Okay family I
have some news this week!
We had a good New Years! In
Peru they have a few interesting traditions!
1.
It doesn't matter what your plans are it is
necessary that you spend all your money on fireworks and are up until at least 4
in the morning.
2.
Spend the rest of your money on new
clothes.
3. Spend what's left of your money on
beer.
The above tradition are unspoken
rules. The following traditions are
optional:
A. Buy a bunch of herbs and bathe yourself at
midnight.
B. Buy yellow underwear and red underwear. Start
your day in the yellow and change at midnight. (this usually involves breaking
the law of chastity).
C. Fill up suitcases and walk around your lot 12
times. (It means you are going to travel that year.)
D. Eat 12 grapes at midnight. (Every grape
represents one month that will go well).
I'm sure there are more but those are all
I know.
My companion and I have
changes. Not of assignment but of area. President saw a training
about how we should be in the field almost all the time. And our area should be
the most takin' care of. Have the best ward etc. Sadly. Our current ward is in
a state of apostate chaos. I.e., they had a mother literally participate in her
babies blessing. (Not to hold her baby, but to stand in the circle. Along
with the non-member father.)
So, president
thought that It would be better to put us in a ward where that doesn't
happen. We are now in La Florida. They started council by going over the last
weeks commitments! I know that doesn't sound like a big deal, but it made our
day because it's the first time I've ever seen that here. Also the first
time I heard someone say, according to manual 2! WOW!!! THAT NEVER
HAPPENS!!!
So ya,
everything is going well down here. On Saturday we did our typical pday when
there is nothing to do. Barbecue with monopoly. We are going to try and find
settlers of catan or print it out. Wish us luck.
Yesterday a man
told us that when we teach the gospel it sounds familiar to him. I believe
that is the Holy Ghost bringing all things to his remembrance. The Gospel of
Jesus Christ has been the same since he himself taught it to us in the pre-mortal world. It is for this reason that it seems like we have always
known it. Many times the power of the Holy Ghost simply thins the veil so that we
feel closer to home. Evidence of this is found in Luke 4:33-41. How did the
demons know exactly who Jesus was? Because they never passed through the veil.
They are a part of the third of the host of heaven that followed Lucifer (that
Great Red Dragon). They were cast to the earth to wreak havoc (the best why I
can put it). Before the world was. Rev 12:3-4.
The gospel is
the same. The church that teaches the same gospel as always is probably the church that continues to receive revelation. And probably the church that holds
the priesthood power of God. This is the church with authority to baptize. This
is the church with authority to save. The only church that can bind on earth and
in heaven. Search this church. A church with apostles and prophets.
Many people here
have the idea that every church is correct. In the New Testament it speaks of
churches the apostles were leading. Paul write to the churches. But that
doesn't mean that every church was teaching its own doctrine. Or that it had
nothing in common. The different churches were obviously spread out by regions
(Rome, Corinth, Ephesus, and Galatia.) But, they all taught the same gospel.
Making them the same church in the same way the father and the son are the
same. In purpose. Living a christian life alone, will not save you.
Making Christ like ordinances and convents on top of a christian life, will.
While it is
possible to attend any church under the sun and live a good life and be a great
person. But to be perfect even as (our) father is perfect we have to
raise the bar a little bit. For this, week need to attend our father's church.
One of the main purposes of the New Testament is to tell us how Christ organized
his primitive church. So that we can follow his pattern. Or so that we can
recognize the truth when we see it. 1 Corinthians 12:28.
Okay that's enough
of my rantings.
Sonriendo
Siempre,
Elder
Glassett
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