Hello! Good morning!
The Super Bowl didn't even make an appearance in our lives yesterday until we contacted a few families in a white neighborhood. I'd totally forgotten it was happening during church and all throughout the afternoon. Honestly people were still telling me about the soccer games going on in Mexico.
We had a great District Leader Council on Tuesday. We practiced correcting missionaries behavior so when our District Leaders go on exchanges they feel like they have the skills to make a significant change in their missionaries lives. I dropped our dented van off this morning at the body shop, so we're going to be cruising around in a Ford Focus again for the next 2 weeks or so.
The Saucedo family taught us how to make some super good salsa. It's basically just tamatillo and Serano pepper with salt and oil. We've been eating it with everything. The heart burn has been making me remember to have all things in moderation.
My study this morning was on having faith sufficient to witness miracles, knowing that any conversion is done by the power of God. In Moroni 7 some additional light is shed.
7 Behold I say unto you, Nay; for it is by faith that
amiracles are wrought; and it is by faith that angels appear and minister unto men; wherefore, if these things have ceased wo be unto the children of men, for it is because of
bunbelief, and all is vain.
38 For no man can be saved, according to the words of Christ, save they shall have faith in his name; wherefore, if these things have ceased, then has faith ceased also; and awful is the state of man, for they are as though there had been no redemption made.
Miracles are an integral part of the work of salvation, and the work will never stop so long as there is at least one man left on earth who needs to be saved. When we have faith, we can be assured that it will be accompanied by miracles wrought by the power of God.
The anticipation for the past few weeks and the crowning moment of this week was when Elder Nelson of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles came and visited with us in San Antonio for just 2 hours on Saturday. We were blessed to hear from the North Stake President, Elder Foster from the 2nd quorum of the 70, Elder Wright from the 6th Quroum of the 70 followed by Elder Nelson. It went by way too fast. The spirit was ever potent in that chapel. Elder Gonzalez made some comments this morning about when you know looking back when angels were present, since a part of my study touched on the ministration of angels. Angels were assuredly accompanying Elder Nelson that day. It was easy to discern between my thoughts and the revelation the Lord was giving me. They together covered themes such as working with the Ward Council, Church administration, studying the Doctrine, Repentance... well it was a lot of things seeing as Elder Nelson took a few minutes for a Q and A. Something that really impressed me about Elder Nelson was that he's fluent in 5 languages. 3 of which he's learned since returning home from his mission which was spanish speaking. He taught us from the sciptures, breaking down the text into it's greek and hebrew roots to give a deeper meaning to the english translation.
It was especially powerful when he concluded by giving an apostolic blessing.
I love you!
Be Salty, everywhere you go!
Elder Tyler Meidell
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