July 14, 2013

14 de Julio 2013 El Blog, El domingo, GP

GP  I have been reading the conference talks in Spanish from General Conference April, 2012.  As I was reading Pres. Eyring’s talk given in the Priesthood session entitled “Families Under Covenant,” I was impressed; and it brought to mind two very spiritual personal experiences of this week.  I feel strongly the need to share them with you.

On Tuesday I was asked to officiate a large endowment session.  Among this group were 12 full-time Elders from the United States, returning home the next day after completing their missions.  Accompanying them was their Mission President and his wife from The Dominican Republic.  As I shared those wonderful two hours with them, their eyes revealed to me a confirmation of the Spirit in their souls that two years of labor bringing the Honduran people to baptism opened the gates for the eternal temple ordinances.  After the session some of the Elders were returning their clothes to the area where the Baptistry is located.  I happened to notice one of them, alone, looking wistfully across the empty baptismal font.  I could read his mind.  I spoke with him about his reluctant departure and felt again the confirmation of the Spirit testifying to him and to me of the urgency of God’s Eternal Plan of Happiness to gather the House of Israel.

On Wednesday I was at the recommend desk when some members from Nicaragua came in for a session.  One hermano, about 30 years old, had no use of either his left leg or left arm. He was coming to receive his own endowment and the friend with him, a little older, was to be his escort.  This escort brother whispered nervously in my ear that he would need some help because he had just had his blessings restored after being excommunicated and this was his first time in awhile.  I was asked to officiate their session as well and asked this hermano if he and his wife would serve as the witness couple.  Throughout this session as well, the Spirit bore strong testimony of the power of the redeeming principles of the gospel as I looked into the eyes of those who had experienced the Atonement. 

Each session has different mortal as well as immortal influences.  With that influence, each session brings a different but almost tangible verification of the Spirit moving throughout this people.  Experiences like these and this people’s faith make me feel as though we are in Book of Mormon times with their ancestors as the Savior made His appearance 2000 years ago.

Nada que haya ocurrido o que ocurrira en su familia es de tanta importancia como las bendiciones del sellamiento.

Nothing that has occurred or will occur in your family is of as much importance as the blessing of the sealing.

We send you all of our love.  BP