Another week in the mission field and wow, has this been a quick
one! It seems like God isn't just hastening His work... He's also
hastening all sense of time for us missionaries!
I wanted to share a few things with you all...
Firstly, I had a little 'accident' I think you'll enjoy! I decided
to save some money and give myself a little haircut... simple right? I
trimmed it down to a 5 and it seemed to be great... well, until I went
to trim a little bit more, forgetting to put the guard back on... NOT
SMART HA! I've got some pictures that my mum can add but end result was a
total shave to the skin on the back and sides and a 1 on top... a
military haircut :/ Anyone that's seen my hairline knows why this might
be a little 'amusing' to everyone else ha! And they said missionaries
can't have fun!
I also had a really cool experience whilst on an exchange in the
rural area of Buckingham. Part of the reason I was there was to
interview a 9 year old girl for her baptism this past weekend (which
went ahead!) - now, whilst visiting with their family, it became
apparent that her parents had some concerns that hadn't really been
addressed and so we shared our testimonies of the Book of Mormon and the
Atonement. It was during that time that I felt a distinct prompting to
ask the mother when the last time she had a priesthood blessing was; she
replied that it had been eight years! I invited her to exercises her
faith and expect comfort at the hands of the servants of God and, in a
wonderful display of humility, she obliged. Words cannot express the
power we felt in that room as we laid her hands upon her head and, in
the name of Jesus Christ, placed very specific and personal blessings
and promises upon this woman! It wasn't long until we were in tears as
the Holy Ghost witnessed the truth of the things we had felt prompted to
share...
I share this because it was yet another encounter in my life that
strengthened my faith in the priesthood of God. I know and bear my
witness that the 'power' given to the apostles of Christ has been
restored and that it is God's plan to bestow that privilege upon any and
all of His children that desire to serve their fellow beings!
However, we are only found worthy of that promise according to our
integrity. That has been a theme firm pressed on my mind this week - the
concept that one can do what is right despite opposition. I have had my
integrity tested and have found strength in the Atonement - the light
from which the purest form of empowerment emanates. Our integrity is the
foundational element of our character and our constant remembrance of
it will allow God to shape and build us into the people He intends us to
be!
I'm proud to be a missionary; I love my calling! It really isn't
easy (they never tell you that part ha!) but I'm almost glad it isn't...
the soreness after a work out is evidence that we are growing (an analogy
more appropriate since Elder Dayton became my companion... I'm gonna be
stacked). I plead for you to continue, to 'press forward'... 'eye hath
not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the
things which God hath prepared for them that love him' (1 Corinthians
2:9) and I am only beginning to see the blessings the Lord is preparing me to receive. Keep it up... it's worth it!
Love Elder Pelham
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