September 17, 2018 - Guidance for all!

This past week we have been so busy, it crazy to think it's Monday already. We witnessed many miracles with some of the people we are working with, These came as we listened to the guidance of the spirit and acted on those promptings. I find that many times when the spirit tells me to do something I don’t understand why but as I follow all those promptings then much good comes from it. We teach this man named Terry every Saturday night. Missionaries have been working with him for years also. When I first got to Tillamook we would go in with a plan and stick to that plan and because of that we didn't get anything done. As we have prayerfully sought out what his concerns are, we have been able to resolve them and know exactly what he needs to hear in that moment. This past Saturday, we were talking about the Book of Mormon.

He really didn't understand what the purpose of it was or why it was needed, he just saw it as a history book. We told him how it is the convincing evidence that Joseph Smith was called as a prophet because God knew people would doubt him and all of the visions he saw. It also is a second witness to the Bible and many of its teaching, it also expands on the Bible so we know more about God's will for us and more about Christ's gospel. We used Alma Chapter 40 to expand on his knowledge. The Bible doesn't talk much about what happens between death and the resurrection so we taught him what happens by reading in Alma 40. He was absolutely amazed by this. If we had not been willing to listen to the spirit and break away from our plans, then this would not have happened and we still would have been stuck on things that aren't the main concern.

We are working with this lady named Jessica. We found her about 2 weeks back and weren't sure what was going to happen with her because many people don't like to open their door and she seemed skeptical. We had to knock a few times to get her to answer. When she finally did, the spirit was so strong in our conversation. We taught her all about the restoration and how it can bless her life and her family's life. She shared some amazing experiences with us that she has had and if we hadn't listened to the spirit to knock a few more times that wouldn't have happened.

We saw many other miracles throughout our week as we relied on God to direct everything we did. Preparation and practice is important when trying to feel God's presence.We study a lot as missionaries so that we can be prepared in any situation. Through the scriptures we can strengthen our relationship with Christ and feel his presence in our life more. One of my favorite scriptures from this past week talks about this is in Helaman 3:29 "Yea, we see that whosoever will may lay hold upon the word of God, which is quick and powerful, which shall divide asunder all the cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil, and lead the man of Christ in a strait and narrow course across that everlasting gulf of misery which is prepared to engulf the wicked— 30 And land their souls, yea, their immortal souls, at the right hand of God in the kingdom of heaven... to go no more out." 

As we feast upon the words of Christ and apply them to our lives, he will direct us for good so that one day we can live with God again.
 -Elder Tyler Robbins