(An email from Elder Jeffrey Gomez)
No, but really this week's miracle comes from my first transfer on the mission.
Crystal and Jason had felt the spirit and were eager to join the church. Because there were some setbacks, they had to wait. During their wait, Crystal ran out of medications she had been taking for a mental disorder that had plagued her since she was four years old. The prescription couldn't be filled because of limited supplies. She stayed strong for a few days, but later had to be hospitalized. She spent several days in the hospital, and we regularly kept in contact with Jason to see how she was doing. The time came when her prescription was filled and she returned to their apartment. She immediately had my companion and I head on over to give her a priesthood blessing. I performed the anointing and my companion promised her that if she would remain faithful, her ailments would leave her and she would return to full health. Time passed and she remained healthy. My companion was transferred out of the area. A couple of months went by, and we continued to visit Jason and Crystal. One day Crystal decided to tell us what actually happened as she recieved the blessing. She felt a warm feeling come over her, and she knew that God had healed her. Five days passed, and she realized that she'd forgotten to take her medication. She took the medication, but it made her feel sick. She was overwhelmed with joy when she realized that she didn't need the medication anymore! The priesthood of God is very real and has the power to heal according to God's will and according to the faith of those involved.
"Commitment is doing the thing you said you would do, long after the mood you said it in has left you." George R. Zalucki
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When I was 14 or 15, I had a teacher that prided himself on being a thinker. We had some enlightening discussions in his classroom. He helped me ask some great questions that led to tremendous answers that still guide me today. We agreed on many things, but were at odds on a few. One of them was religion. I had a lot of respect for this man, but it amazed me that someone who claimed to be open minded was blind to just how closed minded he was when it came to God. He was always challenging my faith. He considered my beliefs to be a sign of my weakness. His claim was that unless it could be acknowledged by the 5 senses, there was no proof that God existed. I struggled as a young person to help him understand that he was limiting his understanding to what he had personally experienced, cutting himself off from other possibilities. The best that I could do was to try and help him understand how I knew; that things of the spirit could only be understood and perceived by the spirit. Years later, I still don't have a better answer to this one fundamental question, but I face the same dilemma. This blog is dedicated to preserving stories and experiences of missionaries in the Arizona Mesa Mission both during and after their formal missions. Some stories are fun and light hearted, but others are of a spiritual nature. The blog forum is so convenient, yet the format is limiting. There is more to these words than letters on a page. To truly understand the messages requires not only an open mind, but a soft heart.
After all, "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, else what's a Heaven for?- Robert Browning"
After all, "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, else what's a Heaven for?- Robert Browning"
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