But replace “Boogie” with “Dengue” and that's what I got 😎
So yeah this week was pretty slow. On Thursday, dengue hit me like a bus when we were in the part of our area that is the absolute furthest from our house and I barely made it back to the house alive thanks to some awesome members who came to our rescue. There are 4 different types of dengue and I think I have one of the more mild ones so that is a huge blessing because I won't have to go to the hospital. Hopefully we'll be able to get out of the house soon and start working again🤞
Friday was spent all day in bed but on Saturday my inner Michael Jordan emerged and we changed the iconic “Flu Game” into “Dengue Baptism” and Francis got baptized! He was absolutely trembling as he was in the font but afterwards expressed how incredible it felt to be baptized. The next day in church, he was confirmed and offered to give the closing prayer in a combined Sunday School class. Francis might live in one of the hardest situations I have ever seen in my life, but the faith he has is unbreakable.
Before I got sick we had our multizone conference and it was so good. I got to see my kid and grandkid which was dope. Every single time President McClellan speaks he answers the question I have had in my mind all transfer. This time around, I have been thinking a lot about the person I hope to be when I complete my service here and how far I am from being that person. President told a story of how he had a moment on his mission where his life changed in various ways (all of the ways I want to improve) and it was when he chose to be exactly obedient and to do it all out of love. That idea hit me like a bus and the moment I am healthy I am locking in. I also sang a duet with Elder Porter at the multizona which was super fun.
I got to run some divisions with Elder Grant again which was fun and awesome to see our progress since MTC as well as continue learning from him.
This week, I have been attempting to study more of the Atonement of Christ. I say “attempting” because the more I read and ponder this great action, the more incomprehensible it becomes. However, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are so blessed to have a greater knowledge and focus on this unfathomable act. Thanks to the Book of Mormon, we learn more truths of what Christ suffered and how He can help us. We learn of how the Atonement encompasses not just helping us heal but helping us progress. Only by the Atonement are the sacred ordinances of salvation possible and only by the holy priesthood authority of God are these ordinances sealed for eternity. It is impossible to count my blessings being a member of this church. And for that reason it is so important to share this gospel. D&C 82:3 “For of him unto whom much is given much is required.” As I have learned more of Christ's Atonement and how it is only possible to experience the true power and expanses of it as a member of His true church, this verse echoes in my head. Through consecration to Him by love and gratitude for our blessings, we can do what He requires of us and experience the power of the Atonement constantly.
The gospel is mind-blowingly true! Study it, cherish it, share it.
Love you all so much
Élder Snyder
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