Hello
There. Today I want to talk about Hope. And why is that? Because Portuguese is
Hard, that's why :) We have begun doing these things called "English
Fasts." That means you can only speak Portuguese. That is unfortunate
because I don't really speak Portuguese. Teaching lessons in Portuguese is
hard. Planning lessons in Portuguese is even harder. It is really hard. I know
that the Lord can help me, but sometimes I am afraid to hope that He will. I
have seen too much in my life and in the life of others to doubt that the Lord
has all power, and He chooses to use that power in our behalf because He loves
us. A lot. I have faith that He can help me, because He has helped me and those
I love, but will He help me? Sometimes I'm afraid to hope that He will. What if
He let me down?
On days
where we have English fasts, we can speak Portuguese for the last 15 minutes of
the day so we can discuss goals and thoughts and such. I expressed the desire
for planning lessons to be allowed in English, because when I am planning in
Portuguese, I get frustrated and then I don't feel the Spirit. After I said
that, one of the Elders in my district, Elder Gray, said that the Portuguese
does not limit the Spirit. God asked us to speak Portuguese and He will not withhold
His Spirit when we try to do what He says. He completely contradicted what I
said, but he amazingly did it in a way that did not cause offense, or anything.
In fact, I felt this wave of realization as the Spirit told me that what Elder
Gray said was true. I knew the Lord will not forsake me. I have learned that He
will support me in the past. Why have I not applied it to my life now? So. I've
started applying it to my life now. Guess what? The Lord is helping me.
I know that
we can have faith AND hope in God and His promises. He will never forsake us.
We can ALWAYS feel His help. Sometimes things don't go as we expect, but we can
ALWAYS feel His love and His help and His peace when we have the Gift of the
Holy Ghost. He has promised us. And He keeps His promises. So now, I am trying
not to doubt the Lord. We've proved Him in days that are past, and He does not
change. He loves us. He will help us. We can count on it.
Lots of
Love,
Sister
Larrabee
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