Hey
everyone, the weeks just fly by so fast in the mission, I feel like it
was yesterday i was in Mindoro on my birthday thing Christmas was in 5
months, and then BAM its here! Its unreal..
So
there is not much to report on this week, so I will keep it pretty
short. So most of you want to know how the aftermath of the storm here
in Calauag. There really wasn't any aftermath at all. The natives say it
was just like another storm that had stronger rain and winds, so there
was no damage, just a little of flooding. We thought for sure our apartment was going to flood because it was level with the road, and
between you and me the Philippines sucks at installing draining systems
haha. Luckily we didn't get flooded when we returned home and all is
well, we got back to work and checked up on our investigators and
members.
Nothing
really interesting happened this week, its was just a simple week. We
have our Christmas Zone Conference on Dec 22nd which is going to be lots
of fun, the Christmas Zone Conferences are always the best.
I
guess I will share something from my personal study this week. As I was
reading the Book of Mormon I pondered about how these many people in
the Book of Mormon and how they received such spiritual experiences like
seeing angels, prophets, and other signs, and miracles. Then I thought
about how can such people who have seen and heard such great things fall
away from the Gospel or the church!? How could someone lose so much
faith after receiving such a great witness? Then I often thought about
missionaries in the mission field who sometimes make wrong mistakes and
are sent home or disciplined. How could missionaries do such a thing?
After reviewing my own faults, mistakes, and weaknesses, as well as
those in the Book of Mormon, that we are all just people, and we are all
imperfect people, capable of sin, forgetfulness, anger, and all other
un Christ like attributes. We all have weaknesses, some of us many, some
of us few, and some that strike us to the very core... and this is
something we have to accept in our mortality and try to overcome,
through the amazing powers of the Atonement which we all come to know so
very close in our journey through life. So what I am saying to all of
you is that whether is be a leader, a missionary who comes home early,
or someone you love. Don't judge them so quickly, try to understand what
they are going through, and also look at yourself first before you
start pointing fingers and saying things you do not really know. An
apostle once said that if an apostle was to become apostate and do
something terrible how many of us would still know the Church is True?
How many of us would stay strong in the Faith? and how many of us would
fall by the wayside in unbelief? I know this Church is true and I will
never forget it!
Let
us all have a little more Christlike love on His special Holiday, and
everyday of our lives as His Children in His Church. I love you all and
remember to #Sharethegift
--
Elder Kikel
-on the Lord's errand-
San Pablo Philippines Mission
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