Wow this week was soo crazy awesome! Too many tender mercies to count!
Firstly my 5th transfer has officially ended! Anddd im staying here in Mbabane, which im totally stoked about! Elder Almeida and I are having lots of success so im excited to be able to continue to help Mababane grow! Looks like ill be killing my companion in 6 weeks! (Last transfer=death on mission) I love him too much its been great learning from all his experience as he concludes!
Welll secondly, we had some baptisms this week! My boys Thandolwethu and Menzi were baptised and were sooo happy. After words they bore powerful testimonies. And the best part is.... we visited their home a few hours later and their mom said...." Im next!" We are so happy to be able to help this family live together forever.
Life is great here, I love everything about where I am and what im doing!
My spiritual thought for the week comes from a BYU speech l studied, which coincidently my best friend happened to study as well. Although her words are more powerful than mine. I felt impressed to share what I learned this week as well .
The talk entitled; Why Mountains. By Michael A. Dunn, invites us to remember everytime we look at Y Mountain to ponder, " Why Mountains." Im just going to leave you with my favorite part of the speech and let his words do the talking. I know its long but please read! Its REALLY good.
"So why mountains? Well, mountains—like those before us in this big-time adventure called life—tempt us, terrify us, test us, and try us. Mountains stretch us, break us down, and can sometimes even bring us to an exasperated halt. At the same time, they stir our souls, inspire us, and have this transformative ability to rekindle hope, steel our resolve, and hone our faith, step by courageous step. This mandates a never-before-thought-possible ability to push ourselves to unthinkable heights, for it is only in testing our limits that we find out how limitless we are. It is only then—when we push ourselves beyond our perceived capacity—that we discover within ourselves the courage, fortitude, and faith to continue the journey. As the Australian mountaineer Greg Child put it, “Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery of why we climb.”
"If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." Matthew 17:20
Do you have the faith as the grain of a mustard seed? Do you fear the mountains in your life or do you rejoice because you can climb them?
Lets rejoice in the fact that WE CAN climb mountains!
All love, Elder Mumford
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