Alrighty, so this week we are going to talk about something that is
central to missionary work. It is true whether out here in the Philippines, or at
home (even by simply inviting people to church). That thing is finding. The
thing about finding is that it usually involves going far out of our comfort
zone – we are normally talking to someone new about something unfamiliar to
them. The thing about finding is it brings a better understanding of the potential
of all people. Sometimes people are content with how their lives are. But, if
you know more about their potential – you feel a responsibility to go over to
their house, go to their gate, and yell "Tao Po" until they start
listening to you and learning about what God's plan is for them.
As missionaries, it can be a lot easier for us to just keep
visiting the same people, not looking for other people to teach. I have learned
that the best way you can show your love for the people is to make it your goal
to teach every single family in an area about their potential. If they all have
heard it out of your mouth, then you did a good job. We often fall short of our
potential because we don’t help others to realize their own. I don’t know if
that was deep or not but you get the idea.
Finding in missionary work unlocks a door that we didn’t know was
closed. It is our job to teach everyone we can, but not just that – we need to
focus on the people that are ready to listen, change, and realize their own
potential.
We found a lot of people this week, but when we came back to visit
them again I noticed something. Some of the people were pretty much done
listening to us. These are the people that are not ready to change. The other
group of people had either started reading the Book of Mormon or had
prayed about our message. These people immediately saw the blessings of this in
their lives and were excited to see us again. It lets us fulfill something that
we don’t always even know is there. We see people become better than they
thought they could be. In turn we are lifted up in our own lives and we are
able to reach a higher potential we didn’t know was possible.
Culture: There are many MANY spousal relationships here where the
two people are only seeing each other once a week, sometimes it is even less
than that. When this happens, all the responsibilities in a house fall on the
mother because the Father is out working 6 days in a week. The problem can be
that they aren’t really close and they grow farther apart when they never see
each other. I know several families this happens to with not just the
"Tatay" (or Father), but the "Nanay" (or mother) as well.
In these cases all of the kids live together and get sent money to subsist.
They might see their whole family in one place maybe once a month sometimes
less than that.
Tagalesson: Para sa Tagalesson nito matetype lang ako, ito lang
para sa inyo na mas matuto ng "grammar" at "sentence
structure". aywan ko kung ano ang sasabihin ko ngayon, pero mahal ko kayo,
kahit ano ang paghihirap sa inyong buhay mo ngayon, kayang ninyo. Naniniwala
ako sa inyo. Gusto Kong sabihin sa aking kapatid na babae na si Caroline.
"Happy Birthday”. magandang halimbawa siya para sa akin at kung hindi kayo
nagsabi nayan sa kanya, sabihin niyo nga lang.
Kayang Kaya niyo.
Have a great week.
Mahal Ko Kayo.
Elder Faulkner
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