Elder Diaz had a spiritual experience a few weeks ago and wanted to share it with everyone:
"So during conference what stuck out to me the most was when Sister
Carole M Stephens asked us "Do we know what we have? Do we know who we
are?" I don't know why it did but it just did. I applied it to
missionary work and I knew that's how the Lord wanted me to apply it but
I didn't and couldn't understand how. On Thursday morning I found out
how. On Wednesday night me and my companion get a text from a less
active who we had never met before. He text us asking for a blessing for
someone in the hospital(we cover the hospital) and so we call him and
get the information. Turns out his mother in law was very sick in the
hospital and nearing her last days. She was baptized in Juarez, Mexico
and could always remember the special spirit she felt with the
missionaries. All she wanted in her last couple of days was to feel of
the spirit she felt with the missionaries. Pretty amazing huh? We set up
an appointment for the next morning at 10(by rules we are not allowed
to leave the house before 10). So then we went to sleep and the next
morning went to give the blessing. We got to the hospital and all we saw
was her family crying. The less active who had texted us came over and
introduced himself. He told us that just an hour before she had passed
away... We instantly dropped our heads in sadness. He introduced us to
his wife who was crying a lot and weeping she told us "She wanted you
guys to be here and give her a prayer/blessing but you guys are too
late." Now she wasn't angry but suddenly we were filled with sadness.
Her whole family that was there knew that all she wanted was to partake
of the spirit that us missionaries bring. How amazing is that too think
that in someone's last hours.. they wanted to spend it with us? Two
random 19/21 year old boys who she had never met before. She just knew
she could feel the spirit. We left the family with a message and a
prayer and tried to do our best to console them. I walked out the
hospital now understanding Who We Are, and What We Have. Amazing how the
Lord teaches you lessons. God is good. Jesus Christ is our Savior and
Redeemer."
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