This last week has really changed many things, one is that I have more energy and hope and faith to find the people that are prepared and waiting to be baptized. Last week was tough, but I look back now and see that Heavenly father was helping me learn many things with these hardships. We started out rough and end with not much success. Every appointment that we had fell through, 2 baptisms that were mark for this Sunday fell through, we only found 6 people, we had some days were we taught 2 people. I was thinking a lot what am I doing wrong, what do we need to do to find people ready to hear the gospel, how can we plan differently to be more effective, which neighborhood to work in, what do we need to do differently to receive revelation for our area, do I have faith to find these people? Then on Saturday we have the great privileged to learn from two apostles, President Jay Jenson, and other 70's. They spoke about the simple but powerful truth of the Restoration. They spoke about how we need to use the first vision to invite the spirit to change the hearts of people. For every person that has served a mission or has taught with the missionaries, when we retail the first vision of Joseph Smith you can fell the spirit stronger than the other parts of the lesson. Elder Ballard bore his testimony that is we trust in the spirit and share this experience with all the sincerity of our hearts, the spirit will enter and change the hearts of people. I felt hope and my faith grew knowing that we can find with the spirit and teach with the power of the spirit. We started this strong were we have found many great people, preparing to be baptized in a few weeks. 2 or 3 new investigators are good but our goal and our potential is to find 20 by the end of the week and help them prepare to enter the waters of baptism. we are helping the Dad of a young man we baptized a few weeks ago be baptized too and we are helping his mom enter the waters of baptism, what a wonderful work this is and how the lord helps us weak 19 year old boys do miracles and help our brothers and sisters return to the presence of our Father.
Thank you for the support and the love, I am very very excited that been has received his call to serve in West Virginia it will change his life, and really it doesn't matter where you serve but how you dedicate your mission to the Lord.
Tchau
Elder Sands
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Letters would be greatly appreciated by Elder Sands during his mission.
You can reach him by mail at:
Elder Acea Sands
Arizona Scottsdale Mission
6265 N 82nd St
Scottsdale AZ 85250
YOU CAN ALSO HELP BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT BY PURCHASING HIS ALBUM "FOR THE MISSION" AVAILABLE AT: ACEA'S WEBSITE
You can reach him by mail at:
Elder Acea Sands
Arizona Scottsdale Mission
6265 N 82nd St
Scottsdale AZ 85250
YOU CAN ALSO HELP BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT BY PURCHASING HIS ALBUM "FOR THE MISSION" AVAILABLE AT: ACEA'S WEBSITE
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This blog contains the mission experiences of Elder Acea Sands who is serving in the Arizona Scottsdale Mission from January 14, 2015, Elder Sebring Sands who served in the Brazil Campinas Mission from March 30, 2011 - March 19, 2013, Elder Levi Sands who served in the Argentina BahÃa Blanca Mission from March 18, 2009 - March 23, 2011 and Sister Karyl Sands who served in the Germany Frankfurt Mission from June 14, 2006 - November 23, 2007.
They serve these missions for the Savior Jesus Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.