This was another fun week, and I
did some intercambios with elders in my zone. One of them, Elder
Herrera, from Chile (see foto), was an interesting companion. He has a
speech impediment, and very often words simply stop coming out of his
mouth and his face convulses, trying to force them out; if I understand
correctly, half of his brain is damaged, and that causes his ailment. It
was an interesting day, but I was actually very impressed and
significantly inspired by him. I couldn't help thinking of how
incredibly much faith he must have had to serve a mission with such a
huge impediment. And his bishop and stake president considered him
able, so I am very impressed. It was a cool day for me. He has a very
good heart.
I also gave a lesson last night for
Family Night with a couple of families in the ward, and I focused on
the commandments of God to continue learning, and especially the
commandment of "ask, and ye shall receive". I had never thought of that
as a commandment before, but I realized that the wording shows that it
is, and that changes the meaning for me. We also discussed DyC 93:39,
regarding Satan taking away the light of the people through their
disobedience. To finish up, I read to them JS-History, verses 13-17, and
related everything else to that, showing the consummation of the entire
topic in the First Vision. In short, I can simply testify that God
wants us to ask, and He commands that we do it. I even learned something
fascinating from the JST version of Matthew 7, where Jesus taught that
if we knock on our Father's door, He will not only answer and give us
bread instead of a rock, and a fish instead of a serpent, but will
welcome us into His home, saying that what is His is ours. That is like
the ending of one of my favorite hymns ever, called My Shepherd Will
Supply My Need: "O may Thy house be my abode... There would I find a
settled rest, while others go and come; no more a stranger, nor a guest,
but like a child at home." I am full of joy at the thought of being a
member of the household of God, not just in visit, about to depart
again, but as His eternal child. All that is required of us is to ask,
to knock, to seek Him.
"Come in, my son; for mine is thine, and thine is mine" (JST Matthew 7:17).
With unending love,
Elder Hill
Fotos:
Caballos, para vos, Hannah
La montaña hermosa
En la cumbre del mundo
Yo y mi compañero
La vista
La Virgen
Yo con el cartel del cerro
Estoy bien, no os preocupéis
Los cinco élderes y el obispo que fuimos a Cerro Arco
Élder Herrera
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