Whenever There Are Rainbows

The skies in Pohnpei are beautiful, beyond description.  The clouds are of various formations, some of which I do not think I have ever noticed before in America.  They are thick and full.  Some look like a volcano, many like rolls and rolls of cotton, thick and majestic.   The moon and stars, especially Venus, are such that you feel you can reach up and touch them.  They appear so close to us.  On occasion there are rainbows that surpass the beauty of any rainbow I have ever seen.  How could our Creator have been any more loving to us than He was when He created this beautiful world in which we live?

Missionary work in the Kingdom of our Father is much like the beautiful and majestic skies we see.  So full and rich, so close we can reach out and touch a bit of Heaven.  Yet, there are days of billowing clouds of opposition from the Adversary that are keenly felt by the workers in God’s army.  A war rages in the hearts of men and women.  A war between good and evil, with Heavenly Father, his Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost leading the righteous; with Satan and his many minions fighting on the side of evil and wickedness.  We fight in this battle every day on this island saving souls from the dark side.  What a courageous battle it is!  Discouragement is not an option!  The Lord will give us in the very hour we are in need, what to say! It is a promise. 

We have been most grateful on our mission for the continuous workings of the spirit in discussions and in class teaching the youth.  There are times we leave our discussions or lessons we have taught, knowing we were not the teachers.  The Lord was the spokesman as He filled our minds and hearts in what to say.  We were only instruments in His hands.  What a blessing in our lives!  And we pause to give thanks.  

How blessed we are to be on this mission, feeling so frequently the closeness of the Savior to us.  We continue to stand in awe of the Sisters and Elders serving full time missions here. This island is a tough mission and these young adults are steadfast and immoveable in their work for their Savior.   How grateful we are to be associated with them.