Did anyone else just die during General Conference this weekend? I remember last conference all snuggled up in my pj´s watching it with my family, enjoying the sweet smell and taste of sticky buns. Now, six months later the scene was very much different. First off, it was NOT in english (PS shout out to the seventy who spoke in spanish!) Next I was on a very hard church plastic chair, and thirdly and mostly sadly there was NO sticky buns. But the spirit was the same. I needed that, to be fed by the living waters was exactly what I needed.
I remember the Sunday Morning conference (8 at night for us) the prophet got up to speak. I remember getting chills and thinking "This is a prophet. Like Lehi, Moses, Noah, Adam. He is telling us what God wants to share with us. Why is this chapel not filled with people?" The spirit was so strong and I got such a strong witness that we have a living prophet called of God to lead and guide this church. How blessed are we? I loved conference, especially the talk given the Elder Holland. What a beast. That man could make the Grinch cry. All this week my companion and I looked SO forward to Conference, on Saturday morning we woke up like it was christmas! It did not disapoint. What a joy it was, how healing it was to my soul.
This week was a little rough. We have this family, this beautiful family that I love with ALL my heart. They are from Ecuador, and they were SO prepared. We met with just the mom this week and we left with her and her family the Gospel of Jesus Christ pamphlet to read so we could talk about baptism the next lesson. Before we started she said to us "before we begin there is something I need to tell you, my family and I have been praying long and have discussed alot and we´ve decided NOT to be baptized." Neither my companion or I were expecting that. At. All. My heart broke, I started praying SOOOO hard. My companion was a pro and handled it perfectly. She saved the meeting, and although we dont see a baptism date anywhere in sight they havent completely turned us away for ever. Poco a poco. Little by little. Pero esta bien.
God is with us. I know that he is working right beside us. I know we are not alone is this work. I love my Savior I have felt His love for me every minute of every day, even when he chastizes me. I could not be more grateful to be here. This church is so true! Satan can bring all of his forces but the Savior has already won. We are on the winning side!!! Be good, cherish the words of the prophet and the apostles.
Con Amor,
Hermana Shurtz
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