*note from parents: We and the VanGils family were able to send Jonathan hand-delivered packages of goodies thanks to the kindness of Lynn Rhodes who lives in our neighborhood and recently traveled to India!
What's up y'all? Happy Palm Sunday yesterday!!
This
week was good here in the good old BLR. We had an inspiring mission
leadership council (I will send some photos), a zone meeting, but the
highlight of this week was undoubtedly general conference. Oh my
goodness. General conference was amazing. Check this out: I had a PAGE
of questions that I thought were pretty significant and needed answers
to--but by the end of the Saturday
afternoon session, all of my questions were answered. I was like, "No
way." One might say that our leaders are inspired and I know that they
are. Some questions I had were: What can I do to more closely follow
the Savior? How can I know Him and not just know about Him? How can I
better listen to the Spirit and give heed to impressions I receive? How
can I know the Lord's will? All of these were answered. Amazing.
One
experience: so, unfortunately, in India, general conference weekend is
sometimes misinterpreted as a holiday from church, so attendance was
pretty sparse in our ward. Anyway, as we were watching the broadcast in
our chapel, I surveyed who was in attendance, looking to see if any of
our investigators were there--unfortunately, I found none (I later came
to know that they were watching the Tamil translation of the broadcast
in a different room). For a moment I was sad, dejected even. Despite
our efforts, none of our investigators came! Then I looked around again
and saw all four of our recent converts, Sunil Kumar, Bhargavi, Mayur,
and Venkat, all listening with fervor to the words of living prophets
and apostles. My heart was filled with joy. A thought came to mind
mind that this is why I'm here. Incredible experiences in incredible
India abound as the Lord's work rolls forward.
I hope everyone has a great Easter week! Christ lives and so will we because the tomb is empty.
Keep the faith!
Elder Tuscano
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