Elder Brody Lafe Berry: There was a Young Man, who was a Seasoned Fisherman

Hola my family and friends,

This week has been another struggle health wise for me but I will keep fighting.
So the best thing ever happened yesterday. My companion and I were at church preparing the sacrament when these two people walked in and yelled “we’re here”. I thought to my self who in the world would yell in the chapel and then I looked up and saw José and Lupita. Awe I couldn’t believe it was them. I was so pumped when I saw them, and they were both so happy to be there!! They came right up to us on the stage and gave us big hugs and told us how happy they were to be at church. Lupita was going around to everyone and talking to them and telling them how the church is true. Ha-ha! It was so funny. I was so freaking pumped that they came!
This past weekend was like the 4th of July for Mexico, and it was crazy. It was pretty sad to see all the drunken Mexicans everywhere. But the church had an activity on Saturday night it was so fun!! Like they’re crazy I don’t even know how to explain what was going on all I know is VIVA MEXICO!
So I got completely cussed out by this guy and I guess he hates Americans. The good thing is that I didn’t know what he was saying to me but I could tell by his body language that he wasn’t inviting me to stay for dinner. The strange thing is we weren’t even teaching him we were teaching his wife, and he came in out of no where and started freaking out at us, especially me. So we just sat there and let him yell at us and then when he was finished we tried to give his wife a Book of Mormon. Yea! Bad idea! He just freaked out at me even more. Ha-ha! He said we don’t need another bible we already have one. I asked him why would God only talked to his children in one nation? Why wouldn’t he want others in the world to know about his gospel? I’m pretty sure that God talks to all of his children not just the ones in Jerusalem. Then he just got mad and walked out of the room. So then we went back to teaching his wife and I told her to read 2 Nephi 29 where the whole chapter is about how the lord speaks to many nations and that many people will reject the Book of Mormon, but it is the most correct book in the entire world! So hopefully she read it and has prayed to find out that it is true.
So I was reading in the bible and in my bible I have this poem that’s about Matthew 4:19. I really love this poem and it fits the scripture perfectly in my mind! ¨´
There was a young man, who was a seasoned fisherman, he got up before down and with just one yawn, he went on his way to fish all day, he forged a head a new ways to learn, his greatest catch he would earn, he’d stay at it all day, for it was just like play, he strived to be his best, with his new fishing vest, for he doesn’t carry a graphite rod or reel, but a straight rod of steel, and a reel known to you and me about a man from Galilee. with a unseen light, which is truth and right he’ll to cast all great or small, For he doesn’t have a limit of 6, or 7, or 10 for behold, he is a fisherman of men!!
That poem was written by the famous Tyler Parrish when he was on his mission. I don’t know why the church hasn’t published that one yet but going back to last week, we all need to be fisherman of men, not just the missionaries or the bishops we all need to!! It is crazy to think how close the time is to when the Lord will come yet there is so much work that needs to be done. It’s not going to be easy to gather his sheep but I believe we can do it. We need to have faith that our Savior will help us. We just need to press forward with steadfastness in Christ, and love of god, and feast upon the words of Christ and endure to the end, and the lord promises us that we will have eternal life!!!
My scripture for the week is 2 Nephi 8:5 “My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arm shall judge the people. The isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.”
I have been struggling way bad to the point where I can’t keep anything in my stomach. I am going to the doctors this week to see if I will be able to stay so please pray for me that everything will be alright!! I love you all!! I just want you all to know that if it doesn’t work out the way we want and the doctors can’t help me, know that I am serving our Father in Heaven as a representative of His son Jesus Christ. Wherever this journey takes me I will give all that I can give, serve all I can serve to his church and gospel. I was not called to serve in a place, but to serve in place of the Savior where ever I may be. I love you all!! Love you Rialeen!!
P.S. The day you give up, the day you quit is the day you will regret most of all. Live with joy, live with hope no storm can last forever!! The gospel is true!!!