Becoming as a child

This week has been a bit of a rollercoaster, but there were also some really memorable things that have happened. Some of the highlights are:

• Jose passed the sacrament for the first time!
• Miguel got interviewed for the priesthood and will be getting the priesthood the week after general conference!
• Our District leader and his companion have been teaching this awesome guy named Roberto and they needed to get him interviewed. Our ZLs are English speaking, so I was able to interview him (which will probably be the last one I give), and he passed. He has read through the whole Book of Mormon in a few weeks and has overcame a lot of problems, so if all stays well, then he will be baptized this Saturday.
• We went on exchanges on Wednesday and I was able to work with Elder Jensen. He is from Washington and is the only missionary I've ever met on my mission that I can talk NHL Hockey with. We worked hard that day and it was fun showing him some of the good parts of my old area and his current area.
• We also figured out more about Reynaldo's situation and he will be completely off probation on the 10th of October, so we set a goal for the 19th of October, which will be my last weekend. He is the one of the greatest examples to me of what King Benjamin meant when he said we must "[become] as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father."
• The last highlight is that Raquel has a ton of members going to support her at her endowment, so October 12th will be a day she will never forget. She has her interview tomorrow with the Stake President and she is so excited!

I love this quote from Elder Robert D Hales,
"Retaining that companionship requires an earnest effort on the part of Church members. If we are not obedient to the laws, principles, and ordinances of the gospel, the Holy Ghost will withdraw. He cannot be with us if we are angry in our hearts, contentious with our companions, or critical of the Lord’s anointed. He departs whenever we are rebellious, are immoral, dress or act immodestly, are unclean or profane in mind or body, are slothful in priesthood callings and duties, or commit other sins, for “the Spirit of the Lord doth not dwell in unholy temples.”

With all the bad news and circumstances that can be thrown at us in this life, there is nothing more powerful than the comfort that the Holy Ghost can bring into our lives. Overcoming the natural man and submitting to the Father's will is completely necessary in order to have that comfort.

Elder Moon