His Image. 11/26/12

Dear Family and Friends, Not much to write about this week. My new companion has been sick with the same tropical fever that I had before. Yerdis is still very Hindu, but likes the explanations we give to his questions. Him and his wife see us as the official Christian authority. We are their go to guys so to speak. Altagracia has kind of hit a wall in her progression, as she has not been to church in almost 2 months, despite her baptismal date and other extreme progress. In other news, we spent thanksgiving as a district at Burger King. I found the most expensive burger on the menu and wrapped my readjusted jaws around it in a triumphant celebration. It wasn`t turkey and mashed potatoes but it was still glorious. I am very uncertain of the spelling of that word. As for a spiritual thought, I included a photo of something that sparked a spiritual moment. I was just trying to organize, clean, and decorate my study space with some pictures of Christ when the arrangement I created struck me. My plaque over the first picture of Christ makes him look a little like a missionary, and I was reminded that we are literally His representatives. Would someone else see His image in my countenance? More importantly, would the Savior himself see it? Which brought me to the next photo entitled “My missionary commission.” The back of which gives an inspiring declaration and reminder of what we do as missionaries, and I don't mean walk all day under the sun and get rejected. I mean that we are sent by Him to say His words, think His thoughts, and bring souls unto Him. The words of Elder Holland still ring in my ears, in that this comission is for life, and is to change me forever. Finally, a picture given to me by Elder Hubbard upon his departure entitled, “Lost and Found.” It reminded me of where I was a few years back, and who it was that found me, didn´t reject me, and changed my life for the better. My brothers and sisters, rather than be members of the church that obey the rules out of obligation, let’s be disciples that follow out of love, and are trying to be like Him. Love, Elder Nichols