Hey loved ones,
This week was amazing, Brother Lin passed his Baptismal interview and will be baptized on Saturday. I am so excited for him! He is a humble man, whose entire family lives in California and he supports them from Taiwan. He has no car, or motorcycle, he lives a super cheap life so that his family in California can live a good life. One member from his family comes and visits him each year because he can only afford one at a time, but he loves them. And miracle 1, his daughter is coming this week and will be here for his baptism. How amazing and great is that. I love what god does for us. Then this week I had the privilege of helping others receive an answer to their prayers. The first was an Elder Herrin who I went on exchanges with and he had been suffering from anxiety and depression, and while with me he had an anxiety attack and asked to go home because he's depressed and I said ok. At his home he told me what's been going, how at first his eyes had a problem with focusing and then that lead to his mind having a problem etc. And this week was the worst and that was the first time he felt he had to go home. He said how every morning he gets an attack and fears the morning. So I told him a little about Rachel and mom and their experiences and what helped them, then I asked about how he has been taking care of his body and if he has been taking vitamins and he hadn't. I told him to, and he did. I also told him some methods to fight it and whatever came to mind. We talked a while and then went to our next meeting. The next day he felt better, like there was some change in him and he felt normal again. It was an amazing change and it lasted all the rest the exchange. He crying told me thanks and that I was "an angle sent from god to answer his prayers." I was humbled to have been able to help him.
The other person I helped was our investigator Zheng Dixiong who is so good. MY companion had given him Ether 12 to read and he loved vs 27 the if men come unto me I will show unto them their weaknesses. Then we started talking about a testimony and the spirit and he said he still hasn't felt he completely got his answer, but felt he was close. My companion asked when he felt the spirit and he said prayer and I asked if he knew what the spirit was testifying of or what he was praying for and he said he had been praying and asking why he was born different then other people, like his arm was wounded in birth so he couldn't do many things that others can do. I asked if he thought god was answering him through the scripture in Ether and he looked shocked and said yes. He said the then felt that through my mouth god helped him realize the answer to his prayer, and he had the feeling confirmed. WE shared with him how we know the book of Mormon is true and how he does to and how this knowledge also tells us that Joseph Smith was a prophet and out church is true and Christ is our savior. He was so happy, and in his closing prayer thanked god for the revelation and testimony he had received. It was so special. I love my life right now, I am happier than ever before. During all these experiences I have felt the spirit strongly and testify I know that without the spirit I wouldn't have been able to be an effective tool in god’s hands to answer these prayers. God will answer every prayer though, I have been praying to recognize the spirit and I think through these experiences I am getting my own answer to my prayer. I love it, I love how god works through the lest of these and by small an simple means to bring about the kingdom of god. Hurrah for Israel!
This week was amazing, Brother Lin passed his Baptismal interview and will be baptized on Saturday. I am so excited for him! He is a humble man, whose entire family lives in California and he supports them from Taiwan. He has no car, or motorcycle, he lives a super cheap life so that his family in California can live a good life. One member from his family comes and visits him each year because he can only afford one at a time, but he loves them. And miracle 1, his daughter is coming this week and will be here for his baptism. How amazing and great is that. I love what god does for us. Then this week I had the privilege of helping others receive an answer to their prayers. The first was an Elder Herrin who I went on exchanges with and he had been suffering from anxiety and depression, and while with me he had an anxiety attack and asked to go home because he's depressed and I said ok. At his home he told me what's been going, how at first his eyes had a problem with focusing and then that lead to his mind having a problem etc. And this week was the worst and that was the first time he felt he had to go home. He said how every morning he gets an attack and fears the morning. So I told him a little about Rachel and mom and their experiences and what helped them, then I asked about how he has been taking care of his body and if he has been taking vitamins and he hadn't. I told him to, and he did. I also told him some methods to fight it and whatever came to mind. We talked a while and then went to our next meeting. The next day he felt better, like there was some change in him and he felt normal again. It was an amazing change and it lasted all the rest the exchange. He crying told me thanks and that I was "an angle sent from god to answer his prayers." I was humbled to have been able to help him.
