Week 18

안영하세요!!! (Good morning!!!)

I am grateful for the light and extra assurance that Light the World has been giving me. 

It is amazing how when you are focused on a cause you forget yourself. And, I need that sooo badly!

This coming week we are supposed to have a baptism for the other elders' investigator 박찬범 (Pak, Chan Bum), and one for my companionship,  한동호 (Han, Dong Ho). It is exciting for them to open the gates of a new life to walk the path of righteousness. I can't wait for them and their growth in the church and their understanding of the gospel. They are making the right choice!!

But, for 한동호 (Han, Dong Ho), he will not be able to be baptized this Saturday, if week can't meet with him to teach a lesson. He has been really bad at communicating with us and didn't show up or canceled five of our appointments. Elder Lowe and I don't know what is going on with him. We just keep on keeping on, praying, and doing everything we know to help. I hope he comes to realize that everyone is imperfect and everyone makes mistakes, so that his doubts and slip ups don't keep holding him back from progressing. 

I have come to learn that we need to have opposition and troubles in our life, but we need not bare the pain and suffering of them. Our Savior made up the difference for all the unfair things of this life. 

Mosiah 14 4-5

4 Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

We do need to learn, grow, and experience through trials and opposition, but they need not bare us down and halt our progession for light, life, and joy. So for this reason He won't take our trials away, but they will be made light if we rely on the Holy Merits of Him. 

Mosiah 24 14-15

14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions.

15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.  

I know that Christ is the Savior of the World!!!

사랑 합니다!!!!!!!!

(Love you!!!!!!!!)