"Yea, and I say unto you that if it were not for the prayers of the righteous, who are now in the land, that ye would even now be visited with utter destruction; yet it would not be by flood, as were the people in the days of Noah, but it would be by famine, and by pestilence, and the sword."
"But it is by the prayers of the righteous that ye are spared; now therefore, if ye will cast out the righteous from among you then will not the Lord stay his hand; but in his fierce anger he will come out against you; then ye shall be smitten by famine, and by pestilence, and by the sword; and the time is soon at hand except ye repent." - Alma 10:22-23
Prayers have power, they are our lifeline to God. Christ in His moments of pain and anguish in Gethsemane prayed to the father. Our influence and prayers are what keep the destruction of the wicked at bay, and the way we can get back on the covenant path is through repentance.
"Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?" - Hebrews 12:9
The only logical option for us is to come to God, there is no other way.
This week has been rough, mostly because I was sick for 3 days which put me out of commission much longer than what I would've liked... But I'm better now! You really appreciate health after you've been sick.
Even though we weren't able to get out and track neighborhoods, or visit members very much, the Lord has not stayed his hand. We were still able to talk to people, find more investigators to teach (one of them will be playing basketball with us today), and prayers have been answered.
Don't forget about your friend here in the wild wild west.
Love,
Elder West
Pictures:
1) With a recent convert, his son, and a ward Missionary (can you tell which is which?) and yes I was sick in this photo. 🙁
2) Walking to a less-active home to wake them up for church. Haha (they didn't come).
3) Part of our area
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