The other person I helped was our investigator Zheng Dixiong who is so good. MY companion had given him Ether 12 to read and he loved vs 27 the if men come unto me I will show unto them their weaknesses. Then we started talking about a testimony and the spirit and he said he still hasn't felt he completely got his answer, but felt he was close. My companion asked when he felt the spirit and he said prayer and I asked if he knew what the spirit was testifying of or what he was praying for and he said he had been praying and asking why he was born different then other people, like his arm was wounded in birth so he couldn't do many things that others can do. I asked if he thought god was answering him through the scripture in Ether and he looked shocked and said yes. He said the then felt that through my mouth god helped him realize the answer to his prayer, and he had the feeling confirmed. WE shared with him how we know the book of Mormon is true and how he does to and how this knowledge also tells us that Joseph Smith was a prophet and out church is true and Christ is our savior. He was so happy, and in his closing prayer thanked god for the revelation and testimony he had received. It was so special. I love my life right now, I am happier than ever before. During all these experiences I have felt the spirit strongly and testify I know that without the spirit I wouldn't have been able to be an effective tool in god’s hands to answer these prayers. God will answer every prayer though, I have been praying to recognize the spirit and I think through these experiences I am getting my own answer to my prayer. I love it, I love how god works through the lest of these and by small an simple means to bring about the kingdom of god. Hurrah for Israel!
You asked what I want you to pray
for me about, I think I would love you to pray for 2 things, my Chinese and my
ability to recognize the spirits promptings.
I also wanted to tell you about my
investigators, we have a ton of great ones now.
1-Lin dx- see above
2- Zheng dx- and nice, fat, friendly
humble seeker of truth who is a high school security guard, we meet it the
security room where we can see all the cameras live
footage. He loves the gospel and heavenly father. Golden
3- Li tongxue- A golden college
student who is humble, he lives with his grandma and grandpa, and found out
this year he has an older brother and is friends with him on face book but
doesn't know what to say to him. He rarely talks with his mom and didn't even
mention his dad. He loves the idea of prophets, loves church and loves us.
4- Huang JM- another golden
investigator, who you got it, is humble. Her 1.5 year old daughter has a weak
foot and can't walk. Also probably some mental problems because she can't talk,
and looks special. She has tattoos, and had a hard past, you can see scars on
her wrist from cutting. My heart goes out to her. At first she just
wanted to see if church could heal her daughter but now she is excited for
baptism and has a small testimony. When she realized she would be
busy on her baptismal date she said she asked to move it forward.
5- Yu Jiating- A mother who self-contacted
me this week and asked if we could help her son who has ADHD and I
made sure she was thinking religious help and she was! She then set
up for the next Tuesday to have us over for dinner, but on Saturday night she
called to see if they could come to church. It was so cool. They came and liked
it. Her older sister is a member.
We have many more but those
are the golden ones. I hope to stay for next transfer and see them get baptized.
I love you all,
Elder Sabey
Ideas on
unity- Always the "At one"ment. The first vision was where the knowledge
that they are 2 separate beings but the scripture say they are one, and in the
vision Heavenly Father says "this is my beloved son" not a
distant relationship, they are one in purpose and work. 4th Nephi is
always great. No -ites among them, On a mission if you and your companion are
unified you get work done, if not you don't. It's true. The restoration in
the Book of Mormon often refers to the body and the spirit becoming one.
We need to serve god with all our might mind soul heart strength not just our
mind, or strength. There must be unity with yourself before you can have
unity with god and others. See the war chapters in alma where any
rebellion from within must first be crushed before the outside can be protected
and how the rebellion from within (Gaddianton robbers) is the true
reason for the destruction of the Nephites. I think that’s said in the last
chapter of Alma. Those are some of my thoughts and they are scattered.
Sorry
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