When in the service of the Lord, your energy will fail you long before the amount of good you can do.
I've never felt so proactively busy, and despite that it seems like with human errors we're always hustling to keep up with the schedule we've set for ourselves. It is a very different world on the south side of san antonio, maybe I didn't realize before because i'd just come from Mexico which has a much lower standard of living than the united states, but it is evident now there are a lot of people going through hard times. One less active family we taught has 4 kids, each with very diverse problems caused by snares and traps from the devil. Drugs, pornography, abuse, leading to incarceration and a cycle of child-bearing that merits the very same offspring. It's definitely a different world from one founded in gospel truths. We thought, how can we help? Healing comes through repentance, and honest repentance will require every one to pay restitution, in time, the debt they owe to society. We can teach the Doctrine clearly, and assure them that healing and salvation is well worth the penitence.
In this past week we went to MLC. We started in the temple. I learned that day about how crucial it is for us to report to the lord our labors. I also thought about how perfect of a representative Jesus Christ is of God in everything he does. We studied how to teach using the scriptures, and applying the principles has really opened up the way we relate the principles specifically to individuals lives. Amos 8:11-12 really didn't help me teach the apostasy until I practiced with it, and now I see more clearly how a famine of the word of God is a loss priesthood authority when remembering the scriptures were not lost during those 1700 years.
We taught the same principle again to our district leaders on Friday and did plenty of planning.
I feel pretty comfortable in spanish, but I in themes outside of the gospel I'm still weak in vocabulary. We gave a church tour to a group of 22 on saturday night. About 6 non members and friends, and we plus another companionship took them around for about 45 minutes. As we explained the significance of the sacrament while sitting up where the deacons would the spirit was powerfully present. 4 of them came to church the next day.
Our most progressing investigator is Maria. She's ready to go, but she lives in a house where her (not legally wedded) husband also comes and goes. So once we figure that out we're excited to help her make her first covenant.
This work is true. It is very very true. God is at the helm. Trust him and Go all in.
I love you very much!
Stay Salty!
Elder Tyler Meidell
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