This week is the last P-Day of my trainers mission. That's kinda weird. It's also weird to think that next month will be a year from when I left on my mission. My Spanish is getting pretty decent. I am so grateful that the Lord knows me. He sent me here now for a specific reason. We have been working hard with a handful of people. They have been progressing pretty well! I want to share a poem that was shared by President Monson when he was still an Elder. This is from October 1996 here it is;
“Living What We Pray For”:
I knelt to pray when day was done
And prayed, “O Lord, bless everyone;
Lift from each saddened heart the pain,
And let the sick be well again.”
And then I woke another day
And carelessly went on my way;
The whole day long, I did not try
To wipe a tear from any eye.
I did not try to share the load
Of any brother on the road;
I did not even go to see
The sick man, just next door to me.
Yet, once again, when day was done,
I prayed, “O Lord, bless everyone.”
But as I prayed, into my ear
There came a voice that whispered clear:
“Pause now, my son, before you pray;
Whom have you tried to bless today?
God’s sweetest blessings always go
By hands that serve Him here below.”
And then I hid my face and cried,
“Forgive me, God, I have not tried.
Let me but live another day,
And I will live the way I pray.”
I really love the thought of living how we pray. I know there is power there. The Lord has helped me to grow in amazing ways out here. Thank you all for your support!
Love you all!
Elder Stephen
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