Hola Familia!
I
absolutely loved General Conference again. As I sat there hearing the
last song from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Sunday Evening, it hit me
that it would be my last Conference on the mission. It made me sad
because I know that it will never be the same. It made me think about
the last Conference that I watched before the mission. I´m not going to
lie, it feels like that was yesterday. In the beginning of this week we
worked with Elder Bowen (from the MTC) and Elder Maldonado (again
because he got transferred.. lucky him haha) in Villa Mitre here in
Bahía Blanca. We spent a few days working hard with them and tonight
we´re going to Pehuajó to work with Elder Paternina (from Columbia). I´m
super excited because I served in Pehuajó over a year ago and it was
one of my favorite transfers in all of the mission. I´m excited to see
how the people are doing!
One
thing I noticed about the Apostles and Prophets when they speak, is
that they are living testimonies of the gospel. They always share
personal experiences on how they´ve seen the gospel work in their lives.
They find such a deep meaning to everyday events. I loved what Elder
Stevenson shared with us about losing his car keys. Something so simple
that helps us learn about the restoration of the Priesthood keys through
the Prophet Joseph Smith. Other Apostles shared stories that enlighten
our mind to the mysteries of the gospel. I began to think why I can´t do
that more with my life. Why can´t I be so in-tune with the Spirit that I
see everything through spiritual eyes. Well the Lord gave me an
opportunity to learn something like that yesterday through a mistake we
made. It was a mistake, but I learned a lot. haha
Last
night we were in the Bus Terminal waiting for our 7:30 bus to go to
Pehuajó. We got to the terminal at about 6:45 and we waited for the bus
to get there. We were in the right spot. Buses came and left and we kept
waiting. Finally 7:30 arrived and the bus we thought we were waiting
for hadn´t come yet. There were other buses but we didn´t think it was
ours because it wasn´t the bus we thought it would be. A few of the
buses left and 7:40 came around. The bus still hadn´t gotten to the
terminal. 15 minutes after the appointed time, we started wondering if
we had missed our bus. And we realized very shortly after that yes, we
had missed it. Dang it... Those buses are pretty expensive and we felt
terrible. We talked to some people working and they said that there was
nothing that they could do. We had lost the bus, the ticket, and the
money. I said a little prayer and I felt peaceful and calm. I had a
feeling to talk to a lady at a different booth. She was extremely nice
and somehow she allowed us to change our already invalid ticket for a
ticket the next night. What a miracle and blessing. Being a lot more
eased at mind, I began to think about the situation that had just
occurred. We had been in the right place at the right time, but we
missed the bus. It came and stopped right in front of our eyes and we
missed it. It wasn´t what we thought it was. It was there for over 15
minutes and we let it go by because we weren´t truly prepared.
As
I pondered on what had happened, the Spirit enlightened my mind to
realize that the second coming of Jesus Christ will come in a similar
fashion. First of all, many people aren´t prepared for it. And they will
obviously miss it. But I´m thinking more as members of the Church with
tickets. We know it´s coming. We know the signs. Just as we had tickets
with the time and place that it was going to arrive. But if we aren´t
alert and spiritually awakened. The Lord will come and we will have no
idea. He will wait there and we will have no idea. And finally it will
be too late. And after it´s all said and done, we won´t have time to
look for the bus because it is too late. The faithful covenant people of
the Lord have already taken the bus and we were sitting around looking
for something else. I pray that I will be prepared for the Second Coming
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I hope it won´t pass any of us
like the bus passed us in front of our eyes. If we keep our covenants
faithfully, I´m sure that we will have no problem when He comes again.
He will come soon. I know that without any doubt.
Thanks for the prayers, love and support. Have a great week. Love you all!
Love, Elder Bosco II
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Watching the Priesthood Session |
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Alexis, Belen and Tiziano |
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With members from Cerri (Bahía Blanca) |
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Omar and Marilu Menendez |
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Member from Arias (Bahía Blanca) |