Being a Missionary is Pretty Amazing

You know? Being a missionary is pretty amazing. It is as if you are always watching from the treasured court side seats and one of the most holy, miraculous and unforgettable basketball games known to man. In a nutshell? Beautiful. I get to see daily as the healing and loving hand of the savior in peoples lives and the comfort that it brings. One of the most amazing evidences of this love is the fact that we hold the holy power of God and it is always just a touch away, ready to be used.

We had a rather large scare this week that has strengthened my testimony on the importance of members in missionary work and miraculous power of the priesthood.

It had started off with asking a member to join us for a lesson with a less practicing member of our ward that we have worked with for a long time. Sometimes as missionaries we find that we are using the exact same members to join us for lessons and rarely use others, recognizing this my companion Sister Ford and I had chosen to pray and find someone "out of the ordinary." We found that we were set on a certain sister in our ward. We called her up and sure enough she was able to join us. A couple of days later we met her at the apartment of the less active member and went into the lesson.

The man was sick. So sick that he had not eaten in over three days. He was still wanting us to teach so we shared a short scripture and our testimonies. However one of the more amazing parts of the lesson was when our member asked if this man wanted to go to the hospital and offered him a ride. Very few other members would have offered to take someone to a Canadian emergency room where the wait is longer than any known marathon race. We "just happened" to have the right one with us.

After taking him to the hospital the doctors were able to take care of him and diagnose him in almost record time. However the following day he was still feeling the same symptoms with no improvement, and had asked for a priesthood blessing. The Elders were able to come immediately to give the blessing. The spirit was in the room so strongly that there was no dry eye, and the difference in the man before and after the blessing was miraculous.

I know that we had been inspired to bring a member to the lesson, and specifically to bring that member. I know that our member was inspired to offer her services to the sickly man. I know that God guided his servants in the giving of the priesthood blessing and that he comforted and healed the man through this holy power. I know that God loves each and every one of us here on this Earth and helps and inspires people to guide us and lift us in our lives. I know that he is with us at every moment in our lives. I know these things and I say these things in name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Love,

Sister Cummings