Zone Conference with Elder Carlson of the Seventy was so
great! He is a 4 star General in the Air-Force so I thought he was going
to be super intense and straight laced... but he had me laughing like no
other! I hope that one day I can be a funny old man with the best case of
old man humor out there haha! He was serving in the Primary when he was
called to be a Seventy! He taught so powerfully and helped me to realize
many things that I can change and repent of to become a better missionary.
One thing in particular I realized is that we as humans work well with a
pattern. Since I've been an Assistant... my missionary schedule has been
disrupted dramatically! We often have meetings early in the mornings, or
need to stay out late talking with missionaries and it throws our pattern for a
loop! We've worked really hard this past week to be more consistent and
it has helped a lot! Without studying the scriptures on a daily basis...
it is impossible to battle the evils in the world today!
I went on an exchange with Elder Monzon this past
Friday. He is one of the most impressive missionaries I have ever met on
my entire mission! He will be finishing his mission in one more transfer
and is far from burning out or slowing down. We started and didn't stop
or take a break until 9:30 at night! We saw so many miracles and felt the
spirit very strongly together. I love getting to know missionaries and
their backgrounds. We come in a whole bunch of different shapes and
sizes... and you can tell who really understands their purpose. There is
nothing that makes me happier than to see a missionary really "get
it" and do all they can to help those around "get it" also.
I know that healing takes time. We often think that if
we repent of something then the temptations will go away and we won't have that
struggle in the future. We are teaching someone who is has some seriously
deep spiritual wounds. The Gospel will fill those scars but it takes a
consistent effort. I know that is true. My own personal healing
took time and still takes time. Becoming perfect is a day by day
process. I also know that we don't have to be perfect to be worthy.
We have started teaching the S** family! They moved
from Utah recently so when I got their phone number and it started with 801 I
got pretty excited haha! The daughters haven't been baptized but are
excited to be on June 13! I know that we were given the opportunity to
teach them through the fasting and prayers we put forth to see 75 baptisms in
June! They are such a cool family and understand that the Gospel is the
only way to find true happiness!
I came across this scripture this week while studying about
prophets... Mosiah 15:11-12
11 Behold
I say unto you, that whosoever has heard the words of the prophets, yea,
all the holy prophets who have prophesied concerning the coming of the Lord—I
say unto you, that all those who have hearkened unto their words, and believed
that the Lord would redeem his people, and have looked forward to that day for
a remission of their sins, I say unto you, that these are his seed, or they are
the heirs of the kingdom of God.
12 For
these are they whose sins he has borne; these are they for whom he
has died, to redeem them from their transgressions. And now, are they not his
seed?
Those who Follow the words
of the prophets receive the full blessings the Atonement has to offer!
Shout out to my Uncle Rob!
Congrats on your new son! You are such a great example to me and I'm happy to
have you as my UNCS!!
Love Elder C the V!
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