Hola,
This week was absolutely AWESOME!!! I spent about half of the week out
of town and out of my sector traveling to Lima to get things finalized for my
Visa. That was pretty fun and I really missed working but it was great to catch
up with all of my MTC Buddies and hang out with all of them for a few
days. While traveling, I spent 8 hours on
a bus to Cusco than a 1.5 hour airplane to Lima, spent a whole day in and
around the airport taking care of my Visa. (Eating McDonalds which I was
surprised wasn’t very different from the one in the States although it did have
some unique things but overall, it was pretty incredibly weird to be somewhere so
advanced compared to Puno). Then, I flew back to Cusco (1.5 hours) and took the
8 hour bus ride back to Puno!
This week is my final week of my training, which means next Monday we
will have changes. My companion, Elder Iza, will leave but I will stay and either
receive an older missionary or I also have the possibility of training…which isn’t
very likely.
This week, we worked a whole ton with a less active member named
Victor. He was once a member of the church and is and ordained High Priest. He
has been through several sets of missionaries for the past several years. He is
a returned missionary, was married in the temple, and has a little boy. But, he
has become very bitter against the church due to the fact that his Wife cheated
on him and his life completely fell apart. Like all the many missionaries
before my companion and I, we have been working to reactivate him. We have
worked with him the entire time I have been here and I am happy to say that he
has finally decided to start coming back to Church. It is really great to see the progress he has
made and to see him start coming back.
Another cool story, this past week, we were asked by our Elder Quorum
President to go over and give someone a blessing with him and of course we said
yes. The house we went to was of a
family who were nonmembers but they have always felt something special about
the missionaries and the church. As we
entered his house, I saw him lying in the bed and immediately realized that
this man was VERY Sick. My companion then commenced to tell me that I would be
doing the blessing. I was a little hesitant but Elder Iza insisted. SO, he did
the anointing and I did the blessing. As I placed my hands on this very sick
man, I had the most spiritual feeling come over me. I felt the Love our
Heavenly Father has for him and had a thought pop in my head. As I was giving
him the blessing, I wanted to say and bless him that he would be healed. But as
I was giving the blessing, I knew that was not the blessing our Heavenly Father
wanted me to give him. I knew that he
would be passing away the following morning. I obeyed the feelings I received
and blessed him with a knowledge that our Father and Heaven loved him and that
one day he would have the opportunity to receive the fullness of the gospel.
The following morning, he did indeed pass.
One last experience, last night, I was probably the sickest I have been
on my mission so far. I was up in the
bathroom at least 4 times throwing up and everything else and when the sun came
up this morning, I really felt awful. Today was P-day and I had so much to do
to get ready for the new week and being so sick there was no way to get
everything done feeling the way I did, but then I had the thought that I needed
a blessing. So I had Elder Iza and give
me a blessing and it was a really beautiful blessing and as he was concluding,
as clear as day, I heard a voice say, “Elder Fawcett, I haven’t left you since
day one, what makes you think I would leave you now?” Since then, I have felt
great all day and all of the things I suffered from all night are completely gone.
The Priesthood is real and our Savior is real.
He is my Best Friend and I Know He has walked by me every single day
through my mission and at times when it is the hardest, he has carried me.
I love you all so very much and thank EVERYONE for all the support that
I receive. I testify that the church is true and the Priesthood is real. It
truly is the power of god here on the earth.
Love
--
Elder Taylor R. Fawcett
Peru Cusco Mission
Peru Cusco Mission
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