This week was great... much better than last week!
On Monday we were able to stop by and visit a guy named
Bryan. He let us in and we were able to teach him the first discussion, it went
really good! He had some great concerns and questions and we were able to
really have the spirit there. We are supposed to meet with him tonight so
hopefully we can have another good lesson with him. On Wednesday we had a big
missionary broadcast meeting for all the missionaries in the world. It was a
great meeting! It was all about the fundamentals of preach my gospel and how we
need to be implementing and using those concepts more as missionaries. We heard
from Elder Andersen, Elder Oaks, Elder Bednar and a few other general
authorities. It was great! One thing I really liked that Elder Bednar said was
that we are the Holy Ghost's instrument. We are God's tool. He is not our tool. The Holy Ghost is not our tool. We need to be worthy so that it can use us to help
others. This work is not about us, we are here to only be the instrument and
assist God in his work! It was great to have our whole zone together as well. We were able to have a great discussion after the broadcast as a zone and it
was very insightful!
This week we were also able to set 3 new baptismal dates!!!! What a miracle! We met with Sean and Tiffany and had a great lesson with them. We invited them to be baptized on February the 20th and they both said yes!!! It will be a difficult road for them. They need to get married and they have a
few word of wisdom problems, but we know that they can do it! If you could all
pray for them that would be great!!! We are still expecting a miracle with
those two... it will be a challenge for them but it will bless them so much! We
also got to teach one of our investigators name Matt, and we set a date with
him as well for February the 20th. That will be a big day!!! It was a great
week though. I am so thankful for these people and for the opportunity to teach
them. It is such a great experience challenging someone to be baptized and
helping them understand why its such a necessary thing.
This morning before studies I was reading the Teachings of
the Presidents book for this year. It is the Howard W. Hunter book. I was reading
the first chapter and I really want to share some of the insights that I was
able to gain. He talks a lot about how we need to have faith, and how faith can
help us get through the struggles in our lives and help us get rid of our
worries and fears. He talks about how we need to emphasize the blessings in our
lives. We have to look at the good and at the progress we made, and we have to
minimize the disappointments and the worries that we have. It is normal to worry
and be fearful, but we can't let those things control us. We have to look
forward into the future with faith with optimism and hope. If we were to look
at all the things that could go wrong and dwell on that, we would never get
anywhere! President Hunter talks about how we have to embrace life joyfully. When we go through trials and tribulations, when our patience is being tested,
we need to keep a good attitude and just have faith in the Lord. He has a plan
for us and he will make sure that we succeed. We have to go through tests and
trials and hard things because they help us to grow.
There is a quote that I really love. "God has the power, but its our test." God could deliver
us and help us but we have to go through the test so that we can learn and
progress. President Hunter also says, that when our lives our centered on Jesus
Christ, when our faith is in Him and we are living the way that we should,
nothing can go permanently wrong. We just have to keep trying, keep
enduring.
That is my challenge to you all this week, keep enduring. But not in a bad way, keep a good attitude, be joyous, be happy, have faith, be
optimistic, don't worry, God knows what he is doing and he is shaping you into
exactly who you need to be.
I love you all. I am thankful for each of you and
for all your support. Have a great week!!!
-D&C 123:17
-D&C 6: 34-37
-D&C 90:24
Love Elder Farnsworth
Selfie in the snow!
Posing so we could see the ice.
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