Well where do I begin I guess I will start with some of my
investigators this week we found a girl named Janell she is only 14 but got her
parents permission to be taught by the missionary's she really loves what she
is learning Catlyn is another investigator that I love to teach she is from
Alabama and has a strong southern accent I don't know if I have already
mentioned her but she is getting baptized on the 12 she is almost as excited as
me. As for the family we are teaching we have not been able to get in contact
with them that is one thing that makes this mission very hard. We have to rely
on our investigators to want to talk to us it is so easy for them to just
ignore our messages and things like that all they need to do is not look at the
message on there computer or phone and boom they have skipped out on a lesson.
That is one of the reasons I like to teach Catlyn so much she is always
answering us she is the perfect investigator.
So moving on with the week I had a diabetic Appt. and found
out that I am bringing my A1C down a lot and I am only getting better but that
was not the best part of that day. When we had finished my Dr. Appt. we went
over to the main hospital building and as we here waiting for the shuttle to
take us back to the MTC a woman walked up to us at the same moment the shuttle
arrived and told us how she had, had a premature baby and the baby was having
some problems. She asked us if we would pleas come and give her baby a
blessing. I did not know what the baby's condition was, but without hesitation
me and my companion told the shuttle driver to wait for us in the parking lot
wail we went to give this baby a blessing. As we walked up to the area of the
hospital where these premature baby's where being cared for, the woman started
explaining to us her concerns, as she did this she began to cry and thank us
for being willing to do this for her. We got to the room and because my
companion had little to no experience with blessings and I having had the
opportunity to give some before my mission, I asked what my companion would
feel more comfortable doing, anointing the oil or the actual blessing. He said
he wanted to anoint the oil. We where both shaking and very nervous. When my
companion finished the anointing I put my two fingers on this baby's head (that
could not have been any bigger than a tennis ball.) and started to pray I felt
calm inside I knew what I should say and began to say it I do not remember what
I said exactly but when I finished I had this feeling that the baby would be ok
the spirit I felt in that moment was incredible and it is an experience that I
will never forget!
this experience made me think of how impotent it is to be
worthy at all times because as Jeffery R. Hollend says
"young men, you will learn, if you have not already,
that in frightening, even perilous moments, your faith and your priesthood will
demand the very best of you and the best you can call down from heaven... all
priesthood bearers must be instruments in the hand of God, and to be so, you
must, as Joshua said, 'sanctify yourselves.' You must be ready and worthy to
act."
That was the highlight of this week and I am grateful for
this experience and for the priesthood in my life I love you all
Elder Vejnar
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