Aloha!
Well my birthday was
so awesome. Thanks to all of you and the members in this ward. We ended up
having a party with all the leaders from each organization. So that was really
cool. It’s awesome to see the support that the people here have for the missionaries.
I heard Logan Stewart
got his mission call!! Welcome to the team big guy!
I remember when I got
my mission call and read it. I will never forget that day. Hey can someone scan
my mission call and send it to me?
This week we were
teaching a hermana that we reactivated this Sunday! And her baby was
seriously freaking out. Like full out screaming. We hadn’t started the lesson
yet so we were just talking. And it was so hard. The spirit was not there and
she couldn’t even hear us. For her to hear us, we yelled, HOW ABOUT WE SAY A
PRAYER AND START THE LESSION!!? She was like okay yeah yeah. My companion said
the prayer and in the prayer he said something like, please help us to have
peace and help the baby to stop crying. Immediately after he said that, the
baby stopped crying, and was sound asleep for the rest of the time that we were
there. Call it a coincidence but I know that it was an answer. God works
miracles, big ones like curing cancer, or even if its something small like
helping a baby to not cry. It’s all just according to His will and His
timing.
This week we were
walking in the street and there was a group of like 18 and 19 year olds. We
went up to them and started talking about Jesus and his example. Right there in
the street we invited all of them to baptism this 23 de mayo. We’ll see how
they progress. After walking away, I remembered there is a scripture in Alma. I
think its Alma 32 verse 1? It talks about them going out into the country and
preaching in the churches, homes, and even in the street. The missionary work
was the same back then too! I’m so stoked to be a part of this work.
Sometimes it is
frustrating though. The people don’t see what we can see because we already
have this knowledge and we already have this testimony. That’s when we have to
use the spirit to open their eyes. This work is seriously so much fun. The best
thing about the mission and my favorite part aside from baptisms, (and all you
returned missionaries can agree with me on this) is when someone just gets it. And
they say OHHH!!! That’s the spirit confirming to them what we have just said is
true. I love testifying of the Book of Mormon. To some people it doesn’t make sense
but to me it’s so logical. If God loved the people here in the Americas too,
why wouldn’t there be prophets here? Why wouldn’t there be scriptures written
here too? Something that I read this week said something about the lost tribes
of Israel. They have scriptures too! And there’s a promise that they will be
revealed before the second coming of Jesucristo. There will be other scriptures
folks! Just something interesting to think about.
Well I love the
mission like always. Sometimes it’s hard but like my boy Jeffrey R Holland
would say, why would we ever expect it to be easy for us when it was never easy
for Jesus Christ? It’s so true. I’m so grateful to be here teaching the people
of him. I’m grateful for Him.
Oh yeah! I finished
the Book of Mormon a few weeks ago! In total it says the name of Jesus Christ
4,524 times. It truly is ´otro testamento de Jesucristo´.
Well I love you all
and I’m so grateful for all the support you give me here in the field.
I hope you all have a
good week and if you haven’t gained a testimony of the Book of Mormon, I
encourage you to read it and pray about it. The book has changed my life. My
eternity.
Love Elder Dahlin
PS, don’t forget to
send my mission call!
I took a super funny video I’ll send it next week!
Here are some pictures
of me trying to make cookies in our apartment
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| My cake :) |
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| A party with the ward!! |
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| A present from the zone leaders |
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