April 30, 2012
Wow I "miss" home and chicago. Actually not really miss it at all; sorry.
I have to put my hand to the plow and not look back. Jesus said those
who put their hand to the plough and look back are not fit for the
kingdom of God.... SO I think I will not look back! I will definitely
not look back! I love this work! Good for Sara….the award for best article for a particular subject...in the country….That is great! I love our family!
Setthhhhhhhyyyy (Neifert) That is so amazing! Paraguay! He will be the best missionary there. We have an investigator from paraguay! She is super cool and nice! Jacob is either in vienna or stuttgart.. close to where I was but I'm not sure..because those are the two people that are training this transfer!
Oh yea... I have actually been trying to do exactly that!(The Bishop and Stake President in Brandon and Mary's ward in chicago, challenged their ward to write in their journals everyday, during the summer months and record the hand of the Lord in their lives) In my journal i
mean, to write something that the lord has done for me that day.. or
at least write down a miracle or two!
Hey, this past week was a nice little miracle.... We were at a
members house for dinner. We were talking about her friends who are
ready for the gospel and we asked what she thought she could share
with them.. I suggested the family or something similar,that I
thought was really a bad move because she had been going through
really rough times with her family. She then talked about that for 45
minutes or so and was really not in good shape and was starting to be
really sad! At one point the joint teach for the next lesson called us
and reminded us about the appointment and in order to get there in
time we needed to take a certain bus which left at 32 past the hour.
Well she was really sad and it was getting time to leave, like at that
moment we HAD TO leave. In this quick moment, I felt like there was no
way that we could just say "Well we have to go right now" SO i said a
quick prayer. I simply said I have no idea what to do. Help me to
know... Please. I then knew that we should stay and that we could get
a ride back with the other member that was there. In the next couple
of minutes the real miracle took place and elder Sullivan could share
an experience in his family and from the book of mormon. 2 Nephi 2:24,
a great one by the way. (...all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things)
She felt so much better after that. It was perfect for her in this time. Directly after that, the other member, speaking French, said that he was going and offered us a ride to the
church. It was perfect. THe lord directs this work; it is his work. I do nothing, except follow what he tells me to do. He answers prayer and works for the eternal happiness of us, his children, that is His work and His GLory, that we can receive eternal joy in His love and have
all the blessings which he has. He is the best.
Elder Sonne
