This week has been pretty crazy!
The main point of interest this week is our Mission President has made known a challenge that isn't from him, but from the Lord. The goal is for every area in our mission to have a baptism in February.
We thought it was going to be easy, as we have some progressing investigators and one lady with a baptismal goal of Feb. 24th. However, this week her husband made her stop meeting with us, and with her went the "easy finish" of this goal. However, as we studied in Doctrine and Covenants 29:6 we learned: "Whatsoever ye shall ask in faith, being united in prayer according to my command, ye shall receive."
We decided to put this to the test, and unite our branch in prayer for this goal. We started looking hard for part-member families to work with, and working harder. At first our efforts seemed to be in vain, but by the end of this week we have been blessed with two baptismal dates for Feb. 25th. They came from a source we did not even notice - but the Lord provides, and I know that He works in mysterious ways. Through faith, being united in prayer, we can achieve anything that our Heavenly Father wants for us. One part of the Bible Dictionary that I love is the last little bit on prayer. "We pray in Christ’s name when our mind is the mind of Christ, and our wishes the wishes of Christ—when His words abide in us (John 15:7). We then ask for things it is possible for God to grant. Many prayers remain unanswered because they are not in Christ’s name at all; they in no way represent His mind but spring out of the selfishness of man’s heart." So, if we want our prayers to be answered, we need to find what Christ wishes us to pray for.
I know that when we align our will with Christ's, we can be blessed beyond measure!
I hope you all have a great week, and can gain something from reading my e-mail each week :)
Love,
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