Miracles

I testify that our Father in Heaven is a God of miracles (Mormon 9:18-19). 

That's how our mission newsletter started this week.  Miracles.  What is a miracle?  I would define a miracle, as an intervention from Heavenly Father in earthly matters.  The Guide to the Scriptures says a miracle is "An extraordinary event caused by the power of God."

This is what was in the mission newsletter from President Current.  he shared 3 miracles from the last couple of weeks.  Here is the third...

Miracle #3: Last week, I sent Elder H and Elder R to visit an island in San Blas to ask for permission of the island leaders to place missionaries among their people. When they arrived, the Silahs were away fishing. The missionaries were told to wait at the house of the chief Silah. While waiting in his house they began teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to his family. Meanwhile, the Silah was in the middle of the ocean in a canoe fishing when a butterfly flew up to him and landed on his hand. According to Kuna tradition, when a butterfly comes to you it means that God will be sending messengers to teach you something that will change your life. Realizing this, the Silah stopped fishing and hurried home. When he entered his house he found Elder H and Elder R teaching his family the gospel. He told them of his experience with the butterfly and said he knew they were true messengers sent from God. He said he would believe all their words and that he would make it possible for them to teach his people. This Silah turned out to be the chief Kasique of the entire comarca of Guna Yala or, in other words, all of the islands and villages of San Blas. How is that a butterfly found him in the middle of the ocean fishing at precisely the moment when two Mormon missionaries were in his house teaching his family about Jesus Christ? It is because our Father in Heaven is God of miracles. This is His work. This is His mission. Our vision of baptizing tens of thousands comes from Him.

The San Blas islands are off the Atlantic coast of Panama.  There are Kuna indians that inhabit the islands and have many traditions.  It is primitive.  Many of the missionaries live in open sided huts and sleep in hammocks.

I was so touched by this story.  I testify that our Heavenly Father is a God of miracles.  I have been blessed by miracles in my own life and I have seen God work miracles here in Panama.