Dearest Family and
Friends!!!!!
Why are you all so
AWESOME!!!! The Spirit is SO strong right now as I've been reading through all
of your emails! I would probably be overwhelmed by my tears if my companero weren't right beside me.. seriously i am the most blessed person in the world to
have such fantastic people in my life! I want to apologize to you all if I haven't shared my love with you recently. I am carazzy busy and wish i could
write to each one of you individually but honestly, there's just no time. I am
going to write letters like crazy today until my hand falls off so hopefully
you get some love from Elder B sometime this week. Anyways, I am here to serve
my Savior Jesus Christ. He gave his life for me. he didn't have to, but he did
because He loves me and he loves YOU! He wants to bless us all and i have been
strengthened tremendously recently as i have finally finished reading the Book
of Mormon for the first time in the mission field (took me long enough haha).
As i was finishing off thsi marvelous book i was thinking about what i;ve
learned from it this time. I want you all to know that faith is essential for our salvation and
understanding of the gospel. We cannot progress in this life without faith. My favorite scripture from
Moroni chapter 10 says
"And whatsoever
thing is good is just and true; wherefore, nothing that is good denith the
Christ, but acknowledgeth that he is. And ye may know that he is by the power
of the Holy Ghost, wherefore I would exhort you that ye deny not the power of
God; for he worketh by power, according to the faith of the children of men, the same today and
tomorrow, and forever (Moroni 10:6-7)."
AMEN to
that!!!! Goodness, I love it. Anyways, i just know that having the gospel in my
life has made me who I am today. And i thank God, his servants the prophets, my
parents, family and friends for helping me become who I am. As i closed the
book this morning after my personal studies i asked myself, Why is it that I am
so blessed? The answer is in my patriarchal blessing and also comes from
Doctrine & Covenants 82:3 "For of whom much is given much is
required..." Heavenly Father blessed me with all these blessings because
he wants me to serve others!! I am so blessed to serve my mission and i am so
thankful for all of you and your love, support and sharing your testimonies
with me. Please remember that I LOVE YOU.. a lot.
Real quick i will try
and update you all on the happenings of this past week in good old Kentucky.
Hurricane Sandy was a lot closer than I thought it was. We had two days of non
stop rain. It wasn't bad. Just cloudy and rain. It was more fun than anything. But
super cold. The cold is supposed to eat me alive this winter. That's what i hear
from my awesome ward family out here. They are so cool. I love em! Anyways,
Elder Garner and i are at a stand-still. We cant find anyone to teach. It is
still pretty discouraging because i want to teach people!!! These peoples
hearts are hardened but i know as we press forward with that good old faith, Heavenly Father will bless me and my
companero. Next Sunday we are having an "invite a friend" Sunday. We
have been publicizing it to the community like Crazy! So hopefully we can fill
our teaching pool on Sunday. Elder Garner and I are going to teach the Gospel
Essentials class to the nonmembers that (hopefully) show up. I cant wait! So
there you have it. Everything is fine here in KY. I am doing my best to stay
warm and positive. Just send me love if you want :) I love each and every one
of you!
Happy Voting! :)
Elder Dillon Benavides
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