What an amazing week I´ve had. I feel like every week here
on the mission gets better than the last. The Lord´s work here in Pontevedra is
progressing. It is truly amazing as we put forth our best efforts, as small as
they are, the Lord will magnify them and we can see the great effects that
happen, but not because of our efforts but because the Lord is able to magnify
our efforts.
On Sunday I gave a talk in Sacrament Meeting. I shared my
thoughts about the importance of building Zion. As missionaries it is really
easy to see the difference between the times when we are out contacting in the
streets and when we are gathered with the members of the rama. I love to feel
the Spirit that the members have here. I don´t think I have ever looked forward
to going to church or any other church activity as I do now. The Spirit is so
wonderful after talking in the streets to go into a lesson with a member
present or into the house of a member for a meal or to go to the church for
FHE. There is great power when Saints gather together in worthy and righteous
causes. When we strengthen Zion we do so by starting with ourselves, we make
sure that we are daily having meaningful scripture study and prayer, and weekly
we are going to church to renew worthily our baptismal covenants.
I am grateful for the
opportunity that I have been given to serve the Lord for two years. I can´t
believe that two months are already gone. This week Richard came to church! It
was really great to have him there. He is so excited to come to our FHE and English
class. I am so grateful that the Lord led Richard to us. He is amazing and is
trying so hard to do what is right. Speaking of English class, it is really
doing well! When we are out contacting in the streets it is a powerful tool to
help people become interested in what we have to say. We met a very happy lady
named Ana on the streets the other night and she was so excited that she could
come to practice English with us. The Lord puts those people in our paths who
are prepared in specific ways to become acquainted with His Gospel.
Los Stefan, our Romanian family, are doing alright. We
shared Elder Bednar´s conference talk in Romanian with them this week. The
Spirit was there as we tried to communicate our feelings about the importance
of church and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the only reason that they
keep inviting us back. We can´t speak Romainian and they don´t understand much
Spanish but everyone can understand the language of the Spirit if they are
listening correctly. I know that that is the key. It is not my words or the
words of my companion that matter, what matters is that the Spirit is there to
speak through feelings and hearts. I know this to be true and I keep learning
this same lesson over and over as I try to understand and speak this language.
Again the Lord through His Spirit can magnify our efforts into powerful things.
I love you all!
Elder Gustafson
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