This week leading up to Easter is called "Semana Santa" or in other words "Holy Week." I find it amazing that here, people celebrate not only Easter, but the whole week leading up to Easter. It´s a really good idea.
Today was a fun P-day! My companion, Elder Cameron, and I and some other elders went to some sand dunes. I´m pretty sure it was still in my area. It was pretty far away. It was kind of rainy today. Because of the rainy season, the dips in the sand dunes were full of water. It was pretty. We climbed the sand dunes and jumped down them and drew in the sand. It was fun.
This last week we had interviews with our mission president, President Dias. It was a good interview, we had a good chat.
As Easter is arriving, I would like to take the opportunity to reflect upon the miraculousness of this time of the year. During the last week of His mortal life happened that which most effected human history. Our beloved brother,
Savior and
Redeemer,
Jesus Christ, performed the act that only the
Son of God could do. This act was the
Atonement. It started with His suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane, when He took upon Himself the sins and the pains of all humanity. Then to Hill of
Calvary where He laid His life down for us. As Jesus Christ said in John 15:13...
Greater a hath no man than this, that a man lay down his b for his c.
He is our greatest friend, because He truly laid down His life for us. And on the third day, being the first day of the week, He left the tomb, thus conquering physical death. Because He was resurrected from death, so shall we.
In this one act, Jesus Christ saved us from our sins and redeemed us from the dead. Thus He is called our Savior and Redeemer. In Him we can all live and inherrit eternal life if we have faith in Him and follow His example and live His gospel.
I testify to you that He lives. I pray that we can all remember Him a little bit more this Easter season and throughout the year.
I love you all.
-Elder Samuel H. Chiba
p.s. here is a link of "The Living Christ" written by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. http://lds.org/study/living-christ?lang=eng
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