God loves all of his children

This past week was so busy and so amazing. We have been working so hard and have seen so many little tender mercies from God as we have been diligent, patience, and obedient. We went over on our miles so three days in a row from this past week we only used public transportation and walking. The first day was honestly pretty rough and we did not see too much success with our contacts and we were away from the apartment for 9 hours and it rained a good percentage of the day. Then, the next two days were amazing. I've seen that a lot on my mission it's almost as if the Lord tests our motives on why we are going out to do his work to see if we will endure hard times in order to find those that are really prepared for this message. Those two days we met so many amazing people who really are searching for guidance in their lives and saw some amazing miracles.

In those two days we were able to talk with people from 5 of the 6 inhabitable continents, people from over 15 countries, and that spoke primarily non-English languages that neither my companion or myself speak it was really an interesting week to see the diversity here on campus and the diversity of Gods children. It has really opened my eyes and shown me how deeply God loves his children no matter where they are from or what language they speak; he loves them.

We had a lesson with a man from Sudan and we read scriptures in the Qur'an that talk about how Jesus Christ is the messiah and explaining to him the prophecy found in Isaiah chapter 53 that prophecies about Christ in his role as the Messiah.

We had a lesson with a woman from China and her mother and explained the simplicity of prayer and how it is a way that we can connect with God and feel of his love and guidance and to see her offer her first prayer in Mandarin was something I will never forget. I could not understand the words but the spirit is the same.

Meeting a man from Peru who's middle school math teacher who was a member told him the missionaries would stop and talk with him one day and it finally happening with us but all the way in Tucson, Arizona.

Those were just a few of the experiences that we had this week but it has really cemented in me the knowledge that God loves all of us and that He wants what is best for us. For some what is best for them is accepting the Gospel at this point in their lives but for others it may not be the right time. God knows what best for us but he will never deny us the power to chose for ourselves. I love God for that reason. I pray that all of you that read this will know that He loves you and patiently waits for us to reach out to him. Have a good week<3

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The miracle of Golf

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