Week 96: Elder Young - Letting God Work Through Me

 I will tell you about a miracle. We were doing a whole bunch of errands, driving almost all day.  We were listening to the Joseph Smith Papers podcasts.  We had a great time listening.  I felt prompted to postpone an appointment, so I called and met at 7.  It was great. Alex was there. We felt the Spirit, We gave Alex, Sandra, Valentina, and Julio priesthood blessings. I just remember thinking “I will say the words the Spirit puts in my mouth”. So, I waited and my mouth was filled with the words, promises, knowledge and comfort each one of them uniquely needed.  I learned so much in giving them their blessings.  It was beautiful.  I left feeling the Spirit so strongly and thinking about my many mission miracles. I have received so many gifts through the Spirit:

• I have prayed  before attempting to choose a key from a large ring of keys which one to use to unlock the door.  I asked, “Father, I know thou knowest, which is the right key.”  When I felt I knew the right one, I used it and it opened the door.
• I felt inspired to ask a certain strangely worded question in many lessons.  For example I asked, “Brother Alex, are you tired of miracles or do you want more?” and he prayed for one and it came.  Another time I was inspired to compared reaching the Promised Land to reaching our own goals in our life after praying for help to know how to help a struggling family follow through on getting divorced and then remarried correctly.
• Another time I prayed to know what house we should go to and then felt the inspiration that "this is the house.”  So we went, found what we are looking for and eventually baptized a cute family of three.
• I have felt the impression to say certain special things when giving priesthood blessings.  Many tears were shed because of the fact that the person knew only God would know of the things that were said.  How great He is!
• I’ve been given the gift of have no desire to sin in any way, many times.  I have been so filled with Spirit that I was brimming over with peace and joy, to the point where sin looks pitiful and poor, a ridiculous joke.  
• I have felt heaven-sent inspiration while talking at church and have been guided in what to say in my testimony.
• I have know the power of prayer.  I have received the wonderful gift of precise, unique answers to questions to him.
• I have received the power to prophesy at times.  Thoughts, ideas and promises have come into my mind and have been clearly God’s will.

So, have I noticed a pattern?  Yes.

All these gifts are dependent on one thing.  As you look at them well and you see one factor they all share?  It is my willingness to let God work through me.

At the temple with Ricardo!