January 8, 2018 Prayer

This week was a good one, they continue to go by quickly. The Tatlock family was doing really well and were excited to come to church and another thing came up. It’s pretty annoying that this is a reoccurring cycle but this next week will be the one! Gavin and Cassandra continue to progress towards being rebaptised. Member work continues to move forward really well. We found some new families and followed up with others who are working with friends. Lots of potential ahead, we are super excited!

We had some fun miracles happen this week! We were able to reestablish contact with Marcella who was the one who we cleansed her house and had very powerful spiritual experiences! We taught her with the same fellowshipper and we should be seeing her this week. We also reestablished contact with a mother and son who Elder Tuipulotu found in our first week here (4 1/2 months ago). 

Highlights: went to MLC which was good. Georgina, Emma, Lyn and Mick all spoke at the new member fireside yesterday which was in Chorley this time. It was really fun and was a super powerful and uplifting meeting.

I’ve been thinking a lot this week about prayer and we’ve been reflecting on how many amazing experiences we’ve had with prayers answered. We aren’t alone in this work, the Lord wants to hear from us and talk to us. One of my favourite scriptures is Helaman 10:4-7:

4 Blessed art thou, Nephi, for those things which thou hast done; for I have beheld how thou hast with unwearyingness declared the word, which I have given unto thee, unto this people. And thou hast not feared them, and hast not sought thine own life, but hast sought my will, and to keep my commandments.

5 And now, because thou hast done this with such unwearyingness, behold, I will bless thee forever; and I will make thee mighty in word and in deed, in faith and in works; yea, even that all things shall be done unto thee according to thy word, for thou shalt not ask that which is contrary to my will.

6 Behold, thou art Nephi, and I am God. Behold, I declare it unto thee in the presence of mine angels, that ye shall have power over this people, and shall smite the earth with famine, and with pestilence, and destruction, according to the wickedness of this people.

7 Behold, I give unto you power, that whatsoever ye shall seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven; and thus shall ye have power among this people.

I hope one day the Lord can have so much trust in me that He knows that anything I ask Him will be according to His will and He will grant it unto me. I love Nephi’s faith and obedience.

-Elder Ludlow