Week 90

Wala koy kotche. Bisikleta ra. Español ba gihapon ang pulong, puso?

Mga kaigsoonan sa pananampalataya. Ug mga pamilya. Excited for this week where we will be going to Tacloban for zone conference Thursday. And Wednesday, the day before, we will have an activity with the Humok family, with Brother Humok, at 7 pm behind their house. We will be catching shrimps for his fishing bait the next morning.

I am very grateful for even just the privilege to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many people in the world give 1st class devotion to a 2nd class cause. How fortunate in this sense that we can give 1st class devotion to a first class cause. As I have witnessed here many people make many different choices. I look closer and closer at myself and wonder what more is there to be done that I can fulfill my divine identity as God's Son? Just as a prince fulfills the role of his father as king. I am continually striving to follow the council of our prophet, Russell Nelson. As he said, we must let go of even our 'Favorite' sins. What is a favorite sin? I feel they are the sins we don't acknowledge, the sins we commit but don't think about letting them go, quick to justify. Slow to remember the Lord our God so to speak. Or as Nephi put really well, I would like to draw on his words as we get caught up in our own unworthiness. 2 Nephi 4:16-19; 27-30

16 Behold, my soul delighteth in the things of the Lord; and my heart pondereth continually upon the things which I have seen and heard.
 17 Nevertheless, notwithstanding the great goodness of the Lord, in showing me his great and marvelous works, my heart exclaimeth: O wretched man that I am! Yea, my heart sorroweth because of my flesh; my soul grieveth because of mine iniquities. 
18 I am encompassed about, because of the temptations and the sins which do so easily beset me. 
19 And when I desire to rejoice, my heart groaneth because of my sins; nevertheless, I know in whom I have trusted. 

27 And why should I yield to sin, because of my flesh? Yea, why should I give way to temptations, that the evil one have place in my heart to destroy my peace and afflict my soul? Why am I angry because of mine enemy? 
28 Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul. 
29 Do not anger again because of mine enemies. Do not slacken my strength because of mine afflictions. 
30 Rejoice, O my heart, and cry unto the Lord, and say: O Lord, I will praise thee forever; yea, my soul will rejoice in thee, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

Let us give no more place for the enemy of our souls!

We had an FHE tonight as well which was nice, our friends the Humok family joined us! I'm writing this at the beach as well. Have fun everyone and I hope you will all be able to work much this week!



























































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