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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Last email from Elder Brown
I love the Lord, in Him my soul delights. Upon His word, I ponder day and night. He´s heard my cry, brought visions to my sleep; and kept me high through deserts and the deep. He´s filled my heart with His consuming love, and bourne me high on wings of His great love.
Yet oft I groan, ó wretched man am I! My flesh is weak, and I´m encompassed by a world of sin, which holds me in its thrall, if I give in and to temptations fall. Then strength grows slack, I waste in sorrow´s veil - all peace destroyed, my enemies prevail.
Awake, my soul! No longer stoop in sin! Rejoice, my heart and let me praise again! Ó Lord, my God, who is my rock and stay - to keep me strict, upon His straight, plain way! Oh let me shake at the first sight of sin - and thus escape my foes without and in.
I love the Lord, in Him my soul delights.
Jesus é o Cristo vivo. Sei que Ele vive e que me redimiu. Sinto completamente inútil falar Dele, sabendo das minhas iniqüidades e pecados. Sinti o grande amor que traz para nossas vidas e através da Expiação eterna Dele, posso voltar estar com ele - se eu me arrepender de todos os meus erros.
O Livro de Mórmon é o livro mais correto na face da Terra. Sei que ele não apenas completa a Bíblia, mas traz mais direção e entendimento do que qualquer outro livro consgue fazer. Ele foi feito nos céus e é a pedra fundamental da nossa religião.
Joseph Smith foi mesmo um profeta de Deus. Ele os viu e pôde vé-Los porque o Senhor trabalha como bem quer, e quis se apresentar para um homem. Fizeram com que suportasse a presença Deles para que, espiritualmente, soube o que fazer.
Esta é a Igreja de Jesus Cristo. Mesmo que não fosse a Igreja "verdadeira", ainda seria a melhor - nem por perto. Não é uma Igreja de burros nem de fanáticos - é a mesma organização que sempre estava aqui na Terra quando o Senhor julgou certo a colocar junto com a mensagem do Evangelho de Cristo, através de um profeta vivo.
Tudo isso tenho aprendido aqui. Sempre serei um missionário.
Elder Brown
(Google) Translation:
Jesus is the living Christ. I know He lives and redeemed me. I feel completely useless to speak of Him, knowing of my iniquities and sins. Feel the great love he brings to our lives and through his eternal Atonement, I can be with him again - if I regret all my mistakes. The Book of Mormon is the most correct book on earth. I know he not only completes the Bible, but provides more direction and understanding than any other book consgue do. It was made in heaven and is the cornerstone of our religion. Joseph Smith was indeed a prophet of God. He saw them and can see them because the Lord wants to work as well, and wanted to present to a man. They made their presence that would support that, spiritually, and knew what to do. This is the Church of Jesus Christ. Even if the Church was not "true", it would still be the best - or anywhere near. There is a church of bigots or stupid - it's the same organization that was always here on earth when the Lord put the thought right along with the message of the Gospel of Christ through a living prophet. All this I have learned here. I will always be a missionary.
Elder Brown
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missionary WORK
I somehow missed forwarding this last week!
Hey everyone,
I´ve never felt the way I feel now. I feel like my body is about to spontaneously combust, because of the heat, the pace at which we´re working, the fact that next week will be my last email home...strange feelings. I´m unsure of the future and nervous that I´ll fall flat on my face as I come back from here, but I know several things, things that I have been able o learn and know here on the mission:
- Jesus is the Christ and the ONLY one who really understands all of our pains, joys and sorrows.
- the Book of Mormon is the most corrct oef any Book ever written, even the Bible, by a longshot
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is God´s church and was restored to the World so that all may have the opportunity to live and partake of the first principles and ordenances of the purifying Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the only church that can even begin to explain this Doctrine in a clear and simple way.
- I am a child of a loving Father in Heaven, and if I do my best while here on the Earth to keep His commandments, then I´ll receive everything that He has and be all that He is.
- although I have many faults and stuggle to stay worthy of this calling, I have a firm testimony of these truths. I know that I wasn´t the perfect missionary and I know that there are many things I could´ve done better and in a more effective/meaningful way, but I know that I´m doing what I can to help those around me to come a little closer to Christ, and in so doing, have come closer to Him myself. I now have a true self esteem. I can achieve goals and work like crazy to attain higher goals. I am able to look at myself in the mirror without feeling disappointed or guilty. I am able to control my desires better through planning and pure self control. Though I don´t know all the scriptures by memory I have a firmer understanding of them and am able to explain hem to others. I am more able to love the people here as we study, pray for and think about them constantly. I know how to lead people to baptism and I´ll invite anyone to repent of their sins and be baptized!
We had a great week. This week´ll be better. The next will be the best.
I love you all and hope that you all may deserve all the blessings that God reserves for His obedient children.
Let´s do this!
Elder Brown
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Weekly Letter
This has been the best part of my mission, and it will keep improving every day.
Every single day, we have been doing our best to bring others unto Christ and help others achieve their full potential. We have so much to improve, but we will improvve because it´ll be in our Heavenly Father´s hands.
I know that He lives. I testify that miracles happen when we devote ourselves to Him and that He always answers the honest prayer. I know that Jesus is the Living Christ and that only He can fully understand us, and that only He is capable to make us clean, if we liveand persevere in the first principles and ordenances of the Gospel. I know that the Book of Mormon is true. I see its power daily and I walk with it in my hand and give it to all that will accept it. Joseph Smith was a true prophet.
This is God´s work and I know that it will never be stopped!
Elder Brown
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