Hey everyone!
I wish you all well in your daily efforts and labors. The laboring of the Lord has been going well and things are looking up for our little branch here in Laredo. God's recent convert, Griselda, has received a calling as 1st counselor in the Young Women's! We were so excited for her, knowing that she has fully committed to do her her best for Heavenly Father, despite the fact that she is very knew to the restored gospel. However, because of her exceeding faith and determined to show her love for Him by serving without doubt, I know that she will be blessed greatly for her choices. Remember everyone, we are here to choose good from evil, if we have the desire to live with God again. God doesnt make mistakes, He is perfect. He allows trials to pass upon us that we may be tested and trials come either because of our own decisions to disobey, or from the actions of another , or because this world is influenced by the adversary to knock us away from what Heavenly Father wants us to do.
So, I stayed here in Laredo for a third transfer, but now with a twist. They have taken out our car which is needed somewhere else, and we have become a bike only area now. A humbling change as now I must depend more fully on my own health and bodily capabilities as its hitting the bike every day, sometimes biking 10-15 miles a day. Its awesome and loving the daily excersize.
This week, Ill be heading up to Corpus with the other missionaries to hear from a seventy talk to the mission, Elder Kopischke Not sure where he is from but time is going forth, bringing the good tidings of repentance to everyone wherever I go, hoping that they will heed the call from their Savior. It is sad when someone doesnt want to, but so joyful when they do, and decide to come onto Christ by baptism. Who wouldnt want to be made perfect through Christ, right? He invites all men everywhere to repent, that He save them, and be able to more fully abide in His love. Please continue to try your best to stay close to His commandments, they protect and guide us, they promise us blessings, they give us peace, they keep us safe from the world and from Satan.
I love you everyone, still healthy and doing Heavenly Father's great work, not my own, nor are they my words, but they are God's. I tell you again that He makes no mistakes, nor does He make a few exceptions for people. But NO ONE is ever exempt from His commandments and especially more important is that NO ONE is ever far too far or past the point of forgiveness, if they sincerely repent. If the prophets and apostles have stressed repentance and the Lord Jesus Christ's power to change and forgive at the recent General Conference, then it must be important and who knows, but the Second Coming may be closer than ever. Heavenly Father Loves you! I know this to be true. I know that His Church is perfect, and the whole earth has the Priesthood restored to the earth. Stay away from worldliness, that perfection may run its course. I beg all of you to repel worldliness as a great plague, for that is what it is. I love the Gospel of Christ and I testify that anyone can be changed. It comes from God.
Elder Newman
