46th pday email from Albania!

Dear Precious Ones,

I just love the gospel!!! It seriously is amazing!! I always want to be a defender of the Faith. I want to be Loyal to the Lord my whole life. I never want to stray. Something I learned this week more was that as missionaries we say what our purpose is. To invite others to come unto Christ. Through Faith, Repentance, Baptism, Receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and Endure to the End. But this week, I really wanted to know what my purpose and goal in this life for me personally my whole life as well as keeping these principles with me always by inviting others to coming unto Christ everyday.

Sister B helped me with that this week:

One, To follow the Will of the Lord.

Two, To be worthy of the Spirit.

She then went on to say that is my purpose, that is her purpose, and is for every child of God. To follow his will and to be worthy of his spirit to guide us always!!!

This week I saw such sweet tender mercies coming from some of our new investigators we taught this week.

The first was from two amazing women. The first is 19 years old and has been coming to our English Course here and the second is her mother. As we had our first lesson, with them, we really got into what they believed personally about God and who is his son, Jesus Christ. Their simple testimonies of what they knew swelled my heart in great joy. Especially when the mother said that they only knew a little about them both but really wanted to get to know them and gain that relationship with them. THEY ARE JUST AMAZING! I just remember that there was a time in the lesson where we began to talk about baptism a ton and that the best gift we will ever receive from our Father in Heaven while we are here on the earth is the Holy Ghost. I remember the daughter looked so excited and said right after that, "I CAN'T WAIT!" It brought such a sweet spirit into the room.

I knew that their Father in Heaven loved these two with all his heart. I know that each of his daughters are so precious to him! We then felt prompted to invite them to pray to the Lord and ask him as to when they should be baptized. It was a lesson that really touched Sister B and I.

The other new investigator is another family member (mother) of another investigator that has a son. She right now is in Germany to get medical help for her son but called her mother to have her come to church and to start taking the lessons with the sister missionaries. (We were not aware of this) So she then came to Church last week and welcomed her with open arms and she told us of what happened with her daughter and asked if we could start teaching her. It was such a sweet and precious moment I have seen on my mission. The love a daughter had for her mother to enjoy the the joy that she has felt her life.

When it came to the first lesson with her, it was so good! As we met with her, we got to know more of her religious background and why she personally wanted to meet with us. She then told us that she felt that this was the time in her life that she should know more about Jesus Christ, after receiving a picture of Christ for her home. She then soon after that asked simply how soon she could be baptized after taking the lessons. We told her that this was her journey and that it is between her and the Lord. So as often as she was willing to meet with us, we could then goal for her date. She then said with joy, "Everyday". We then discussed and set a date for the 25 of September. I know that the Lord was bless her and her daughter because of her desires of coming unto him.

I know it is the same for all of us.

The last experience I wanted to share was when we were in Primary helping Sister L translate during singing time for the children. We started teaching, "As I have loved you." As we taught it, two of little girls held hands and looked into each others eyes and sang the precious words...

As I have loved you,

Love One Another

This New Commandment,

Love One Another.

By This Shall Man Know,

Ye Are My Disciples,

If Ye Have Love,

One to Another.

The spirit that filled that room as these precious children of God sang. I know that This is truly the first and great commandment. When we have love always for everyone we come in contact with. When love is the first action we take. When we are ever not sure how to react in a situation. We should have love for one another.

The blessings will come and will flow into our lives and then can we truly begin to see that "Worthy of Souls, is great in the sight of God." (Doctrine and Covenants 18:10).

KNOW THAT YOU MATTER TO HIM!

Motra Bezas

A sweet Albanian grandma