Everyone!
Hello! This week was soo good. Well it started off kind of hard, because I had a really bad sinus infection. The MTC is not a place for healing. I never sleep and our little jail cell classrooms are the perfect place for spreading germs. Im almost all of the way better now though because my companion and roomates insisted that I go see a doctor. So he put me on some type of perscription and now I'm pretty much good! Also, one of the presidency wives was very insistent that I get a blessing so the Elders in my district gave me one and I know that has helped a ton!
Anyways, we taught a lot more lessons this week so thats been really fun. I am learning so much. Sometimes its frusterating to have a language barrier and not be able to say exactly what I want to say, the way that I want to say it, but it a lot of ways its actually a huge blessing. It really forces you to think about what you are teaching people, and the real importance behind the lessons. Its easy for me to simplify the lessons to the understanding of a 5 year old because that is exactly the level of my spanish speaking skills at the moment. I say so many embarassing things sometimes I just sit there and laugh at myself. its great.
Okay so last week my mom said that I don't talk about enough spiritual stuff so Im going to do my best. If you dont want to read it you can scroll down to the pics at the botttom haha. SO this Wednesday we had the opportunity to hear from Elder Bednar and prepared his new song called 'One by One' for him. He spoke to us and I have learned so much from his talk I wish so badly that all of you could have been there. So his whole talk was based on these scripture passages
3 Ne 11: 6-17, Luke 15: 4-7, 8-10, 11-24 and 3 Ne 17: 11-24.
These are all parables of a 'One' as Elder Bednar put it. They are all stories about Christ and how he focused on individuals, each individual person. A one. He told us about how along with these parables, there are so many other exapkmles of the ways that Heavenly Father and Christ know each of us individually. The very first word spoken in this latter day dipensation from Heavenly Father was 'Joseph'. The more that we think about that the more significant it becomes. He knew who Joseph Smith was by name, just like he knows each of us by name. He talked about how the knowledge that we are a 'One' can fuel our desire to share the message with others. Really when you think about it, how great is it that we have the knowledge that we are individually important to a Heavenly Father that is all powerful? We know who we are and whose we are. Why keep that information to yourself? I have only been a missionary for 4 weeks and I cant speak spanish and I dont know all of the lessons in order and I dont know how to find scriptures off of the top of my head. But what I have learned have learned and witnessed though, is how amazing it is when you get to be the tool that Heavenly Father uses to help someone understand that they are a 'One'. I am a called representative of Jesus Christ and becasue I have that blessing, I get to be the person that gets to witness people feel the spirit for the first time, and learn about their purpose in life for the first time. Its pretty neat. I want to encourage everyone to really try and find people in your life that need to better understand that they are a One, help them out. And if its yourself, read those passages. The more that we learn about the Characteristics of Christ the closer we become to him, and the closer we get to becoming like him. Its all so important I swear.
Okay anyway, Life's good I love ya all! Thanks for all of the love and support!
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