Hey guys! This week alot has been going on. There was a lot of stuff to tell you guys and much has happened. This week we went to a Leadership meeting in Hermosillo and we had everything ready before hand. We packed and we called a taxi and we waited for it to arrive. After a while, we realized that the taxi wasnt arriving and we saw that it was 2:10 and our bus left at 2:15. We panicked and we went to the main road and caught a taxi and hurried over to the bus station. Luckily the Sisters were telling the driver to stay. As we ran on to the bus the door closed and the it started to go. If we would have arrived 1 min late, the bus would have left. We called it "Caborcas miracle"
We had a really great leadership meeting but in the morning I started to feel really sick. I was sick on the way back and the next day, I woke up really sick. I was sick almost the entire day when we finally decided to go to the doctor. They told me that I had a stomach infection. They gave me medication and now I am getting better. We are really excited this week because we are trying to help a woman named Alejandra progress and be baptized so that she can become sealed with her husband in the temple. If possible, I ask if you all could pray for her so that she can be baptized. I would also love it if you all could pray for the special goal we have this transfer as missionaries . We want to have 35 converts and we would ask you if you could pray for our goal with us.
I want to share a thought that I have had this week. I have been thinking that Satan tries to tempt us to forget things we believe in. For example, when we recieve an impression, he tries to get us to forget the impressions we recieve and even tries to tell us that the spirit was just a nice feeling that we had. There is a scripture that I love about this. Jacob 4:13 says: Behold, my brethren, he that prophesieth, let him prophesy to the understanding of men; for the Spirit speaketh the truth and lieth not. Wherefore, it speaketh of things as they really are, and of things as they really will be; wherefore, these things are manifested unto us plainly, for the salvation of our souls. But behold, we are not witnesses alone in these things; for God also spake them unto prophets of old. I love this scripture. The spirit guides us to all truth. In a world of confusion and technology that is moving so fast it can be hard to find our way. Like a famous poet said "“Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” James E Faust says: "I suggest a simple solution for selecting the channel to which we attune ourselves: listen to and follow the voice of the Spirit. This is an ancient solution, even eternal, and may not be popular in a society that is always looking for something new. It requires patience in a world that demands instant gratification. This solution is quiet, peaceful, and subtle in a world enamored of that which is loud, incessant, fast paced, garish, and crude." I invite you all to listen to voice of the spirit this week and seek the blessings. I know God wants to guide and help us and he can do it through his Holy Spirit.
I love you all!
Giddy up,
Elder Smith
