Called To Serve

This has been a pretty awesome week for Aldste Haddon and his companion!

They have been working with a sister who recently started coming back to church, his quote of the week is from her: “My life was a mess, I had nothing to turn too. When I came to Sweden I thought my life would get better but it has only gotten worse, My sons have a better life here but other then that I was miserable. So I finally had enough and thought about just giving up. But I had a strong feeling that I must go on my knees and pray. So that is exactly what I did, I prayed and as I was praying I couldn't stop crying. I felt so helpless and lost, I had nothing. Then I heard something I don't know if it was a voice in my head or what it was but it said to me, Calm down, it is going to be fine. I felt so much peace and warmth in my heart, then about 2 seconds later the phone rang. It was the Missionaries. They asked if they could come by and give a message about Jesus Christ. I most definitely agreed to it. I know now that my life does have meaning.”

 They had their first baptism on Saturday and confirmed him a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (www.lds.org, www.mormon.org) the following day in sacrament meeting. The spirit was so strong, the man was introduced to the idea of the church when he was down in the dumps and his friend told him to look up the Mormons. (he thought that Mormons were a strange animal he had never heard of....maybe he was more right than we want to believe) He looked up Mormon.org and asked to receive more information, two days later Aldste Haddon and a previous companion showed up at his door and the rest is history. He was desirous to bare his testimony of the gospel but was nervous to do it on his own so he asked Aldste Haddon and his companion to stand on either side of him. As he bore his testimony, he said he couldn't have done any of it without his two angels standing next to him.

Aldste Haddon feels so grateful to have been able to be a tool in the Lord's hand to lift one another's burdens and find the lost sheep. (Luke 15) He knows that without Heavenly Father, none of this would be possible.

His testimony of this principle has rung true to me, and I am grateful of his example. I know that as we  earnestly seek out opportunities to share our testimonies and serve one another, even in small and simple ways, we will be provided with direction on how we can, in our own way, help gather His sheep and help others feel the love of their Heavenly Father through our actions. It doesn't take much to help another person feel loved and important, and sometimes, that is all it takes. I hope I can be better at that and learn from Aldste Haddon.