This
week was a good week. This week in our ward we had the opportunity to
watch the baptism of a man who has been attending the church for 26
YEARS and finally decided to be baptized. His wife and kids are such a
great example of faith and prayers. They have been praying for this for a
really long time. It really puts into perspective the phrase: Patience
is a Virtue. It made me think of some of my investigators. Some that I
have been working with for a good while now who go to church every week
and are reading in the Book of Mormon and still don´t want to put a date
on baptism. I know that the Lord is listening to my prayers and their
prayers and that he is answering them in his own way and in his time. If
I have patience and trust in his timing I know I will see the blessings
that he has promised.
This
baptism was a great teaching tool as well. We started teaching another
man whose wife and daughter are members of the church who saw the
example of Carlão and was really touched. We have been teaching him this
week and he told us that his desire is to be baptized!!!!! He wants to
be able to baptize his daughter who is 6 right now, and wants to take
his wife and daughter to the temple!!!! We challenged him for baptism
for Sunday and he´s about 50/50 right now. But with patience and faith I
know that the Lord will grant this miracle to us.
Patience
is the capacity to endure delay, trouble, opposition, or suffering
without becoming angry, frustrated, or anxious. It is the ability to do
God’s will and accept His timing. When you are patient, you hold up
under pressure and are able to face adversity calmly and hopefully.
Patience is related to hope and faith—you must wait for the Lord’s
promised blessings to be fulfilled.
Never lose Hope.
Sister Bruno
