The Gospel of Jesus Christ is constant. I´ve seen it clothed in mockery by children with misguided parents or by adults who hope to dim its glow—draping it in the very same lies that can´t even hide their own emptiness. Yet the gospel shines through. Those who don´t cast it out, but recieve it, find themselves putting off power bills to pay for weddings so that they can be baptized, or overcoming chronic shyness to be confirmed in front of 120 near strangers. Though Luis and Jorgelina may find their lights turned off for a time and Ana may tremble, the gospel shines on—giving light and calming fears.
At the end of the day, the mission is so great because it gets us beyond the Fair-Weather Faith that says ¨I will go and do...as long as it isn´t too hard.¨ Nephi`s faith didn`t have any minor clauses and neither should ours. I learned that yesterday as the streets were full of water up to our knees from torentious rain the night before. We suited up and waded through to collect our investigators, some of whom needed this ONE last attendance in a Sacrement meeting to be eligible for baptism this week. Just as we prepared to cross the deepest section, where the ACTUAL river had overflowed its banks and the water may have reached our waists, my cell phone rang, and the Bishop informed us that there wouldn´t even be the usual bus to take us to the chapel (which is far away since our own chapel is under construction). At that point we returned home and waited for the Bishop to pick us up and take us to the church in his four wheel drive vehicle, without investigators in hand. Looking back, I realize that I didn´t do ALL in my power. The pioneers who crossed frozen rivers had far greater excuses, and never used them. Now I am committed to doing ALL in my power in every opportunity.
Luckily, Luis and Jorgelina who are sheduled to be married and baptized this week, have attended church enough to continue forward with those plans. They have saved a portion of what they need to pay for the wedding and Luis is hoping his boss will pay him for his work today and tomorrow immediately instead of at the end of the week. Lets pray that they can...and that there light doesn´t turn off...or that even if it does, they will have the faith to carry on, and the comfort of our loving Heavenly Father which we all know so well.
I love you family!
Elder McCarty
Sunday, June 7, 2009
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