisions so that we wouldnt have to.
Elder Ball
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