Elder Holland gives probably the best talk that I could
listen to for days. My love for the Savior just swells within me as I
listen to it.
"Mission President, you'll have occassion to
ask, and your missionaries will have many occasions to ask, "Why is it
so hard? Why doesn't it go better? Why aren't more people joining the
church? Why is it so difficult President? Why do they reject us
President? Can't they see this? These are questions that a nineteen, a
twenty, a twenty-one, and a twenty-two year old will ask themselves.
They're questions I've asked myself. I have thought about it a great
deal. I have a feeling, it's not church doctrine per-se it's just my
feeling. I'm convinced that missionary work is not easy because
SALVATION IS NOT A CHEAP EXPERIENCE! Salvation was never easy... If the
could go to the Garden, falling on his face saying 'Abba, Father, Pappa,
remove this cup from me...' Why would we believe - Why would we think
that salvation would be easy when it was never ever easy for Him! This
is the Son of the Living God saying 'isn't there some other way?' ... So
Presidents, if your missionaries ask, then they should remember that
they aren't the first ones to ask that. Someone much greater - someone
much better asked if there wasn't a better, less excrutiating way. I
believe that in order come to the truth, to come to salvation, to come
to know something of the price which hast been paid, we will have to
know something, a little of what the Savior felt. So maybe, since there
wasn't an easy way for the Savior, perhaps for us, in token symbolism
only, it won't be an entirely easy thing either. So Presidents, you tell
your missionaries, when they're discouraged, when they are cast out,
when they are spit upon, when they are made a hiss and a byword, they
are standing shoulder to shoulder with the best blood this world has
ever known! The only true and perfect missionary. They have every reason
to stand tall! And if they can learn to appreciate it. The atonement
will carry them. Perhaps, even more imporant than it will carry their
investigators..."
If there is anything closer to a tear-jerker in the
world I don't know what is! I want you all to know something. I have a
testimony of the Book of Mormon. I have a testimony that Joseph Smith
saw what he said he saw and that he and the other witnesses handled the
plates! I testify of the grace of Christ! It has truly carried me thus
far through my mission! I have learned to appreciate it. Not completely
or perfectly but definitely more than ever.
Please keep Kayla in your prayers. She is scheduled to be baptized this weekend! She is doing fantastic!
We
also met a lady named Adrianna who was deeply touched by the message of
the restoration on our first contact. She had tears in her eyes after
the First Vision and we are going to try and get in contact with her
this week.
We recieved a referral from the Zone Leaders in
Auburn. Elder Ballard's great grand niece! She wants to be baptized this
upcomming week and we still havent met her yet!
We also recieved another person as a referal whos name is
Eden and he is great as well! He is striving to gain a testimony about
the Word of Wisdom! Please pray for him! He is so great.
Well I sure love you all and am so grateful for all you do! And your prayers!
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