Hello beloved friends and family!
First off, my apologies for being so inconsistent about writing. I'm getting better, and those are some of the happiest words in the English language. They're also the essence of the Plan of Salvation. We're not meant to be perfect or even anything close to it in this life, and God doesn't get impatient with our imperfections. Rather, we're supposed to be improving. It's about direction, not location, and the road of discipleship is the happiest road that can exist. I love how remarkable it is that the little decisions we make every day to become better disciples of our Savior Jesus Christ can, over time, shape us an incredible amount.
I want to talk about several answers to prayer and miracles that we've seen.
One friend of ours was having an anxiety attack. It's the first time I've ever really seen somebody just break down like that. We were able to give him a Priesthood blessing and shortly afterwards, the attack calmed and he was alright. I know that was a miracle worked through Priesthood power, because God works through the Priesthood to work His miracles when the Priesthood is available to be used.
One cool miracle is that there are currently two Elders Child in my family serving. Brigham is doing incredible in Las Vegas, and I'm so grateful to be part of what's currently a two-missionary family.
One tender mercy. I was feeling pretty down a few weeks ago. This has been a somewhat stressful time in my assignment in the office and I'd definitely been feeling overwhelmed by the workload. Unrelatedly, I had also been missing my magnet nametag for about a week. One night in my evening prayer, I mentioned both of those things, not in connection to each other. I then went to bed and dreamt about finding my nametag on the right side of my hanging-up rain jacket. I remember a special feeling of, "I need to remember this dream." When I woke up, I found my nametag on the right side of my rain jacket, accompanied by a strong and clear impression that that was a specific tender mercy from God to show His love for me and to encourage me despite the workload, connecting those two elements of the previous night's prayer. God is in the details.
Please pray for Moises, Lidia, and Carolina, that they can develop and act upon testimonies that the Book of Mormon is true.
I love you all!! Thank you so much for your prayers. They are very felt here in the field.
Happy, grateful, lucky and blessed,
Elder Child 😊
