Just a quick story from this week;
Elder Fanene and I were planning for our day and as we finish we noticed we didn’t
plan a lunch or dinner. As we went through the day, the other missionaries
wanted to meet up and grab a quick lunch. We denied it and stuck to the plans
we made. As we went we found ourselves at KPT. While we were on the elevator,
this college age kid comes on and greets us and told us to come up to his
place. We went to our name we were going to see and they weren't home so we
went up and met not only him but his 4 friends. They had lots of questions of
the church, we were able to share and teach principles from the restoration. We
were invited back to share more with them. Dinner time comes around and we
decided to take a quick dinner break. So after our 10 minute break we went out
and got back to work. We met with this man named Vai, we saw him last week and
he told us to come back so we did and shared the Plan of Salvation with him. He
told us he has looked back through life at the many things that have happened
to keep him alive, to direct him to different places and he said it was all so
he would end up sitting across from us to hear that message. He accepted the
invitation to be baptized and we will continue to teach and help him make that
goal he had set for himself. I know that when we do our part the Lord will do
his.
I have learned so much on my mission!
Today as I reflected on some of these things I focused on one, and it was that
no matter how much I want to do something, it only matters if God wants me to
do it. Now he’s not a micromanager and he won’t tell us ever little answer to
every little decision he wants us to use our agency and study it out in our
minds. But he does have a path for us to walk to best help him in his work. And
as we choose his will over our own it will ALWAYS lead to greater happiness, joy,
and peace. I know this to be true and it only comes from living it and doing it
that we can come to know it is true. I hope you all have a wonderful week and
find many things in your day to smile about!
Elder Porter
Honolulu, HI
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