“This week I came to the weirdest
realization, that too many members don't actually have strong testimonies of a
living prophet. The members like what the prophet tells us at General
Conference but don't actually take that as direct council from Heavenly Father
and apply it. It's turning into a pet peeve, here is an example: so the prophet
President Thomas S. Monson changed the age missionaries can serve. Here I am
serving at 21, so the age change doesn't really affect me but I hear people
talk about it all the time. Lately people think it's okay to make fun of the
age change to me and say how ridiculous that such young, immature children can
serve, thinking that I am going to agree. Nope, if a prophet said it than I am
more than cool with it. It's just sad to me that we have a living prophet for
our age, to give us current counsel from Heavenly Father- he is the mouthpiece
for Heavenly Father on earth, and yet some people still think that they know
better than him. Sad times. Luckily, the majority of people realize what a
great blessing this is, and act with faith on what we've been told. Now to a
lighter topic. I say a lot of things wrong here is running list of things
lately. All enthusiastically I said to a member "You know what they say:
every member a member." Instead of every member a missionary. We were
talking about the moisture I said "well it is Monson season, instead of
monsoon season. I was telling the Ward missionaries that the Missionary
Broadcast in June was going to be historic because President Hinckley was speaking.
Yup, our dear past away President Hinckley. How bad. I also informed the ward
missionaries that a member lived in Salt Lake instead of saying Las Vegas. I
think I was thinking Provo is to Salt Lake as Henderson is to Las Vegas. Who
knows though? I love serving a mission. It's the greatest! The funniest,
weirdest things happen every day. I love you, and miss you all."
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