What a wonderful time of year! Im super excited for this years Christmas Initiative by the church encouraging the members to serve 25 ways in 25 days! Its truly an inspired message that I encourage everyone to take a look at this Friday to see the full video on www.Mormon.org It's truly a message that no one could get offended with you sharing it with them, since its all about the Savior and the service he gave to us!
This week has been pretty interesting! Weather wise its been very moderate temperatures...(or so the locals say) But this week it rained on us and had pretty bone chilling wind! And its definitely a lesson to be learned in all this. Throughout the week it seemed as though its been one of our slowest weeks, but the Lord definitely blessed us!
At the end of the week we can now say that this week was our best week so far in the 3 months we have been in this area! Its all because we have been being obedient, and would work as hard as we can. And over the course of the transfers we have turned this area into a very prosperous area, which i'm confident many of the people we are teaching will come around and be baptized in the Lord's time! We will be having my first baptism this next
Saturday the 26th at 6pm with our investigator Oredi! So thats something to be way excited for! And we also found some super awesome people that we are going to start teaching!
It will be interesting seeing what comes of transfers this Saturday as either one of us (Me or Elder Candland) could be moving to a different area. I know that its in the Lords hands though! Its a real testament looking back on this week, since it would be really easy for a missionary to just go back to the apartment because its raining hard, and 27 degrees outside but when you show Heavenly Father your here for Him and not yourself.. amazing miracles happen!
The thought I would like to share comes from the scripture I Ponderized this week
( yeah remember when we all use to do that)
I have been ponderizing the scripture Jarom 1:11 "Wherefore, the prophets, and the priests, and the teachers, did labor diligently, exhorting with all long-suffering the people to diligence; teaching the law of Moses, and the intent for which it was given; persuading them to look forward unto the Messiah, and believe in him to come as though he already was. And after this manner did they teach them."
There were a few things that really stuck out to me in this scripture. One of which was the fact that the prophets, priests, and the teachers all labor diligently, exhorting with all long-suffering the people to diligence. When we think about missionary work we always want it to be fast and quick but reality even the members of the church in the Book of Mormon had to try for a long time with persistence just to get people to make progress.
I would encourage us all to remember that the invitations we extend to those not of our faith, will get rejected. The pattern will always be there! but that doesn't mean we quit on them! It means we continue to be that good friend, neighbor, and if they use their agency right they will come to know its true!
The other interesting perspective I saw from this scripture was the part where they encouraged to believe in the Messiah as though he had already come. This made me think about us as members of the church. We need to have the mentality of living a life that is consistent and ready for as though the Messiah has already come to gather his fold!
I know this is His church and I testify that the Atonement of Jesus Christ applies to each and every single one of us! What Joy this brings to me to know that we can receive forgiveness from any situation we go through and that comfort is available to all of us because of His grace!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! BE THANKFUL
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