It seems like this time comes faster and faster every week.
I have thought a lot about the Sacrament the last couple of weeks and this week I had a profoundly spiritual lesson taught to me. I was reading in 3 Nephi 20:8 and it says, "And he said unto them: He that eateth this bread eateth of my body to his soul; and he that drinketh of this wine drinketh of my blood to his soul; and his soul shall never hunger nor thirst, but shall be filled." As I reflected on this scripture I realized that of all the people in this world who feel that they are missing something, or feel that there is a hole left in life, Latter-Day Saints who have been baptized and who have received the gift of the Holy Ghost never need to feel that way. The Savior has promised that if we eat of His flesh and drink of His blood (the Sacrament) we will always be filled. The Sacrament is a direct connection to heaven and to the Atonement of Christ and can give us strength everytime that we worthily and thoughtfully partake of it.
Adam and Yesenia showed up late to church this last week and were not able to partake of the Sacrament and so after class, they asked, almost sheepishly, if they could go to the other ward's sacrament meeting in order to partake of those emblems. We about tripped over ourselves getting them into the chapel and I had a burning gratitude in my heart for the Spirit that has already taught them--only 1 week after their baptism--the importance of the Sacrament.
I hope that you all have a fantastic week and if you are still reading this email, not only after how long it is with a deficiency of humorous material, but also after these many many months of emails (some better than others) I want to thank you! You're all awesome!
Elder Arkoudas
Pic. 1: Youth fireside at the mission home
Pic. 2: Lunch today with "Lola" (that means grandma in tagolig)
Pic. 3: Exchanges
Pic. 4: More Exchanges
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