This is us right before a lesson. The
family was so nice to allow us to wait for the investigators to arrive,
and we sat around the fire to warm up.
Just
so you all know, my area is called Katuete... but I think almost all of
the stories that I come I tell come from my miraculous experiences of
Agua Blanca. The other city that we are blessed to visit twice a week. I
think we see so many miracles there because we really have to have
faith in the Lord for everything to work out.
It was getting late at night on Friday
as my companion and I were walking in Agua Blanca. We were already
exhausted. We could barely keep moving! We had one more lesson to do
before going home, but in all honesty we had a sense of dread for what
was to come after our lesson, the reason being that our ride home had
canceled on us, meaning that we would be forced to walk somewhere around
10 miles in the cold, late at night, to be able to arrive home after our
lesson. I kept telling my companion that we just needed to focus on the
lesson and the Lord would provide the way. (Realizing very well that
"the way" might be our legs).
As we finished our long walk
towards our last investigator's home, there was a man standing in the
middle of the road. He called to us, and because it was dark, we thought
it was a bit strange, but we kept walking towards him and asked him
what he needed. He asked us where we were headed, we explained our
situation, and he offered us a ride home once we had finished our last
lesson of the night.
It is incredible how often miracles like
this happen to us when we are in Agua Blanca, mostly because we go out
not really knowing exactly how everything will turn out, but that the
Lord will surely provide the way. My hope is to continue relying on Him
in this way for the rest of my life.
Another great testimony that I
have received recently is about tithing. I know it is a true principle.
If we pay it we are blessed. Not only this, but it should be our
highest priority of "investments". A sister from Agua Blanca explained
to us, how they try so hard to earn just a little bit of money, just so
they can pay their tithing. You see, they live on a farm, and literally
do not use money (occasionally it is necessary of course but they use very little money). However, their desires to receive the blessings
that are promised to us in the scriptures are so great, that they work,
just so that they can have the opportunity to pay their tithing. I hope
that we can all look at tithing in such a way.
I
love the mission, and have spent much time wondering how life will be
when I am no longer a missionary. It scares me. It excites me. Even though I don't really know how everything is going to turn out, I
do know that the Lord will again provide the way.
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3. Physical Mailing Address:
Elder Taylor Graves
Córdoba 1243
Posadas, Misiones 3300
Casilla 12
Argentina
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2. Send letters through the Church Pouch Mail Only postcards or one-page correspondences (no envelopes).
Fold the letter in thirds, secure the long side with tape about one inch in from each end. Do not seal the ends. Stamp and address the blank side as you would an envelope. Use the following mailing address:
Elder Taylor Graves
Argentina Posadas Mission
POB 30150
Salt Lake City, UT
84130-0150
2. Send letters through the Church Pouch Mail Only postcards or one-page correspondences (no envelopes).
Fold the letter in thirds, secure the long side with tape about one inch in from each end. Do not seal the ends. Stamp and address the blank side as you would an envelope. Use the following mailing address:
Elder Taylor Graves
Argentina Posadas Mission
POB 30150
Salt Lake City, UT
84130-0150
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3. Physical Mailing Address:
Elder Taylor Graves
Córdoba 1243
Posadas, Misiones 3300
Casilla 12
Argentina
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