Week 84: Regresando A Español

Well hey everyone. A lot has happened since my last email. Let me fill you all in!

I got transferred from Londonderry. Man what a blessed ward. It was hard to say goodbye to all the recent converts, members, and friends. So many awesome people that love the gospel. But now I'm back in Spanish! It's kind of insane, bc I haven't served in a Spanish unit in almost a year, but im super excited! Picking up the language has been pretty easy, cause I've been training a native speaker, Elder Mauad. He's from Lima, Peru (shout-out to all my Peru serving missionaries) and really loves to work hard.

The work has been a bit difficult, the area's been looking a little blank, but we've been finding a bit of success recently. I have a very strong testimony that uncomfortable/difficult situations are where we grow the closest to God. I read a scripture recently about this in Enos:

And my soul hungered; and I kneeled down before my Maker, and I cried unto him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul; and all the day long did I cry unto him; yea, and when the night came I did still raise my voice high that it reached the heavens. 

5 And there came a voice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed. 

6 And I, Enos, knew that God could not lie; wherefore, my guilt was swept away.

Only when our soul hungers are we able to get answers. Only when we need God's power like we need to breathe do we receive it. I know this to be true. I've seen it countless times here in Edmonton. And I know God will do it again.

E. Curtis