Meeting an Apostle of God

Hello everyone!

Meeting Elder Ballard this week was definitely the highlight. The second he walked into the room all of us could feel the spirit testify that he is a man called of God and worthy of his sacred calling. As he spoke I felt love, motivation, encouragement and the spirit. I also needed to hear everything he said. When I was 15 years old and a recent convert I spoke at my stake conference that Elder Ballard had also happened to be speaking in. After the meeting I shook his hand and he told me I'd be a great missionary one day. It was so cool shaking his hand again now as a missionary. So cool! I am so grateful that there is no confusion in Christ's church, God literally calls apostles and prophets to lead and guide us through his gospel so we can always know what is right and what we need to do. I know for sure that the priesthood has been restored and we have living prophets and apostles today just like Heavenly Father promised.

Ephesians 2:
19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

We went to the DC temple visitors Center as an MLC and met with the MLCs of the Baltimore and DC North missions. It was a great time, an experience I will remember forever.

In other news, we saw many miracles this week where we just happened to be at the right place at the right time. Someone who really progressed this week is an investigator I will call Luiggi. He was a self referral that we met two weeks ago. He is so interested and this week in our lesson with him we were at a members home and we asked if he had time to read the Book of Mormon. He said, "Yes and I don't know what it is but something just feels right about all of this as I read and pray..." I feel like often times we expect dramatic, huge, overwhelming answers to our prayers when in reality it is just the still and quiet moments when we are reassured we are doing the right thing. And if we have faith to act on that we will come to gain a personal witness of all things. I have a testimony of this and I know the people we are teaching do too.

Love you all so much, have a great week!

Hermana Tapia