Monday, March 3,
2014
Hey Everybody!
So my time is short, so this will have to be brief
unfortunately.
This week went pretty well. We did plan a lot of
programs for the week, but, as surprising as it may sound, a lot of people
dogged. Super dumb! I've gotten used to it more, but it is still annoying as
heck when someone dogs! One, for example, set up for us one day and didn't show
up and I called him back asking if he was coming or not. He replied 'Oh! I
totally forgot! I will be there tomorrow.' 'Alright, sounds good.' Next day.....didn't
show up. Both of us were like 'Are you serious?!?! Come on!!!' Although we had
some dogs, our week was still really good. We had a really good program with
one of our bap dates this last week. She has been trying to figure out how to
solve a certain trial that she is facing and we have been helping her with it.
We talked about the law of the fast this week and we encouraged her to fast
this past Sunday, which say accepted to try. The day before, we met with her
again and she had some questions concerning prayer. She asked 'I feel like I'm
not getting any answers. When I've been asking for something I don't feel
anything or hear anything in my thoughts. Am I doing something wrong?'
Instantly my mind went to D&C 9 where it talks about the way to discern
what kind of answer we are receiving from the Holy Ghost. When we read it to
her, she stopped and paused after the part where it says 'You assumed that I
would just give you the answer. You must first ponder it in your minds THEN ask
me if it is right or not.' She continued to read the verses and afterwards we
talked about it a little bit. It was also led perfectly into our lesson about
the Trial of our Faith. I had actually wanted to find answers to that question
for a while and in my personal study that day I found so many things!! So many
answers!! And they just fit for an amazing program!
This is the thing I want to share most of all to you
guys. This week I have recognized my great love for the scriptures. I have
learned and have grown so much from reading them! I look forward to starting my
day off reading from them and feeling the Spirit every morning and expanding my
knowledge of the words of the prophets. Recently my studies have been reading
through the Book of Mormon and looking for things that relate to the Atonement
and also the Book of Isaiah. I remember reading Isaiah back in Seminary and
thinking 'This language is crazy!!! This isn't even English!' But these last
few weeks I can hardly put the book down! It contains so much of the
personality of God and his great love towards his people and the House of
Israel or, in other words, us! Along with all this, I think one of the greatest
things I have been learning about is the mercy of God and the power and gift of
repentance. It truly is a wonderful gift! I could read of scripture after
scripture with you guys and show you the evidence and merciful hand of the
Lord, the power that it has to change us to become the incredible people that
we can be, to cleanse us of our wrongs, the love of God that we feel when we
turn to him and trust in him! I could go on and on, but I'll just have to wait
till I come home with their being a lack of time for me to tell you guys all
about this. But, that's not to far away either. But I have really come to have
a greater understanding of how Alma felt to cry 'O if I were an angel and could
cry repentance!' I could never change this experience for anything in the
world. The power I have experience of the Holy Ghost working through me and,
even greater than that, seeing the Holy Ghost work through my investigators and
testifying to them of the truthfulness of these things is worth more than any
kind of worldly riches in the world. I am so grateful to have been called here.
I cannot thank Heavenly Father enough for Him to have picked this country, the
cities I have served in and the companions I have been able to serve with and
the investigators and members that I have been able to be around. Such a
blessing, not even words can describe.
Well, my dear family and friends, brothers and
sisters of the royal army, I am off to start another week. It’s still weird to
think that I only have one complete week in Hungary after this one. And, btw,
Elder Dellenbach's birthday is this week! Shout out to the soon to be 19 year
old! :D
I love you all, and keep on prayin'!
Sincerely,
Magduska
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