28th pday email from Albania!

Dearly Beloved Ones!

WOW! God is just amazing! I know that we matter to him because we are HIS! He is our Father in Heaven and we are here to become like Him. Something I am gaining more of a knowledge of is the Pre-Earth Life truly was preparation for us to come to earth. But as we are here on the Earth, we are taking kind of what we could call the second preparation class to return to our Father in Heaven and live in His kingdom. As we live the commandments and make sacred covenants with God, we are preparing to live how we will live for eternity in the Kingdom of God.

AHHH! I just feel of the spirit so much as I begin to see the Plan of Salvation start to unfold more. I know that we cannot comprehend fully the Love He truly has for each of us, nor can we understand the Plan God has sent in front of us to follow and to come out successful. But I know this. If we rely on Him and do all we can to keep His commandments, He will revel the knowledge He has for His great and marvelous work. It is a blessing He has for us to partake in. All we have to do is to take it (and Him) into our lives!

This week, we saw the hand of the Lord in it all so much. Right off the bat, the Lord blessed us with us so many lessons this week. The lessons we had this week were just amazing! They were spirit filled! Missionary work is amazing! We also began teaching the English Course this week, and I honestly grew a love for the group of people in the class right away. They are amazing. I saw how much they meant to their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

This week I also saw the gift of tongues really at work. I just felt a surge with the Albanian language this week. Not saying I am even perfect, there is still a lot of room to improve, but I see it really at work in my life more than ever!

So on the 17th of Friday, Sister O and my life changed forever. We found out that we both have lice. Believe me when I say that, yes, at the beginning I broke down due to my distaste for bugs, but as time grew on for both of us, we agreed to take this as a challenge to see the blessings of having lice. One I saw right away was Sister O. I am honestly so grateful she is in my life and that she is there with me to go through is wonderful adventure together.

On Sunday, I officially lost my voice. I know without a doubt that the Lord is aware of me and that even though I feel at times that I am falling apart physically, I am strong spiritually as I rely on Him. He knows my health challenges and is helping even as I write this. He lives and understands fully our physical and spiritual challenges. I testify of this with all my heart that I know this to be true.

So a miracle happened this week. We have been teaching a girl the lessons since the last transfer a few weeks ago. Her parents had not yet given their consent for baptism. Well, her brother who is 17 got baptized this last Friday and it was just amazing. Afterward, we spoke with him and there were pure tears of joy. He was so happy. That joy is something so eternal it is a gift in itself.

Well, once Sunday hit and he received the Gift of the Holy Ghost, we had a lesson with the two and his sister informed us that her mom consented to her getting baptized. WE WERE SO HAPPY! It seriously was a miracle we were not expecting but we are so grateful for this!!! :)

I know without a doubt and gain witness of it everyday that Jesus Christ lives and He is our Savior who lived and died and lived again so we too can live and die and live again with our Father in Heaven. And through all our physical and spiritual trials He is there!

Never Give Up! Because I promise you, He is never giving up on you!

Love, Motra Bezas

Some scenes from exquisite Albania.

Motra Bezas loves this place!