Mistolar Continued

The your Preisthood leader paused, and siad, "I don't think so let me ask the other bretheren." A few minute later he returned, "My bretheren told me 'Ofcourse we have no sick.'" His explination was Simple. " There are 39 of us who hold the Melcheidik Preisthood. We watch over and bless our people."

Elder Brewerton then asked, "Do you have ant members who are less active as the rest?" The branch President replied,"Elder Brewerton, ofcourse not. We have accepted the Lord through Baptism. Weare all true SaintsTotallt active in our worship of the Lord."

That evening at the Branch meeting a sister offered a preayer that Elder Brewerton will long remember, "Father, we have lost our beautiful chapel, we have lost our clothing, we no longer have homes, we have no food to eat, We don't have materials to build anything, we have to walk 10 Kilometers to get a drink of dirty river water and don't have a bucket, but we desire to express to thee our gratitude for our good health, our happiness, andfor our church membership. Father, we want thee to know that under any conditions we will be true, strong and faithful to the covenants we made to thee when we were baptised."

THe faith and hope of the Saints touched the visitors. Elder Brewerton reported, " During the meeting we dedicated their land to the Lord. We visited each family's site and saw where they would plant their gardens when the rain would come."

Back home, he learned thatthe rains had not come as anticipated by the people. But the people of Mistolarplanted their gardens anyway, and the deep moisture from hhe floods was enough to start a crop.

Fnally the rains did come, producing a rich harvest nmore than sufficient for their need. Fishing, too exceeded the hopes of the people.

The next year the Andes were packed with snow almost twice the previous year's measure that had caused the grave flooding. Concerned, Elder Brewerton inquired about the Pilcomayo river and the Saints in Mistolar. "Don't worry." they reported, "We will not be flooded this year because our land was dedicated." twice the flood waters surged down the river and flowed over the land but receded before reaching Mistolar.

I want to say so much, but I figure that nothing I say would be as good as what you think for yourself. Just wanted to include it because it really shaped how I think about things, and it makes me a tad jealous of the simplicity of things, maybe though that is a similar reason for my trials, which truely are fit for me. Not having food or shelter wouldn't be an big deal to me, but not being able to walk or talk? That was torture, unless I think to be grateful. Divorce is the most horrible. I was in love and it was supposed to be forever!