We had a tough week with few lessons taught. Walking all day every day, with nobody wanting to hear is tough. When you work with less active members who have moved or don't want the Gospel any more, it's tough. We have a wonderful message of love and hope that few people want to hear. It's truly sad. But we push forward for the few who understand the call that God is extending to them and take this call to heart and follow it.
One man chose to follow the true and living Christ this week. His name is Alberto and he decided to be baptized. He was nervous about it, as anyone rightly should be, but he choose well. I know he'll be
blessed for this. He's almost 50, unmarried, and his Catholic mother lives with him. Constantly she was in the background, murmuring things against this baptism, but still, Alberto came. He didn't even tell his
mother he was doing it. He came and was baptized. He doesn't have too many friends in life. He lives kind of day to day working and sleeping. He was still happy though. And he's so much happier now. You
can see the joy on his face now.
The picture was taken before the baptism, and you can see the difference now as he's a member of the
only true church on the face of the planet. He made an incredible decision, the right decision, and he's already being blessed for it. I hope that many other people come to the same knowledge as him and
overcome the natural man to choose to follow the things of God. He has a plan for us. We can return to live with him. Families can be together forever. This is the true church of Christ that He established on the Earth to bring about the eternal life of man. There is no greater blessing in life. I know this, and I share this every day. My work is not easy by any means, but it is worth it. I feel such joy when others come to this knowledge and accept it. If anyone thinks this work is easy, they're wrong. The missionaries deserve so much respect for leaving behind everything of the world and consecrating their lives to the service of the Lord to help His children return to His presence. Going to new, exotic places, working every day in the blazing sun, pouring rain, or freezing snow, having the thing most precious to you be rejected by your brothers and sisters. It's hard. But I know it's right. This is the most important work I can do right
now, and I'm so grateful for this opportunity. I hope that everyone comes to this knowledge of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and accepts it, is baptized in the only true church, and partakes of the
blessings God has prepared for every single one us. I add my testimony to that of so many others, that Christ lives and loves us. I love every one of you, and wish you the best. Stay firm and strong and
always choose what's right.
Sincerely,
Elder Michael Jay Ashford
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