I Know Who I Am - - - Elder C says PRAYER IS THE KEY TO MIRACLES - - - Elder H learns through prayer PLEASE DO WHAT YOUR TOLD - - - Everyday mission miracles

My mission calling is to serve as a Mental Health Adviser in the Europe Area.  I am learning more about this mission every day.  It seems that I will be working with full time missionaries (along with their leaders) who are dealing with mental health issues.  This is overwhelming to me.  When I saw this video yesterday the spirit touched me and I received confirmation that Heavenly Father trusts me to do this work.  These youth represented, for just a few minutes, all of those that I will come to know and love during my service.  

For awhile I've been trying to come up with something to post on this Mission Miracles blog. No matter what I wrote, it didn't seem right.  After watching this video, saw some pictures of a friend's son who has been on his mission for a little over a year.  Such joy shining in those eyes.  With his permission she shared his message below the picture and with their permission I want to share it as I contemplate Mission Miracles!

This Saturday we had ltos of things planned to make up for all the bad days we had throughout the week.  So we went to knock on the door of a lady we contacted a while back.  Her son answered the door and said she was good and didn't want to talk with us.  So, we won't be going back there anymore.  As we were walking to her house earlier we passed a lady sitting on the steps and continued on to knock on the other lady's door.  We walked by her and just said hey.  After our refection at the other house by the lady's son, we both remembered the lady we said hey and we both had the feeling that we should have stopped and talked with her.  But, we hadn't, so we went back and there happened to be her mom there with her on the steps this time.  We conversed with them and two other girls that showed up to join in the conversation.  This lasted about an hour and a half, I think.  She was a super awesome lady, and asked questions as though she was prepared to be an investigator in the MTC to practice with.  She asked all the questions we have answers to, and said so many things that we converse about and help.  So with all, and just one lady.....we received so many new people to teacher.  There is her, her daughter, her son is too young, he is 4, there is her mother, one girl that is her neighbor, and the other her niece.  This was super awesome and an answer to our prayers.  We are really needing to find people to teach and have more lessons or this area has a possibility of closing.  We will work ourselves to death this week to improve and make sure this doesn't happen here. PRAYER IS THE KEY TO MIRACLES."

I know this to be true!  We have recently seen this in our own home this week!  We are truly blessed when we follow the teachings of our Savior.

This reminded me of another young missionary who lived in Lexington until a couple of years ago. When I think of mission miracles I think of the growth that takes place in these young men and women as they choose to serve the Lord full time.  I've been reading updates from Elder H since he began his service and have not only enjoyed his spiritual experiences but his realistic view of his circumstances and his great sense of humor.  MISSION MIRACLES!

this is a fun mission. meeting lots of great people out here and ignoring beware of dog signs (havent been bit once) people always look funny when their vicious pitbull is wagging its tail at my side when we are at the door. lots of interesting stuff here too. border patorl has been up and down the rio(river thats the border) catching the people and stuff . . . we have been finding alot of people to teach and help change and a few who are very promising. the goal is to picture them in the temple. because thats really what we are doing here. preparing people for the life to come. met a drug dealer the other day. and then we started teaching a runner (gets and takes drugs from the border and sells in the states)  he has baptismal date and is reading the book of mormon. its super cool to see the changes that we can make in peoples lives. just trying to cure mans worst enemy in our branch so we can become a ward. being flojo (lazy). its the worst thing ever and it ticks me off especially when their is work to be done so when i pray at night it always goes a bit like this. heavenly father please help these people just do what they are told and then i always hear elder h... please just do what your told. ITs always humbling. so yeah we got alot going for us and i know this is super cool. Got to love it.