I hope everyone enjoyed and had a great 4th of July!
We have had a great week, adjusting with all of the
changes that have been happening of late. But things have been going great and
it has been so nice being back with Elder Souza. We have been spending lots of
time getting Weze and Marta all ready for their baptisms coming up on this
Saturday. We also had the Maputo Zone conference on Friday at President and
Sister Senna's house. It was a small conference in terms of missionaries but it
helped with participation and lots was learned. Especially everything that
President and Sister Senna learned while they were at the MTC a couple weeks
ago. On Saturday, the AP's dropped off two brand new Elders to walk with Elder
Souza and I for the day. Like all new missionaries, the first thing that they
will ask when they meet new missionaries is how much time they have on the
mission. So, when it got to my turn to respond, I decided to just answer nicely
and replied with a smirk, "I have been here for a minute." hahaha
We had a couple of amazing visits with Benjamin aka
the Mozambican Ryan Gossling. On Tuesday, we had an visit about the Gospel of
Jesus Christ and invited him to follow Jesus Christ, being baptized by someone
who holds the proper authority of God and he was a little tentative about it.
He said that it was his desire to follow Christ and be baptized but because of
his Catholic background he felt like it wasn’t the right time. So, we invited
him to re-read Alma 32. We met back with him on Saturday night and the first
thing he says is, "I have some good news, I am 100% now, I will be
baptized." He told us that he had recognized that the little doubts that
he had in his head weren't coming from the right place and now he will prepare
to be baptized on the 29th of July.
With the experience of Benjamin, I have been thinking
lots about how it is so common for us to have doubts, especially doubts about
the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. Doubts are a part of this life, even our
Savior was tested with doubts by Satan when he was fasting for 40 days and 40
nights. That is why He tell us "Look unto me with every thought; doubt
not, fear not" (D&C 6:36) because He knows what it is like to have
doubts. Since He knows how it feels like, He will always be there to help. In
the experience of Oliver Cowdery in the same section of the Doctrine and
Covenants it says, "20 Behold, thou art Oliver, and I have spoken unto
thee because of thy desires; therefore treasure up these words in thy heart. Be
faithful and diligent in keeping the commandments of God, and I will encircle
thee in the arms of my love. 21 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I am
the same that came unto mine own, and mine own received me not. I am the light
which shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
22 Verily, verily, I say unto you, if you desire a
further witness, cast your mind upon the night that you cried unto me in your
heart, that you might know concerning the truth of these things.
23 Did I not speak peace to your mind concerning the
matter? What greater witness can you have than from God?"
I know that the Lord will speak peace unto us and as
we strive to be faithful and diligent in
keeping the commandments of God, the love of our Savior with fill our lives so
that we won’t even have room to doubt. I love you all and I love this Gospel! I
hope you guys have a great week!
Love
Elder Chipman Album All American
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| Happy 4th of July from the Red, White and Blue Boyz |
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| The Sommerschield Sisters had a baptism for Gino and Elder Souza baptized him. |
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| Julieta made us covey! |
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