It was like heaven for me, they talked about Family History and so many expierences came flying back to memory...
The most wonderful week as a missionary, and its just the beginning! I had the greatest blessing to be a part of the temple dedication and participate in the three sessions of the dedication. We were in an extension of the temple in the Casa Grande stake center and the same spirit was found there. President Uctdorf and Elder Bednar came to dedicate the Temple in Trujillo and I will never forget the dedication. It marked my life in so many different ways! I had the chance to here them all talk that were present from the presidence of the america sur area, and the Apostles and there talks were so inspired. Having a year in Trujillo, it was exactly what the people needed, and even more! It was very well done, and the spirit was very present during the 3 sessions. It was like heaven for me, they talked about Family History and so many expierences came flying back to memory, Elder Bednar read a letter that the first presidence wrote to the church in 2012 in sacrement meeting, about how we are to find OUR ancestores, and do OUR families work! The promise in Juan 14:26 of our the spirit brings back things to our remembance happened, I remembered that sacrement meeting in my home ward, and remembered that, that letter striked a big desire in my heart to Turn my heart to the fathers to help them turn theres to ours, to complete a prophecy and help my family have that seal for the eternities. I then was very involved in our family history work, and that letter blessed and changed my life in so many different ways! I had the chance in that moment to thank my Father in Heaven in his temple for the blesssings he has given me, for the chance ive had to have a temple so close always and to have the chance to fullfill the work for many family members! In all honesty It would be impossible to write down the expierence I had in the temple that day, Im just so eternally greatul for the spirit in my life and the way he teaches us, guided by our Heavenly Father!!! My testimony of Temples was so very strengthened and I learned that I have so much more to learn about the temple and the sacred covenants we make inside the holy walls!
The other favorite expierence was the Cultural event on saturday we were blessed to enjoy it in Casa Grande Stake center!!! It was soooo cool!!! they did a bunch of dances fromm all over peru and wow the spirit was so strong!!! The rememberance of there ancestores in the youthes hearts was so profound!! I, that night had such a strengthened love for these Peruvian people!!! they are the greatest people in the world!!! It was such a neat expierence that I will never forget!! we took adventage of the event and took a few investigadores!!! What an expierence!!! President Uctdorf also gave a talk there as well!!! so perfect for the youth of peru!!!! They are so very inspired!
Other than those huge expierences of my life and mission! We had a wonderful week working and giving it our all to the Lord!! We bought medicine for the zone!! that was fun, we also had changes and so we got to meet the new zone, basically everyone is new, so that is fun, its a great group of missionaries, all wanting to give it there all!! We really are enjoying everything out here in Casa Grande!! I love this area so much and im becoming such a better person, I still have so many things to improve and my testimony is so very small, but thats why the Atonement is so incredible, it enables us to overcome EVERYTHING! All the faults, erros, weakness, spiritual weaknesses, everything! And im so very greatful for My Savor, I daily am trying to put all my trust in him, and in the process, Hope to become a true discipe of him, a witness of him! I know he lives, all we have to do is look in the eyes of the people your surrounded by!
I love you all, thank you for all your prays and testimonies!
Have a great week!
Also Shout out to My Father Paul Marshall, I am forever grateful for him in my life and very honored to hold his name! He is my perfect example of worthiness and preisthood power!
Les Amamos!
Love Elder Marshall
The other favorite expierence was the Cultural event on saturday we were blessed to enjoy it in Casa Grande Stake center!!! It was soooo cool!!! they did a bunch of dances fromm all over peru and wow the spirit was so strong!!! The rememberance of there ancestores in the youthes hearts was so profound!! I, that night had such a strengthened love for these Peruvian people!!! they are the greatest people in the world!!! It was such a neat expierence that I will never forget!! we took adventage of the event and took a few investigadores!!! What an expierence!!! President Uctdorf also gave a talk there as well!!! so perfect for the youth of peru!!!! They are so very inspired!
Other than those huge expierences of my life and mission! We had a wonderful week working and giving it our all to the Lord!! We bought medicine for the zone!! that was fun, we also had changes and so we got to meet the new zone, basically everyone is new, so that is fun, its a great group of missionaries, all wanting to give it there all!! We really are enjoying everything out here in Casa Grande!! I love this area so much and im becoming such a better person, I still have so many things to improve and my testimony is so very small, but thats why the Atonement is so incredible, it enables us to overcome EVERYTHING! All the faults, erros, weakness, spiritual weaknesses, everything! And im so very greatful for My Savor, I daily am trying to put all my trust in him, and in the process, Hope to become a true discipe of him, a witness of him! I know he lives, all we have to do is look in the eyes of the people your surrounded by!
I love you all, thank you for all your prays and testimonies!
Have a great week!
Also Shout out to My Father Paul Marshall, I am forever grateful for him in my life and very honored to hold his name! He is my perfect example of worthiness and preisthood power!
Les Amamos!
Love Elder Marshall