49th Pday Email from Albania!

Dear Loved Ones,

This week the small and simple things really brought to pass miraculous events in our lives this week. 

I know that the Lord really is the small details of our lives. He is the literally foundation that keeps us together. In someways I think of it as a piece of fabric. When you see it from a distance you see the pattern and the big picture. But when you examine it up close, you see all the threads that linked to one another to make the pattern.

I know that the Lord has a given us plan and that we each are a thread to complete the pattern and the greater picture of why we are here, who we are, and where we are going. We can, through the gospel, gain this deeper understanding (or in this case gain a deeper understanding by looking up close seeing each individual thread) that we each first of all matter to him, that through his son Jesus Christ we can become cleaned and healed from things we do wrong, and that the Gospel is the key to be able to follow God's plan. 

The Lord has given us this wonderful opportunity to have the Gospel of Jesus Christ with us every single day so that we can follow hHis steps and gain the eternal happiness that doesn't just last in the moment, but forever.

We saw that this week with one of our investigators. She has been having a hard time praying in our lessons, when one day we saw how the gospel has been working in her life. This last week we went to teach her and she even volunteered to say the opening prayer. THAT WAS A MOMENT THAT SISTER J AND I REJOICED BY HOW THE LORD TRULY TOUCHED HER LIFE AND OURS.

Once we have that faith in Christ doesn't mean we have perfect faith in him, but when we have a great desire to follow him and trust him, we actually go forth and take the first step. Every day is this way. "Do I have Faith in my Savior, who has suffered and died for me?" If so, you then take that step every day to go out the door and live how the Lord would have you live. From there we then gain a witness by the blessings that come forth everyday when we have faith in him, that we can repent and be able to be worthy of his spirit that we have received through going into the waters of Baptism and making that promise with God that we will follow his commandments and to endure to the end.

So this weekend was Stake Conference. This is the 4th Conference we have had here in this new stake in Albania. THAT IS JUST AMAZING TO ME!! What a great work the Lord has for the people here. I just loved seeing all the members that is in the Lord's vineyard here. I literally felt as I was looking out at the audience that I was looking out at His garden of precious seeds.

As we invited others to the Conference, we stopped by lots of the ward handing out flyers and ended up getting into many homes that we have not been able to get into during this summer time period. The Lord literally blessed us so much this week. With every lesson that canceled, another one was replaced by it. The Lord was literally in our day. It was just amazing!!!!!!

I know that we are not perfect. Not in the slightest. But that is why we are here. To gain a witness for ourselves that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that HE LIVES. He suffered for our faults and shortcomings so we can repent through his Atonement and come to know him. We only really can learn of him if we are doing all we can to repent everyday for the mistakes we make.

I know that our Savior desires so greatly to know each of us on a deeper level everyday. It is up to us to study his words everyday in the scriptures, keeping the commandments, coming to church, and studying of him and who he was when we was on the earth and is today and what his purpose is.

He is just waiting for us every single day to simply come unto him.

WAITING FOR ME

By Julie Yardley

Here I am again

Seems like I'm standing still

Knowing that it's finally time to start

There have been some things

Keeping me from moving forward

I can feel them holding back my heart

So I will face my fears

I'll give up my pride

The choice is mine, that's how it needs to be

Trusting in Your love

I feel a change inside, and I can see

You were just waiting for me

You've helped me believe

That I can move this mountain

That I can reach the other side

This is what I want

And the road, it won't be easy

But with you there, I know it's worth the price

So I will face my fears

I'll give up my pride

The choice is mine, that's how it needs to be

Trusting in Your love

I feel a change inside, and I can see

You were just waiting for me

You never gave up, you've always been there

Patiently waiting for me

So I will face my fears

I'll give up my pride

The choice is mine, that's how it needs to be

Trusting in Your love

I feel a change inside, and I can see

You were just waiting for me 

I know that the Lord loves us. He truly does. He died for us because of the great love he has for us.

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13)

I testify that he is our Savior, brother, and friend. And that he is just waiting with open arms to deliver us from our sorrows. BECAUSE WE MATTER TO HIM!!

Know that you guys are amazing!

Love, Motra Bezas