Ready to be amazed??

Hey, where did the time go? Can yall believe that its already been 21 months since i left the promised land to come to the home land?! haha Well, despite the fact of quickened time, the British Isles have treated me well thus far! This past week was smashing! Ready to be amazed??

On Tuesday, we had a wonderful lesson with one of the recent converts here. She was preparing to do baptisms for the dead and so we taught her about the temple and what sort of thing to expect. We also talked about the doctrine of doing this type of temple work and how crucial it is to our exaltation. Fast-forwarding a bit for the moment, she went to the temple in Preston on Saturday and absolutely loved it!!! She said that she felt so good going and being near to the Lord. When we went around to talk to her about her experience, she had this lightened countenance upon her face. She just looked so happy! You could definitely tell that she had been enlightened at the temple :) This whole experience made me miss going to the temple so much!!!! And the fact that my companion goes home next week and him making plans to go to the temple the day after he gets home doesn't help things either!! haha Oh well. My joy is in seeing others have joy!

Wednesday I went on exchanges with the Zone Leaders and got to spend some time in my old area! I was able to see the young girl I baptised there and her family! It was so special to me to see them. They are doing good. Struggling a bit, but don't we all?

Thursday was pretty good too! We found some good potentials to try by this week so that's always a plus!
Friday weekly planning was tough haha It was slightly difficult to stay focused. We go done with it all in the end. We had a lovely dinner appointment with a family that we hadn't been to in a while. Ummm, I think that's it for Friday haha

Saturday we taught a part-member (future) family. It went really well. We spoke about the purpose of life and the things that we need to do while here on this earth. We used Alma 34 to discuss the topic, which I think really helped. It explains very well the fact that we cant really do our labours after this life. Nor will our attitudes towards God and our lives change once we are on the other side. Its interesting to me that progression in the gospel on earth is easier than progression in Heaven. I suppose that's why we are always taught that faith is so powerful! Cool huh?

Sunday was brilliant!! Testimony meeting was legit. A lot of the primary/young men bore their testimonies! It brought a powerful spirit into the room. One thing that happened at church that was funny is that the usual piano player wasn't there, which pretty much leaves us with nobody else to play. This one woman got up and tried playing, but didn't really know the songs. She would only play the beginning note of each verse and some random notes throughout the hymns. I couldn't help but laugh every time I heard the piano!!! hahahaha Bless her cotton socks :)

Since its Tuesday now, I will talk about an amazing thing that happened yesterday. So one of our investigators, Theo, was only able to meet with us in the morning on Monday. Elder Siegel and I decided to sacrifice some of our pday time to teach him anyways! His wife joined in on the lesson and it went so well!!! We discussed the Restoration again and kinda talked about how she feels about faith. She feels the same was as Theo felt, too many churches nowadays are more like businesses rather than places of worship. We spoke about how Christ set up a specific Church when he was on the earth and how that same church has been restored! The spirit was definitely there. They really liked our lesson and accepted an invitation to read and pray about the Book of Mormon!! They are excited to come to church too!! We are seeing them again on Friday, so hopefully we can talk more with them about the restored priesthood!!

How grateful I am to the Lord that I have been blessed with the gospel. It is the source of my love, happiness, and drive. I love the Christ with all my heart and am grateful for His sacrifice. I pray that we may each understand how much the gospel affects us for the good each day :)

Also, I would to extend a congratulations out to Maria Gage on her upcoming marriage in the Temple.

-Elder Jaquish