HE CONSTANTLY PROVIDES A WAY (Monday, April 23, 2018)

"Never forget that specific questions get specific answers from God through prayer."

Elder Johnson and Elder Willes

Hello everyone! This past week has been another incredible week here in the California, Riverside Mission. The Lord continues to bless us each and everyday with many miracles and it is such a blessing to be a part of the most important work on the earth! 

We finished up our lessons this week with Wang Guili. We also focused a lot of the importance of the temple and talked about family history with her as well. She is ready. 

Thursday was busy. Early in the afternoon, we had another lesson with our investigator, Kim. Kim is an RCC student and is Korean. He has been living in the United States for a while now, and speaks great English. We taught him the Plan of Salvation, and it was a great lesson! He offered the closing prayer and that was one spiritual prayer. Right after that, we had the opportunity to teach Will Xue again! We read through the 1st chapter in the Book of Mormon with him, and talked about the importance of reading from the scriptures. That night, we had another lesson with Fan Qingsong. He is doing so well! We showed him the Mormon Message, "The Hope of God's Light," and it seemed like he was getting emotional as he was watching the video. We invited him to pray that night so he can know that God exists. He agreed and he texted us late that night (after we had been asleep) and said that during his prayer, he felt a peace which was incredible! Another Miracle!!!! Never forget that specific questions get specific answers from God through prayer. He fell off his baptismal date this week (due to lack of time and teaching him the necessary doctrine for his interview) but I know that he will be baptized. 

Friday afternoon we had the opportunity to meet with Ronan again! We taught him the Plan of Salvation, and it was incredible. Ronan is still struggling to come back to church, but we are working with him and set some really cool goals to help him read, pray, and attend church. We are really excited about that! That evening before our English Class, we had the opportunity to teach a lady named Cui. We taught her a couple of points from the Restoration, and she told us that one time while she was on a plane, a member gave her a Book of Mormon, which was pretty cool! 

Saturday was another great day. We had the opportunity to attend the temple with Shannon Yang and do baptisms! Shannon has such great faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She understands the importance of the temple. Shannon was so happy and it was an incredible experience to be able to be there for that. She radiates the Light of Christ which is so cool. It was definitely an experience that I will never forget and I was so grateful to be there. It will be so cool for her to go through the temple with her son Elder Xiao, who is serving in Boston currently. What an incredible experience that will be for her! 

Elder Johnson, Shannon Yang and Elder Willes - Temple Baptisms

Sunday was super awesome as well. This past week, we had 4 investigators that came to church! Wang Guili, Fan Qingsong, Lu Ping, and Kim came to church this past week! In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to attend Wang Guili's Baptism!!!!!! It was amazing and the Spirit was so strong. A fair amount of members came to support her. She was so happy after, and what a blessing it was to be a part of that. I know that God prepares specific individuals for us, and if we are willing to pray to find them, God will give us the direction needed to find those individuals. That night, we had an amazing lesson with Chen ZhenHang. We also showed him the "The Hope of God's Light," and we talked about Joseph Smith, and the importance of acting upon the answer that we receive from God. He understood that, and why it was important. He accepted a baptismal date for May 27th, and we are so excited for him! Please pray for him and all of the investigators, that they may come to know the truthfulness of the Gospel! Other highlights of the week include seeking with faith, English classes, and service at Feeding America.

Elder Willes, Wang Guili, Elder Johnson and Elder Yang

Transfers came and went this past weekend, and I am back in Eastvale! I will be with Elder Crowther for the next transfer, and it is going to be awesome! My health is doing pretty well. As far as limitations go, my body hurts a lot but I am definitely still going out and working. I will not let it stop me from doing the Lord's work. I feel at peace with everything and I know that God is going to continue to help me fulfill what I have been called here to do. Everything is all good. Don't worry about me mom. Please pray for all of our investigators and that we can find the elect. That is what is most important! 

This past week has been incredible and I am also so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father, who constantly provides a way for us to do His work. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is perfect, and it is true. Love you all have a great week!

Elder Willes