Morning Everyone!
Hold your horses! This is
Transfer week! And All the Missionaries got the call last night. Out of
all the Missionaries here in the West bank, which is a total of 10, Only
one got the call to pack their bags. And that ONE individual was... You
guessed it, ME!
It did not come as a big
surprise. Most of us in the district knew it was going to be me.
Although it was not a shock, it as definitely sad news. I have gotten SO
close with many here in the West Bank. Our 2 small branches have become
part of my family, and its is sad to go. As to where i will be going, I
have no idea!? I have no address or nothing yet. I Will find out tomorrow morning, and let everyone know as soon as i can.
This past week, Elder Passey and I finished strong! We got a LOT of
Work done! It was awesome. We had a sweet lesson with a contact that we
had. And His name is Mr. Jackson. He said he only had 15 minutes till he
had to leave. So we had to be quick... As soon as we walk through his
door, he is giving us a name and address while on the phone, we were
confused so we wrote it down. And then thought he needed it so we ere
handing the information back to him and he said "No, that is for you".
He had given us a refferal! Ha he just said that it was some one that he
would like us to visit and that would love to hear the Word. That was
awesome haha. As we thought Mr. Jackson the Restauration. We were able
to get through it. He ate it up like no other. He understood it all and
it just all made sense to him. It was AWESOME! And he ended up having a
sweet question about Prophets, he said how can I know that someone is a
TRUE Prophet of God? Elder Passey and I were super pumped because we had
the answer. We read in the Bible where it says "by their fruits, ye
shall know them". And explained that verse to him. He told us that he
know of a few men who called themselves prophets, but they were breaking
the commandments and doing the opposite of what they taught. And so
that Scripture as super helpful. We explained how there is a Prophet in
the Earth today who has been called of God and has His Authority. Let
him know of the kind of things he does and that he does not get ANY Gain
(money) for his labors. Our church is an al volunteer work and we pay
to do our job. This opened his eyes. It was something that he did not
know and did not know that a church like that existed. It was Awesome!
The Refferal he gave us, we contacted the next day and she was SWEET!
She was super opened and willing to have us over and teach her. She was
getting ready to get out of town so we will be visiting her when she
gets back on the 15th. She gave us her information to contact her again
when she got back. And before we left she gave us ANOTHER Refferal! It
was SWEET! It was seriously and AWESOME Miracle! And E. Pasey and I kept
following up.
SWEETEST THING!!! Bro. Hickerson got back from Off SHORE!!!!! We met with him on Sunday night!!!! And gave him a baptismal for december 6th!
His words to us were, " I will not got back off shore to work, WITHOUT
being BAPTIZED!!!!! I am going to be leaving the area this week but you
can be SURE that i will be back in the WEST BANK for his baptism!!! I am
SUPER STOKED FOR HIM!!! I counted down with sister hickerson until he
came home. Now he is here and is ready to be baptized more than EVER!
THEM MIRACLES THO... They keep coming down!
Also there was a really spiritual moment for me. A sister in the
Spanish Branch was getting surgery for something very serious this past Wednesday. It has been really hard on her for the past few weeks. On Tuesday
night the family had all the missionaries over. And to let us know to
keep them in our prayers. And also the sister had asked for a blessing.
And she gave me the sweet opportunity to give her the blessing. And so I
did. I CANNOT Explain in words ho STRONG the spirit was in the room
that night. The blessing i do not remember what was said, but i KNOW
that it was specifically for her. After I was done giving the blessing I
was super HEATED! I had never felt so WARM before! I had to take of my
tie to breath. And I Know that at the moment the spirit was completely
with me and those around me and the Sis. who was receiving the blessing.
Well, that is NOT ALL. The next day the sister had the surgery. And
Later in the day i had found out that My Mom back home went through
something similar. The night that i gave the Sister a Blessing my mom
had gone to the Hospital. And the next morning My Mom back home had also
gone through surgery the same day that the Sister here had. I as Mind
Blown... That Super WARM feeling that I had felt that night that i gave
the blessing, was a feeling of calmness and comfort and of the spirit.
THAT next day when i had found out about home, I Knew that I not only
felt and KNEW that the Sister that i gave the blessing to was going to
be okay and that everything was going to go well. But it as also a
feeling to let me know that My Mom back home was also going to be Fine.
That was a Testimony builder to me! The Sister who i had given the
blessing to is someone who i love so much. She has been a Mom to me here
in the West Bank my ENTIRE time here. She has helped me when i was sick
and hurt and when i was hungry. And she literally reminds me so much of
my mom back home. She is Family to me. And I am so GRATEFUL to know
that i was able to give my Mom here in the West Bank a blessing and that
i was able to feel Comfort through the Spirit that her and my Mom Bank
Home were both going to turn out O.K.
I
know that missionaries are always told that while out on the mission you
and your family will be blessed and protected. And I know that it does
NOT mean that they will not have trials and challenges, because we all
still have to continue growing and we grow through our trials. But I
know that It means that when we go on a mission, our families will be
blessed with the strength that they need to overcome whatever comes
their way! That Heavenly Father will not harm them, but he WILL make
them Stronger.
I am so grateful for the
True Gospel that I have in my life. This is what keeps me going! This is
why I am on a Mission. If I did not have a firm believe in the Gospel
and a knowledge of its truthfulness.. i could very much be home by now.
But because I Know that this Gospel and this church is true, I move
forward with Faith.
It is my prayer that
we all seek to grow our testimonies every day. And to know that no trial
is meant to hurt us. But instead, meant to makes us stronger to help us
grow and to reach our potential as individuals. They are meant to bless
us. May we take each trial head on with Faith. Faith is the antedote
for Fear. I Love my mission and I Love my family and all those who
support me!
Thank you all so much for all you do, and for who you are!
Please let me know how you all are doing, i would love to here from you guys.
Sincerely,
Elder Caiña
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Elder Caina with Elder Passey
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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