30 SEP 2019: Transfer 9 Week 1 - Transfers!! Bankstown --> ???

🇦🇺 안녕하세요 여러분!! 🇰🇷

Well what a week and what a transfer. I apologize for not sending an email in awhile. A lot has happened and I'll try to catch yous up.

So Kate, 김가영....

After meeting her at the train station, we met up with her at a mall in Carlingford while on tradeoffs with Elder Formica and we brought a member with us to connect from the young single adult group. As we were chatting and briefly getting to know each other, Elder Formica asked if she wanted to see our church... then before we're across the street walking around the temple!! We had a great lesson on the back patio of the temple in English a little and Korean a little. She doesn't know anything about God or who Jesus Christ is, but she knows there are good people in Christian churches. She said before she commits to anything, she needs to learn who God and Jesus Christ are first. We said we could help with that 😁 Then we've been trying to get her to come to a Family Home Evening, where some young adults get together, play some games, share a lesson about the Gospel and just have a good, wholesome time with each other. She's wanted to but work or family would come up last minute. Been staying in contact with her and she says she wants to give becoming a Christian A SHOT!!!! Very excited for her. Although she's moving this week to Kellyville... however, the Lord provides because.....



TRANSFERS....

We got the news on Saturday and I will be LEAVING Bankstown 😭 I've come to really love this area and especially the members. LOVE the Tongans and Samoans. Once we told the news to everyone at church, we had everyone trying to have us over for dinner hahaha We got about 7 families trying to have us over hahahaha today we've got 2 dinners and a couple visits. I'll miss this ward and area.
I will be moving to BLACKTOWN! I'll also be serving the Zone there, which is massive: 32 missionaries that cover such a large part of the mission. Should be good! My companion will be Elder Kaburara, from Kirabati, (Small island) my first islander companion! He's only been out for 6 weeks, so I'll be finishing his last 6 weeks of training - Greenie status and we would call him "my step-son"! I'm excited!! So as I was saying about 김가영 moving to Kellyville.... well Kellyville is just next door to my new area.... Inspiration, honestly. So will be able to keep reaching out to 김가영 and keep teaching!

I love the Book of Mormon so much. There's a promise that we often share regarding the blessings that can come into our lives when we immerse ourselves in it, and prayerfully ponder it's contents EVERYDAY. It's a promise from President Nelson, the prophet on the earth today who is called to convey Heavenly Father's love to us and provide us with the loving counsel and strength that our Father in Heaven would have us receive during these tumultuous times -

"When I think of the Book of Mormon, I think of the word power. The truths of the Book of Mormon have the power to heal, comfort, restore, succor, strengthen, console, and cheer our souls.
My dear brothers and sisters, I promise that as you prayerfully study the Book of Mormon every day, you will make better decisions—every day. I promise that as you ponder what you study, the windows of heaven will open, and you will receive answers to your own questions and direction for your own life. I promise that as you daily immerse yourself in the Book of Mormon, you can be immunized against the evils of the day, even the gripping plague of pornography and other mind-numbing addictions."

Light chases away darkness. So when we fill our lives with the wonderful light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ found within the Book of Mormon EVERYDAY, all the negative feelings, emotions, insecurities, doubts, fear, and so forth can be replaced with those promised blessings from President Nelson:
- heal
- comfort
- restore
- succor
- strengthen
- console
- cheer our souls
- make better decisions
- windows of heaven will open
- WILL receive answers to your questions & direction for your life
- immunized against evils of the day, mind-numbing addictions

So make a list of anything, actually. Grab a paper and make a column of the above blessings on one half, then make a list of anything you struggle with now, negative emotions, fear, doubt, feeling hopeless, filled with guilt, etc. Now the promise from me and the Prophet is that all the negative things you wrote down WILL be replaced with the blessings in the other column, IF you:
- PRAYERFULLY STUDY the Book of Mormon EVERYDAY
- PONDER what you've studied
- DAILY IMMERSE yourself in the Book of Mormon



The Book of Mormon has changed my life and has been the reason why I left everything. It contains the fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, teaching me who my Savior is and what I need to do in this life and who I need to become to return to my Heavenly Father after this life. It's brought so much peace, comfort, answers, hope and true joy into my life. I know it can for you too. Have a great week!

Elder Brandon Escamilla
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Australia Sydney Mission
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