Alma 7:11-13
11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.
12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.
13 Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me.
Hey Everyone!
Well, this week was awesome! We have been going crazy inviting everyone to come to the Gladys Knight performance, and sharing the video Because of Him. Both of these things are/will be awesome!
Transfers turned out really good! We have gotten Elder Billings back, which is awesome! He served here in Baton Rouge my first transfer being switched here. It was good to see him again, and a pleasure to serve around him. We also got another Sister, Hermana Bailey. So the sisters in our district are in a trio again. Spanish sister's always get put into interesting situations. They will do fine though. Elder McCutcheon is a Zone Leader now down in Metairie. He will do really well there. He is a solid missionary.
We had an awesome lesson with Leopoldo this week! We went and showed him Because of Him, and he loved it! It was so cool! We talked with him and explained that because of what the Savior did for us, we can change and become better! So cool! We gave him a pass along card, one of the ones with Jesus walking out of the tomb. We then had him write on it some goals he has to come unto the Savior. He wrote something like pray more, and obey all the commandments. He wasn't able to make it to church, but we will keep helping him.
On Friday, we went and visited with la Familia Garcia. Hermano Garcia is our Branch Mission Leader. He is awesome! We had a sweet lesson earlier in the week were we invited them to share #GraciasaEl with everyone. So, on Friday we followed up. They hadn't shared it yet, so we recommitted them. That was so cool! We also talked a little about the parable of the Sower in Matthew 13. Something I had never realized is what was meant by the weeds. What do they mean? I had always thought that they were some outside thing keeping the soil from helping the seed to grow. The last time I read I realized that the weeds are things that we (the soil) give place to that get in the way of the word. What do we have that distracts us from what is truly important? The weeds can be a lot of things! We just need to be careful and take preventative measures.
Saturday was crazy. We went down to Presidente Estrada's home and helped him out. We built planters and using the gardening knowledge that I have from years of growing a garden in Mesa with my dad (thanks dad) we figured out where would be a good place in his yard that would get lots of sunlight and water. We then planted something like 16 tomato plants. He didn't have anything else he wanted to plant, so we just did tomatoes.
Sunday was awesome! Church was fantastic! I taught in Gospel Principles and we used chapter 12 on the Atonement. It was awesome. There was this guy Jacob from Honduras who was at church for the first time. He got super into it and said he really enjoyed the class. That made me feel good. the spirit was so strong. That has to be one of the best parts of teaching. I was guided to share so much in class yesterday that I didn't even have planned. One cool thing that I did have planned was to give everyone a pass along card with a post it note on the back, and write what they had been given, "Because of Him". We then watched Because of Him, and then we got into the chapter. We finished with the video He is Risen. It was so sweet. We also read in Alma 7, probably my favorite verses to share when I ever talk about the Atonement. Priesthood was OK. It always consists of splitting into groups, reading the sections, and then giving a summary. We are really trying to work with everyone in helping them learn how to teach. It is a work in progress. :)
Sacrament was good! Juan Rodriguez conducted for his first time as second counselor and he did such a good job! We also heard from Presidente Filadelfo Gonzales, the Elder's Quorum President, and from Hermano Tigre, first counselor. Everyone was so good! It is so awesome to see the progress of our little branch!
Thanks everyone for the support! Life is so great! I absolutely love serving here in Baton Rouge! Y'all take care!
Love,
Elder Scott Turner Andrews
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