Interesting people we meet.

Below is from a journal entry of June 16, 2010

We meet the most interesting people.  The other day there was a lady from Brazil who came into the place where we serve.   We got to talking and she was telling me how impressed she was with the young men and women that work at the PCC.  She wanted to know all about them.  After explaining that they were going to the University and working there to earn part of their money for their education, she said she would like her Grandson to be able to do that.  I then explained that most of them were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  She thought that was wonderful and wanted to know how she would go about getting the process started.  I told her that when she got home to Brazil to contact one of the local LDS Churchs and they could probably send some young men or women to her home to explain how it all worked.  Now, we do not wear our missionary badges while serving at the PCC so we are not proselyting missionaries per se, but the work will go forth in spite of that.

The highlight of our week is always the time we spend as mentors to the students at BYUH.  In FHE this week (which by the way doesn't start until 9:30 p.m.- yawn) the lesson was on repentence.  It is always given by one of the students and they do an excellent job. He stressed the importance of learning to "forgive yourself".  It was excellent and I learned a lot.  Every Sunday all of the talks are given by the students.  About 70% of them are returned missionaries and each time I am so touched by their strong testimonies and the faith that the have.  Most of them are a very long way from their families, and sometimes do not see them for years, yet they push forward with faith, studying, praying, supporting each other and going on missions.  After the mission, they return to BYUH to graduate.  What a wonderul way to live - kids from over 75 countries living together in peace and love.  If only the world could see what goes on here. They love to have us as their  "Proxy" family.  They are just so kind and loving toward us and are always happy to see us, as we are them.  

As we were studying in Mosiah 2 yesterday, I was again struck by verses 21-23.

"I say unto you, my brethren, that if you should render all the thanks and praise which your whole soul has power to possess,to that god who has created you and has kept you and preserved you, and has caused that ye should rejoice, and has granted that ye should live in peace one with another,

I say unto you that if ye should serve him who has created you from the beginning, and is preserving you from day to day, by lending you breath, that ye may live and move and do according to your own will, and even supporting you from one moment to another -- I say, if ye should serve him with all your whole souls yet ye would be unprofitable servants.

And behold all that he requires of you is to keep his commandments; and he has promised you that if ye would keep his commandments ye should prosper in the land; and he never doth vary from that which he has said; therefore, if ye do keep his commandments he doth bless you and posper you". 

We testify that that is true.  We pray the Lord's choices blessings to be with each of you.  We love you and miss you.

Elder and Sister Glasgow