Dear Precious Gems,
I just want to testify that I know that with all things come
in God's timing. And with his timing, we can see true miracles brought to pass
in our modern day.
A great miracle that happen this week was last Monday while
we were at the store. It was one of God's hidden miracles as we were shopping
for shampoo. (I can testify that God works in mysterious ways). But as we were
trying to choose, a lady came up to us and ask if we spoke
Albanian. We said yes and began to talk about something completely random but
then we brought in the Gospel and explained why we were here. We then asked if
she was interested and got her number and planed to meet with her the next day.
Our first lesson was really good, but the next day is where
the miracle came into play. We made an appointment to go out to their village
and teach her whole family. OH. MY. GOODNESS. This family is amazing. It just
blows my mind how there are families like this family all over the place here
that are just ready to hear the precious message that we have to share. I know
that this family his very favored of the Lord. As we taught their daughter that
is 16, she was just literally feeding off of every word that we taught.
She was feasting on the words of God. It really was such a witness of how the
Words of the Lord are so priceless that we can NEVER take them for granted. We
need them every single day of our lives.
This week the family I spoke about last week, has a
relative that lives in their neighborhood that her daughter that is 2 years old
wanted a priesthood blessing. We then brought the elders over to give the
little girl a blessing. The spirit that was there was amazing. Something that
really touched me was in the blessing about how the Lord would heal her to
accomplish the plan that he had in store for her in his time. The next day,
they informed us that the little girl for the first time in 3 days was able to
eat and walk and dance and laugh. Her mom is now interested in taking the
lessons. I know that the Lord lets things happen to open the door to bringing
in his gospel into people's lives.
Cool referral story. Planned to teach an awesome active
member and asking at the end more about missionary work and knowing if she knew
any one that is ready to learn more about the gospel. It was in the middle of
the lesson she ended up bring up her sister and that she lived in Durres and
wanted us to help her sister's number to the missionaries there . It was such a
miracle in itself of how the spirit guided us to teach her about missionary
work. Found out a week later that she is now on a baptismal date and went to
church this weekend.
Went to visit a less active lady who had lost her dear
sister the past couple of months and has become real saddened in her life and
needed her Savior's love, as we visited her she was really grouchy at first but
as we gave her lots of love and testified to her, she softened and the spirit
began to really fill her home. We then felt prompted to ask if she wanted a
blessing of comfort. She really wanted that and set for another day to come
with priesthood holders. I know that the spirit of the Lord and the Love of God
can truly soften hearts. I have seen it time and time again. As we share the
Love of God in people's lives, there is a light that comes to their eyes and
the spirit is more that person's life. There is a change that is happening
inside of them.
This week we had an amazing lesson with a recent convert
about the Plan of Salvation with her non-member mother sitting in on the lesson
that was a witness to me through the spirit that the Plan of Salvation is a
plan of pure joy and happiness and is a witness of the Love that the Lord has
for us and how much is constantly thinking about us and is concerned for us. He
sent his son, Jesus Christ, so that way we could return to live with him again.
It was amazing to have her mother sitting in the lesson. I knew there was
something that the Lord wanted to teach her as she sat in and listened.
So this Sunday in second hour a recent convert of the
elders' was teaching his first lesson as his new calling for the Gospel
Principles Class. Oh man! He is such a powerful teacher. He taught having faith
in Jesus Christ and had all these principles he taught as he drew a diagram on
the board. He is part of a royal generation that the Lord preserved for this
time to have great callings in his church here in Albania. Something that I
learned as he taught was with the whole analogy of faith is like a seed, that
with time if we are diligent we will have a tree that will bring forth fruit.
Well, the spirit really had a thought hit me that I heard before a ton but it
finally sunk in.
"We can ONLY taste of the the fruit of our labors until
once our tree has taken full root in the earth (the foundation of Jesus Christ
and His Gospel)".
Sometimes it is years later or only moments later we see the
seeds we plant. I know this is true for missionary work. It really was a big
message for me from this mission conference we had this last week. I wish I had
time to go into what I learned but I will simply testify and say that the
spirit is the great gift that the Lord can give us. That as we strive everyday
to follow the Will of Lord and are worth of His spirit we then can be guided
through revelation. We had Elder Johnson from the 70 come visit us and
something that truly STRUCK me was:
THE SPIRIT GIVES LONG LASTING PEACE!
I know that This Gospel brings ever lasting peace and that
Through Our Savior, we can become like our father in heaven by reaching our
true potential that he knows we can become.
I know this Gospel is true and only thing we truly need to
live a Eternal Happy Life.
Love you all and remember you MATTER!
Motra Bezas
Some pictures from her beloved Albania!
The entire mission!
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