This past week has been one to remember. Most of it included me and my other Elders freaking out about actually leaving each other. My Soa and I have gotten so close that I have no idea how I will be able to leave him. I love all of my Eldas and I hope they love me.
The week started off amazing, with me being able to sit in on one of my fellow Eldas blessings. He is having a very hard time leaving so we decided to give him a blessing and now he is right beside me packing away. It was amazing how strong the spirit was there, you could literally feel our Father in Heaven in the room and him telling Elder Fano what to say. I know for a fact there was at least one angel in the room. I have never felt the spirit so strongly then I did in that moment.
The language has been going super well. I have been able to go into the lessons without looking at anything other than the PMG lesson outline then I go in and just teach! It has been so amazing to see how the Lord has been blessing be with the Gift of Tongues. Oh did I forget to tell you that we got one of our Investigators to COMMIT TO BAPTISM!!!!!!!!!! Oh yeah you better believe that we did it in all Samoan! Oh my goodness she has promised to stop smoking as well! Oh my word I was so excited!!!!! She is such an amazing young woman! She has made so much progress! I know she is my teacher but when I teach I feel as if she is another person. I love it!
So as the week goes on I feel the love our Savior has for us, but I have never felt more love then when one of our sisters shared that her mother has breast cancer. My entire world was shattered when she told us. I could not understand how I could be so selfish and look so inward when she was looking out for us as she received this horrible news. I was able to be in the circle when she received a blessing of comfort. I honestly knew that there were angels in the room hugging her and are now continuously around her. The Lord testified to me there that Sista Dodd is going to be the best missionary to ever leave the MTC. I have no doubt in my mind that what she is going through is going to make her an amazing missionary.
The MTC has guided me to the spirit, and now that I have found it I will never be able to let go, I will never let go, the spirit is my constant companion and he has given me strength when I am down, and has guided me when I am lost, he is a messenger from our Heavenly Father, he shows me the love our Father has for us every single day. I will never lose sight of what I am to go and do these next 23 months. I love the lord and cannot wait to leave to Samoa and share the spirit with them. I have no doubt that I will struggle, and I will want to go home. But as I have the spirit with me and as I rely on the Lord all things will work out. I love this gospel and cannot wait to show my Heavenly Father what I can do. Alofa Atu uma tagata.
Elder Bethea
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