Nov 25th, 2017
Dear Family and Friends,
Ellie, the miracle.
Ellie is the ami that we were
working with to stop smoking weed/paka. He couldnt stop for even a
couple hours last week. We knew that it would be a long process. Last
Sunday we committed him to not smoke for the rest of the day. We prayed
together, shared powerful scriptures of changing, talked about the
blessings of obedience and shared the promise that Thomas S Monson gave,
that if we read the Book of Mormon everyday, we were be given an
increased power to resist temptation.
2 days passed. Sr
Keyes and I prayed so hard for this man. Just hoping he had tried his
best, and that he had read the first chapter in 1 Néphi. We even bought
suckers so that maybe when he had the desire to smoke, he could grab a
sucker. We went back that Tuesday and opened with a prayer, then we
asked that daunting question "did you succeed in avoiding smoking on
Sunday??". And held our breath, because you just hope and pray that he
was humble enough to ask for help from God for this addiction that's had
its tight grip on Ellie for 27 years.
And he cracks this big
smile and says "I havent touched the Paka since Sunday". He said he
left the house as much as possible, and everytime he was dying to smoke,
he opened the Book of Mormon and read. He read 7 chapters those two
days. And for a man with a crazy addiction and no support, who hates
reading. That was the best thing to hear. He said that he felt the
power of the Book of Mormon. That this book spoke to him.
Report
on Ellie. He didn't need the suckers anyhow. Its been a week and he
came to Church (something he was so against, two weeks ago). He also
said that one day he would like to get baptized. This man has taken his
future and his happiness in his own hands, I wish I had a recording of
his testimony.
THANKS sector of PAPEARI for letting me meet and help
this man. Do not doubt the power of the Book of Mormon in changing our
lives!
Found another one of those massive 6 inch centipedes crawling around outside my bedroom door, haha, yay.
Deborah,
one of my first amis, that told us to get out of her Garden many months
ago, was baptized. IT was awesome. It was her husband Mino who
baptized her. Go Mino and Deborah!!
Happy Thanksiving to
y'alls aussi. Thanksgiving doesn't exist here but we, the missionaries
made a tart and ate corn for lunch, in celebration.
I AM THANKFUL FOR THE BOOK OF MORMON and that I wasn't eaten by the Centipede of Unusual Size!
Love you family and friends!
Souer Spencer
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