MIRACLES STILL HAPPEN!

This is the letter sent on Thursday June 9, 2011.  Elder Maki was feeling very discouraged and had some doubt as to whether or not he could stay out on his mission.  We had been praying so hard that he would be healed, and that he would start to see some improvement in his recovery.  We were just waiting for the following letter, cause we knew it would arrive.

Oki Doki I am doing GREAT!!!   Yo tengo mas pequeño dolor en mi hombro . I have very very  very little pain now in my shoulder,  after the week of the surgery.   I am able to take the sling of and start to gain movement.   Movement again!   It feels so GOOD!   You have no idea!   A major part why I have little to no pain is because of your prayers.   y yo les agradecido, muchas gracias! (to you i am thankful, many thanks)!  My strength is coming back into my hand now, but I actually do have to learn to write again.   I tried, but through the Lord I will again. Yes I have received all of your letters and my departure date has changed on them to July 5th.   Btw, I will become a tutor!!!!   and I will have one on one classes con mi meastros! (with mi teachers)...   I had a bad experience on Sunday in which I was being tempted sooo strongly to return home and that I could always serve another mission in the future, but I kept telling ¨the great demon!¨ that ¨No I am a missionary NOW!¨    And power over me waned, but was still very strong.   It was because I was weaker, mentally (the drugs) and physically, duh! you know why.   So, I finally broke and I needed to tell someone, so I told my Heavenly Father.   After I told my district leader, and he gave the most amazing analogy I have ever heard...   I quote; ¨Satan has the scope of his sniper rifle labeled 1/3 followed me!  God needs no more focused on me, and if you commit a sin or even go home, he has pulled the trigger, and killed a member of Gods Army".   I was balling, and we then prayed together, and he asked that I would have the grasps of Satan loosed...they were!   The next day, I spoke with the coordinating teacher Hermano Coles(who btw we have made jokes about him being a third Nephite because knows absolutely everything, lol) . I asked him to give me a blessing, in which Elder Edwards my district leader participated. and besides my patriarchal blessing, it was the most powerful blessing I have ever received.   He commanded my soul (in the Saviors’ name) to be at peace and to be calm.  Also,  in the Saviors  name he cast the devils out of the crevices of my soul.   Immediately,  instant peace and comfort, my chest began to burn, I was warm and fuzzy inside, and I no longer have a desire to return home.   Absolutely amazing eh?? Mom and Dad, you need not to worry about me returning home, I am under the Lord's watch and at his feet I cast my burdens.  I am free of evil.   My relationship with my Lord and Savior is stronger, (and for him is why I am here) y por él es porque soy aguí, to bring souls unto him, the same who suffered thee. hey that rhymed!!!! DULCE!!! (SWEET)lol.   I will send pics when the printing machine is working again.   I got some pics of just after my surgery too.  The MTC is great and I am blessed to be able to stay and teach more and to learn more Spanish.   I was a host today (Wednesday) and it was awesome!   Sometime this week I get the tape (they didn’t stitch me) taken off and I am excited!
Anyway I love you, I thank you all.
p.s Teiler...SHUT UP UR BETTER THAN ME!!!!!!!! LOL (oh and I am off my meds completely now :) don’t know if I said that already lol) .
Vaya Con Dios querida Familia