Sanderson
Family, 12/10/2012
Thanks
for the continuation of the Christmas countdown calendar thingy haha its so
awesome to hear of the wonderful experiences everyone is having. Its so painful
to only open 1 a-day haha. Thanks for the anxiety complexes ;) Love you all so
much. I just bought your presents today (haha with my birthday money so enjoy)
and I will send it as soon as I can get access to the post office. There is
only one in Laredo and its way up north so we never get to go to it. Sorry for the
lack of details in my letter. We get close to no time to email, but I will try
and improve.
This week
was awesome for the area of Rio Bravo.
We found 3 wonderful families, The
Cienfuegos, Ladezmas, and la Familia de la Rosa! We found them early in the
week so we had plenty of time throughout the week to sit down with them and
teach them the importance of church attendance
They all committed to come to church and were very excited! So Sunday
comes around and sure enough all of them showed up! This was the first time
since July of this year that this area has had people with baptismal dates at
church! There were 12 of them all there and I am so excited because usually
when someone attends church, their likely-hood of them getting baptized is much
improved. This area hasn't baptized in a while and I feel as though that is why
President Trayner has sent us here.
I had to
give a talk in Spanish branch this last Sunday on Faith. I translated some back
into English for you so enjoy haha :)
We have
an important labor, you and I. Let us
harness the power of faith. Do we really
believe? Do we act each moment like we
really believe? Do we have the faith to
call down miracles upon our homes, our families, and our friends? Do we really have the faith it takes to
hasten the work?
I close
this email with a quote from Elder Boyd K. Packer about faith:
"I
recognize two kinds of faith. The first
is the kind which is apparent in the world.
It is the common denominator of most everything that goes on. It is the thing that lets us exist. It is the thing that gives us some hope of
getting anything done. Everyone has it,
some in a large measure than others. The
second kind of faith, remarkably rare, unusual to find, is the kind of faith
that causes things to happen. Faith is a
power as real as electricity except a thousand times more powerful." (Your
Articles of Faith, BYU Speeches, March 21, 1962).
Brothers
and Sisters, I pray that we might develop that "second kind of
faith." It is within each of
us. It is for us to discover. It is for us to cultivate and nourish. It is for us to magnify and give glory to He
whose Spirit and priesthood rule the heavens.
I will be
able to call you Christmas day after 7 because then minutes will be free.
That's 7 my time so I think it’s at 6 for you guys...more
details to follow once I find out more.
Love you
all! Que tegan un buen dia!
Elder
Craig Sanderson
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