Super Duper Week!

The New Liberia Mission

 August 5, 2013

Hey Everyone, this week was (super duper) week, super duper means everything is going well her in Africa and I hear it all the time with our investigators, no baptisms this week, but its alright no one has prepared them selves for it.   We might have some this week,  we don't know,  we have found some more investigators and I notice as we teach people that the light of Christ shines brighter in some than it does others.   This week had a lot of opportunities to bless people as a small wave of malaria swept through our area.   I want to share one experience that deals with that and how powerful this priesthood power is.   We were in the middle of teaching priest quorum when a father came to us wanting us to give his daughter a blessing, this young girl looked terrible and was shaking terribly and gnashing her teeth.   We did as the spirit directed and blessed her, my companion said at the end of the blessing "peace be unto you our little sister and command that your body be healed"  after my companion said these small words she stop shaking and look up at us with a big smile on her face and the spirit filled the room beyond what i can explain. This power is real and it is here for us to use in our lives and others as well.   To all you priesthood holders who may read this keep your selves worthy of this power you never know when you are going to be called to use it.   I think a lot of us undermine the divinity of this blessing and even the trust that is involved with this power, God expects us to use it for good, key word there "USE" when we aren't using it, or are putting our selves in situations that make us unworthy to use it, WE are being selfish to our selves and to others around us. When our pioneers crossed the plains when they were sick or distraught, or in times of struggle they turned to the faith they had in the power of the Priesthood. I have a solid Promise to all of you Priesthood holders that if you do your best to serve in your callings and in your homes, and to put your self in the best circumstances, that god will lead and direct you to use your Priesthood power for good and for the blessing of others and your self. COOL,  okay sorry I just do as I'm am directed I have learned this so far on mission to act on prompting from the Holy Ghost.

 Mom and family glad to hear that things are going great at home I am glad that the 24 and all the activities at home went well, I am how ever jealous about that Brad paisley concert that you guys went to.   I'm glad to see my lil sister cowgirl tough and riding steers, I'm excited for you ivy good job in everything you did this week. Who is the girl from Nephi?Benton ;) ha ha be good bud. Treat her like you would your wife, when you get one,  you will be an amazing man :) Glad you got to Meet the Widdison's I know they got to be good people just being around their son, tells me that they have things figured out haha I am super excited for when I get to hang with Elder Widdison after mission and family too.

I am really healthy, even though I am figuring out I will suffer with diarrhea for 2 years lol, no packages yet 4 dear elders not Johns ;) haha it will be just like  Christmas if they all come at once for true on that one. today we are going to go play Soccer one of the elders goes home Wednesday so its his farewell party in a way.I Love you all  and hope this next week goes great, Hey Remember to Choose the Right, Love Elder Erickson