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| Nolan Warren Lemmons October 1, 2015 9lb 7oz |
To start off, I have to give a shout out to my beautiful Sister Lorren and my brand new nephew, Nolan Warren Lemmons! Everyone looks super happy and he looks healthy and strong. Super happy for her and Scott and little Cal! Hopefully mama doesn't try to take him home to Idaho.
Speaking of family and love... Señor & Señorita are getting MARRIED TONIGHT!!! Which means they are finally getting baptized this Friday! They've been working towards this for months and months.. missionaries long before me have been working with them. It's been a humbling experience to work with them. trial after trial has gotten in the way. I've never been much of a patient person, and with their situation I definitely have felt at times like it was going to be worn through. But I've learned patience is easier when you turn outward, and focus on the needs of others. When you put it into the perspective of the joy of an eternity, and the chance to live with our Heavenly Father, no wait is too long, no process is too tedious, and hope can never be lost.
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Señor and Señorita are another test of patience for me. I love them, so much. In these past 3 months, Señor and his girlfriend, Señorita, consume about my every other thought. Señor has become a brother, and he has recognized the truth. He wants to be baptized, he wants an eternal family, and Elder Alexis and I cannot find the reason behind his personal doubts in himself that are holding him back from marrying Claudia. We know its a personal doubt and lack of confidence.. but we cannot figure out how to exactly pin-point it and help him overcome. I had the most Spiritual lesson of my misison with them on Thursday. I testified of things personal to them I didn't know I had authority to testify to them, but that's what the Spirit forced me to do. Forced. The severity of the topics was heavy in the room, but there were also smiles and tears and happiness. I want their family to be Eternal, as much as I want my future family at this point. We have really established them with the expectation of Daily Reading and Praying together, specifically about the decision to be married in October, and they are doing it now! Literally, Every day! I have Faith that in time the Spirit will come to them.
We are working with many many others right now, and the work is truly being blessed and lead by the Lord here in the "Rio Vista West" (Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, and Cape Coral) area of the Fort Lauderdale Mission. I remember when I came to this area and we had no one to teach, no where to find, and just miles and miles of Bike Riding ahead of us hahaha. The Lord has definitely been molding me here in this area.
Conference was AMAZING this week! I received heaps of personal revelation. My prayers were definitely with our dear Prophet, Thomas S Monson. He's a strong man and the Lord will carry him through his Ministry. I found David A. Bednar's talk at the conclusion particurarly interesting in regards to the health and age of our living Apostles and Prophet. It strengthened my testimony, especially as I learned what Elder Bednar learned from Elder Hale. My favorite take was probably Elder Larence's.. but I'm usually not asking "WHAT lack I yet?" because I already know, it's more like "HELP me with this obvious weaknesses!" hahaha. But that's the beauty of the Gospel of Christ. Our weakness are to strengthen us, our trials to be force our trust, to be "bourne upon the wings of Eagles."
I love you all! Hope everyone has a greet week!
Elder Johns
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