Another week as come and gone; can
we all just take a moment of silence because of the fact that I have been out
for over one month. What the what. Where does time go? Luckily I still have 17
months to learn all the things that I need to before I rebirth into the world
(Too far? It's kind of true. I am in an earthly "pre-mortal"
existence. I am naive to the things of the world. I am really eating up these
missionary lessons).
First on the agenda. Can I take a
minute of your time to praise my ward? Keep in mind that I am serving in an YSA
ward (which is a ward where single humans ages 18-31 go to a ward together). We
have had members present at every lesson, they feed us, and when they can't
they drop food off, or take us out, they have signed up for us to come over to
their houses and teach them the lessons so that I can get more practice. The
Relief Society President is the kindest human on planet earth. I may or may not
have teared up during Ward Council when she talked about how if God gave their
ward Sister missionaries then He knows that the field is white already to
harvest (Doctrine and Covenants 4), and that there must be a great many people
that they all know who need the gospel and they just need to pray and fast for
names to give the missionaries. She said it far more eloquent than that, but it
was tender.
We still only have 1 investigator
but we have plenty of potentials which are hopefully. Preach My Gospel says
that success is measured by how much effort the missionary gives and how
obedient to the rules. With that measuring scale I can only go to bed happy
each night because I have done both of those things to a tee. We visit a lot of
former investigators, and less-active members. Can I go off on a rant? Faith
without works is dead. Okay thank-you. Rant over. You understand me. From
visiting so many people from all walks of life I only have a greater testimony
of this. I can say that I am a doctor but if I haven't gone to med. school or
ever worked as a doctor than am I really a doctor?
Secondly can I just say never, never,
ever, ever date someone who isn't LDS if you are (especially if you are a
return missionary.)You aren't going to convert the other person. You’re not
going to have a happy part-member family. You are just robbing your children of
an eternal family. Now that is not to say you shouldn't have nonmember friends,
and help them learn more about the gospel. You should do that every day. Have a
hundred nonmember friends, give them all Books of Mormon, and have them met
with the missionaries just do not date them. Thank you.
I know this is a stray from my usual
updates it's just I talk to at least 10 people every day who have so many
problems that route back to these two issues. I am not trying to preach (well
as a missionary I am called to preach so maybe I am), but I just spreading what
little knowledge I have. I may not be able to teach lessons to many people
here in Henderson but maybe I can help people at home.
Love you forever."
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