Sister Bassett
This is a miracle that happened while I was on exchanges with Elder Kelly. We talked to the Relief Society President and asked her who we could go and visit. She gave us the name and address of a lady who hadn't been to church in awhile. We had been told that she wasn't very receptive, so we decided to ring the doorbell and sing a Christmas song. We did and she opened the door smiling and happy, so the song worked. We talked for a little while, and she told us her conversion story which was cool. Once we were done talking, Elder Kelly asked her if we could sing her favorite song for her. She told us no, because it would make her cry. She never did tell us her favorite song. We decided to just chose one to sing. Elder Kelly flipped open his hymn book to "I Stand All Amazed" right as we started singing she started to cry. The tears flowed. That was her favorite song. It was a great miracle. Her heart had been softened, and she allowed us to set up a time to come by and teach the whole family. I can't wait to start it. That is one of the many miracles we have seen as a result of the Mission Fast. It is still producing miracles. Thank you so much for everything you do for all of us, Sister Bassett. If I can do anything for you just let me know. Have a great week!!
Elder Miller
"Commitment is doing the thing you said you would do, long after the mood you said it in has left you." George R. Zalucki
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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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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