Adventures of Tarija

Hello family and friends,

Wow, it's crazy to think that another week has passed by in these 2 short years.  I love my mission so much and it's pretty cool to be in an area that's like a little Utah....speaking Spanish.  It's kind of funny because in the little house chapel that we go to, the leader of the house chapel asks us 2 minutes before church if my companion and i can give a talk.  This week I shared about the word covenant.

I wanted to share something that I was reading this week in Mosiah 21:15 that says:

 35 They were desirous to be baptized as a witness and a testimony that they were 

willing to serve God with all their hearts; nevertheless they did prolong the time; 

and an account of their baptism shall be given hereafter.

I love this scripture because it explains very well the desires that these people had to go and be baptized, to show our Heavenly Father that they wanted to take upon the name of His son forever.  That is the covenant that we have made when we were baptized in his church.  There are so many promised blessings from making this covenant, but the one that is the most rewarding, is eternal life.  I know that these blessings are real and that we will be blessed when we fulfill our part of the promise.  A covenant is a two-way promise between God and ourselves.  And the only one who doesn't fulfill their part in this promise is us, at times.  But God is always willing to work with us and to redo the promise.  As we do our best, we will be blessed.

I love you all so much and I'm so grateful for all of the support that you give me every week.  You're all in my prayers.

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-Elder Cheshire