Monday, August 3rd

Well, happy 11 month mark day to me today! Crazy!

This last week we had mini-missionaries with us. Both me and my
companion had them, so we were on splits for the whole week. It
was quite the experience teaching them about missionary work,
especially when they don't even have the MTC background. I'm
guessing that's what it would be like training a greenie. Anyway,
it was an awesome week, and it was great to work with these
young men and see their growth during the week.

We had a less-active come to church yesterday for the first time
in over 5 years. It was awesome to see him come. We had done
some painting in their house, and I think that really put the fire
under him and encouraged him to come. Service definitely opens
up teaching opportunities.

So, Martha (the recent convert) has had a question ever since she
began investigating the church. She's always been curious about
God's name. We had tried to answer it by ourselves, but it still
wasn't making too much sense to her. We found the answer in
Jesus the Christ. So, we got a copy of it in Spanish, and we
brought it over to her. She read it while we were there, and then
at the end she offered the prayer.

Her prayer was incredible, and she felt the confirming witness of
the Holy Ghost. In her prayer she talked about how she now
understood and knew the names, but knew that they were holy,
and that we don't use his name. The Spirit in the room was
incredible, and for a few minutes after we just sat in silence and
didn't dare speak. The power of prayer is real, not only have I
seen it in my own life, but also in the lives of those that we teach.

How grateful I am for this amazing opportunity that I have to be
here as a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. I want to share a
quote that we have memorized in this mission. It's comes from
"My missionary Commission" by Bruce R. McConkie "By
revelation, I have been selected to represent Him. To stand in
His place. To do what He Himself would say and do if He
personally were ministering the the very people to whom He has
sent me. My voice is His voice, my words are His words. My acts
are His acts, and my doctrine is His doctrine. My missionary
commission is to do what He wants done, to do what He wants
said. To be a living modern day witness of the divinity of this
great and marvelous latter-day work. How great is my calling."

I feel blessed to have this opportunity to represent Him.

I love you all.

Con carino,
Elder John H. Meservy