Hi Everyone!!
On Tuesday, the dad of one of our investigators was in the hospital and not doing very well. We had met him once on Father's Day when we dropped by Bonnie and Gabe's house and Bonnie's parents were there. Bonnie is in her mid 50s. We have been over a bunch and prayed and shared the Gospel with their family. Bonnie asked us if we could visit him in the hospital and give him a blessing that evening. Fortunately we were able to rearrange our schedule a bit and get there. He hadn't been able to eat for nearly 2 days and had all these wires attached to his heart. I had given a blessing in a hospital a few weeks ago and felt like I could improve and be a lot more humble, so after praying in my heart to God to give me the inspiration and guidance and Spirit to give a blessing, we proceeded. I could really feel the Spirit this time leading me to thoughts/feelings that I never would have thought of on my own. It was powerful.
Being able to be living my life in such a way that I am able to be give a blessing with the priesthood of God is AWESOME! :) It is so humbling for me to have been ordained to the priesthood of God and able to serve people. Definitely one of my favorite things ever!
I also love the little things that happen where God answers prayers in my heart. Typically every night of the week we have a dinner with a family from church or one of our investigators. For what ever reason we didn't have anyone signed up for yesterday night. I was praying silently for a specific family to sign up for that night and they did!!! It was the best. :) I love love love it when I have such a simple desire in my heart that God hears and answers just to remind me that He loves and cares about me.
I had the opportunity of sharing a lesson at church about the Church of Jesus Christ today during Sunday School. I'm always really excited about giving a lesson and then preparing it in the morning yesterday I was somewhat freaking out and feeling like I had run out of time. It is really funny to me that I never remember that happens to me almost every time before I speak/share a lesson! Fortunately it went well and I learned a lot from the process.
Lastly, I challenged the Bishop and his family last week to write down their testimony of the Gospel trying to include what experiences have led you to know have a belief or a knowledge of different aspects of the Gospel. For example, my strongest testimony in the restored Gospel is that the Book of Mormon is the Word of God. I have prayed about it and received a confirmation from the Spirit. I have also been reading it on a daily basis and learn the same thing on a daily basis. I also have a strong testimony in Jesus Christ's atoning sacrifice. I have a strong hope in eternal life with Him and Heavenly Father. I have received answers to prayers confirming to me that Heavenly Father knows me individually and loves me. However some aspects of the Gospel I believe, but have not received a confirming witness. It logically follows from my current testimony that other things have to be true, but I more so believe them than I can confidently testify of them. Hopefully that makes sense! The simplest example is eternal families. They make sense and I believe that God's plan revolves around families and that they are designed to last forever. However, I have not prayed enough about it to know for myself. In writing my own testimony in the last couple days I have 3 pages already and more to go. I'm excited to be able to identify places I need to seek answers more. I invite you to do the same! To review the testimony that you have of Christ and seek to increase it. :) It is REALLY easy to forget your testimony if you don't share or review it on a regular basis - that is one of the biggest things I have learned from my personal scripture study.
Have a great week!
Elder Jeff Campbell :)
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