Spiritual Prescriptions

This week has been so hot, and really hard. So I have had to go to the doctors again this week. No surprise right? Lol. Well I have had a few health problems this week, and I was finally able to go and get them checked out. They almost sent me to the emergency room they were so bad. It is so nerve racking and hard to go through these challenges on a mission. All I want is to do missionary work. I want to go out and find people to help come closer to Christ. Except I can't because of my physical limitations. It made me really mad, because I feel like I am wasting the Lord’s time.

 

The time that we are on a mission is so short to begin with, and then to be spending so many hours and days not being able to go out and help the ward. I really didn’t think about it on Sunday, but it was fast Sunday and so I was fasting, and I couldn’t even complete my fast because of my physical limitations. I had to break my fast and drink water and eat something so that I wouldn’t pass out. I even tried to go out and do missionary work when I wasn’t feeling well. I didn’t tell my companion of all of my symptoms because I am good at hiding my pain or hiding the things that were wrong. She didn’t know until I told the nurse to make sure that it wasn’t more serious.

It made me realize that, that is how we are sometimes as members. There isn’t a doctor to tell us what is spiritually wrong, and even if there was that the doctor couldn’t do anything until we confess it ourselves. We have to acknowledge when there is a problem in our lives spiritually. Then we need to pray to our Heavenly Father (Doctor) and tell him all the things that are going wrong in our lives. Then we need to follow the prescriptions that He gives us which are following the commandments, reading the scriptures, going to church, and praying to our Heavenly Father. Then there are others that are willing to be there to help you through your illness or problems. Like my companion, the bishop, other ward members, and much more.

Sunday was so amazing because one of the less actives I have been working with really closely since I started serving here bore her testimony of the Book of Mormon this week. It was amazing because she just barely started reading her scriptures in the last three weeks. She has seen the blessings of reading the Book of Mormon. It was amazing to see the difference she saw in her life and that she wanted the change to take place.

Then I saw more blessings from reading my scriptures this week. I was able to finish the Book of Mormon again, and the Doctrine Covenants. Then I was even able to start on the Pearl of Great Price and to read a little more in the New Testament. My knowledge of the scriptures has grown so much in the six months I have been out. It has been amazing to even see the change in me, along with the people I am teaching.

Well I hope all of you have had a great week and let me know if there is something that I can do to help you.

Love,

Sister Bell