Hey, Everyone!
Well, so this week we had an interesting addition to our area. We are now a TRIO! We got Elder Stockton! He goes home this month, so I get to "kill off" another missionary! This week wasn't too exciting. The work here in Wilmington is really slow. We didn't find anyone this week either. We are right next to UNCW,(University of North Carolina Wilmington)so there are a lot of YSA. We try to tract where there aren't any. We aren't over the YSA, that results to us running into a lot of families and older people. And, none of them want us to come back. We are trying to find people in other ways.
In some good news, my football team just won their first super bowl! I wasn't able to watch it, but I'm still pretty happy! This is the picture I was sent:
Well, I guess since this week was slow I can give you a spiritual message. So, this is something that Elder Rawlins showed me when we were at the beginning of my mission. In 1 Nephi 7, Laman and Lemuel bind Nephi with cords. Verse 17 is Nephi's prayer. It reads:
17. But it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord, saying: O Lord according to my faith which is in thee, wilt thou deliver me from my bretheren; yea, even give me strength that I may burst these bands with which I am bound.
So, he asks the Lord to help him according to his faith. But he uses the word "burst." I think of explosions, or something crazy. Then, in verse 18his prayer is answered:
18. And it came to pass when I had said these words, behold, the bands were loosed of my hands and feet, and I stood before my brethren, and I spake unto them again.
Well, Nephi was able to get out of the cords, bit the word it uses is "loosed."Now, loosed sounds a lot different than burst. It's still like Nephi had to work to free himself from the cords. It shows that the Lord still helps us, but it may not be in the way we are thinking. It reminds me of Moroni 7:33.
33. And Christ hath said:If ye will have faith in me, ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me.
So, if we have faith in Christ, we will be able to do anything. It may not come in the way we want, but if we have faith, we will be able to overcome any trial in our life that we are facing.
Well, sorry that this is a slow email. We are trying to get some stuff done, so we have stories!
Se you all next week!!
Love Elder Merritt
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