Week 22

March 12, 2017

I am sorry for not sending an email last week. And honestly this week will be short as well.

Its been really rough for me and i just want to talk about two miracles that happened this week.

Thursday night was the hardest day of my mission. It was just bad and I really wanted to call my Mission President and ask for his advice and council, but I didn't want to bother him with my issues. So I just prayed and cried and pleaded that God would help me and that President would call me. The next day he did.

He told me he was thinking about me and he specifically talked and and asked me about my problem. He helped and comforted, he cried with me and prayed with me. I felt his love, his support. When the phone call ended I sat in the hallway of our church and just cried. The most overwhelming feeling of peace and love came over me. I knew God was there and I felt his love. It was like He was standing, well siting next to me in the hallway with his arm around me comforting me.

I had been struggling so much and still am. I have pleaded every night for the past 5 months for help. And God stretched me and he made me wait and really want it. But it seems at the perfect time his help and love came. And that will be enough to get me through the next week.

Then last night I was really struggling again. Very stressed and I just prayed and asked what should I do? The clearest answer came to my mind. I received another answer right away and that was to write a letter to someone very important to me, who I wouldn't think to write a letter to in this situation.

So I did and I'm not sure why but that's what God prompted me to do so I did it.

What I learned from this and want to bear testimony on is that GOD IS THERE. It is really hard, and super duper hard at times, but He is there and He is always there and He is listening. It is hard to trust Him and to rely on Him, butIi have learned in hard ways that I need to rely on Him and that He will never let me down.

I know with all my heart that God loves us. I know he is there for us. I trust him. He has put me through a lot, but it has been for my benefit because now I trust Him. This week I found myself asking "Heavenly Father are you really there? And do you hear and answer every child's prayer?" My answer to that question is yes. Absolutely He is there. I know that

I love you all and have a good week!

Elder Goon