As a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I will be spending the next 18-months serving the Lord in João Pessoa, Brazil! This blog will contain my weekly letters describing my experiences in Brazil.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Milagres
As I've been pondering about faith, I came across
the scripture in Moroni 7:37 that says 'it is by faith
that miracles are wrought' and if miracles have ceased it's because the faith
of men has ceased. As I thought about this scripture, I thought about
different situations that had occured in my life previously, or that are
occuring right now; and I realized that sometimes 'miracles cease' in our lives
not because we lack faith, but because we cease to recognize the miracles that
we are receiving. The thing about miracles is that we don't always get to
choose what miracle we receive. A miracle doesn't need to be something
huge - a less active member who returns to church, a member who offers you food
10 minutes after you and your companion have mentioned how you could really use
something to eat, a ride in the back of a truck to a member's house that is a
30 minute walk away and you and your companion are already beat, just the fact
that we wake up each day with the opportunity to share the Gospel and improve
ourselves is a miracle! Sometimes, the miracle is something everyone can
see and appreciate; other times the miracle is something that changes within us
that only the Lord and our ownself can perceive and appreciate. Whether
outwardly or inwardly, the Lord is working miracles in our lives
everyday! As we choose to look for and recognize the tiny miracles
in our lives, our faith will grow and our happiness will be abundant!
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