Week 32

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Morning guys, this week has been amazing mostly cuz we've started to see things pick up. We've been eating good and workin hard. The girl, Champagne, has really progressed I think. We invited her to be baptized and she said yes, but felt like she wasn't completely sure, so of course we invited her to pray about the message we shared, and told her that she would receive an answer by the Holy Spirit. The next morning we followed up with her and this was her response. "After I prayed I feel a sense of calmness and inner peace that's unlike anything else, that gives me a sense of comfort and guidance that I can't really explain." 

I won't share all of what she said because it was pretty spiritual, but as we see the Lord answers all our prayers if we are humble and willing to receive His answer and not Our answer! If we want our answer then we won't be able to hear the answer of the Lord. This is what is amazing too--that we can put off our Natural man. We can and will have the same desires of Christ and our Heavenly father as we strive to be like Him. Dont make excuses guys! 

No matter the challenges we face we can always follow His commandments. I'm really grateful for the commandments. They are the opportunity and the chance we have to achieve celestial glory. Only if we align our will with his, because if not we won't even have the desire to be in the celestial kingdom because of the desires and habits we built here on the earth. 

So follow the commandments guys, this life is for preparation. Think celestial always! Sorry kinda all over the place on that one but ya. We're doing good here in Sogod with Elder Phillips and Elder Dacanay! Just relaxing right now. We had a lot of dinners with families this week which was so Lami. Sorry for the short and confusing email maybe. Latr yall!























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