This week... well mostly the weekend has been unreal! I have felt the spirit more strong in one meeting than any other. And i almost died!!!!!! Just kidding but a Tornado just went through town no biggie. church is true. hey-o
Okay so this weekend was stake conference and that's kinda what i want to focus on! It was the most spiritual meeting i have ever been to!!!! The room was on FIRE!!! Well just the spirit made it super warm in there. But every talk really pertained to me and my situation but also everyone. The main focus was on missionary work. BIG SURPRISE! but wow it really stuck this time. The emphasis was on member missionary work. And the phrase that i loved was ,"STEP IT UP!" It wasn't said offensively but it was said sternly. It was piercing.
This one man talked about how this sense of urgency is occurring. That these ARE THE LAST DAYS! and that we really need to wake up and start doing something about it. I love this. I am all for this. ACTION!!!! We have this gospel. We are so blessed by it. There are so many that dont have it, or even know about it! WHAT IS HOLDING US BACK FROM SHARING IT?! fear.
Fear of rejection or avoidance or even loss of a friend! These are all real things , but they are also excuses. We have to stop "murmuring" and doubting what we can do! We aren't finding or talking to people alone! We have the help of GOD! And personally i think God is more powerful than fear. The Lord recognizes sacrifice. If you have a desire to serve the Lord WILL bless you. But faith always comes first. we have to act upon our faith them the Lord produces miracles. Yes people have their agency(which sometimes I hate) and they will choose for themselves but if we TRY then that is all we've been asked. So this man talked about a list of characteristics we need to have when finding people: intentional.Courageous.Fighter.Resilient.Faithful. Diligent. I love this list! Its a list i have now hanging in my room. We all in the words of this man need to "Step It Up" and i know we will be successful! So my challenge is for all of us to talk to our neighbors! invite them over! MOM AND DAD INVITE YOUR NEIGHBOR OVER! and have dinner, games or something fun to get to know them! Then invite them to some church activity! Less active people find them! Help them get back to church! Every week look for a family or someone that you see that you can talk to! Pray for missionary experiences! Let fear go and go to work! If you're not a full time missionary with a name badge on your chest... then its time to paint one on your heart. I love you guys!
Okay so last night we had a dang tornado! It was nuts! Sirens everywhere so dang loud! we were at our investigators house so we couldn't leave! It was awesome!!!!! HAHA We looked outside and i swear i couldn't see across the street because the wind was going like 70 miles per hour!!!! it was nuts! we didn't get hit thank goodness but it was awesome! we went and hid in the basement! A TORNADO! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!! I was kinda hoping to get hit just to see what it felt like to be in a tornado! ... maybe next time :)
We have seen so many miracles this week in our area. at the beginning of the week we had a referral from a less active member. She referred us to her 12 yr old nephew! We went and met him and he was awesome! Turns out he has read half the Book of Mormon and knows its true! And wants to be baptized and get the Holy Ghost! Then his parents joined us and they want to be Baptized too!!! MIRACLES!!!!! His picture is below! This is why i went on a mission! They have a family of 7 and they all can be sealed together for eternity's! How amazing! I am pumped for them!!!! Also at the begging of the week we played basketball and i of course have never played but SHOUT OUT TO MY BOY ELDER CALVERT cause he taught me some dunks before we left and i whipped them out this week... glad to know i can somewhat still jump. yikes. but i made it more official but wearing a basketball outfit hahahahahahhahah (Pictue Below) so i guess ill try out for BYU when i get back.
I love this gospel! It is the only TRUE FULL GOSPEL! It has been amazing these past weeks to learn and grow so much. I really love what im becoming. There is so much more to life than sports. I love you guys! Thanks for the letters!!
Elder Patch
Okay so this weekend was stake conference and that's kinda what i want to focus on! It was the most spiritual meeting i have ever been to!!!! The room was on FIRE!!! Well just the spirit made it super warm in there. But every talk really pertained to me and my situation but also everyone. The main focus was on missionary work. BIG SURPRISE! but wow it really stuck this time. The emphasis was on member missionary work. And the phrase that i loved was ,"STEP IT UP!" It wasn't said offensively but it was said sternly. It was piercing.
This one man talked about how this sense of urgency is occurring. That these ARE THE LAST DAYS! and that we really need to wake up and start doing something about it. I love this. I am all for this. ACTION!!!! We have this gospel. We are so blessed by it. There are so many that dont have it, or even know about it! WHAT IS HOLDING US BACK FROM SHARING IT?! fear.
Fear of rejection or avoidance or even loss of a friend! These are all real things , but they are also excuses. We have to stop "murmuring" and doubting what we can do! We aren't finding or talking to people alone! We have the help of GOD! And personally i think God is more powerful than fear. The Lord recognizes sacrifice. If you have a desire to serve the Lord WILL bless you. But faith always comes first. we have to act upon our faith them the Lord produces miracles. Yes people have their agency(which sometimes I hate) and they will choose for themselves but if we TRY then that is all we've been asked. So this man talked about a list of characteristics we need to have when finding people: intentional.Courageous.Fighter.Resilient.Faithful. Diligent. I love this list! Its a list i have now hanging in my room. We all in the words of this man need to "Step It Up" and i know we will be successful! So my challenge is for all of us to talk to our neighbors! invite them over! MOM AND DAD INVITE YOUR NEIGHBOR OVER! and have dinner, games or something fun to get to know them! Then invite them to some church activity! Less active people find them! Help them get back to church! Every week look for a family or someone that you see that you can talk to! Pray for missionary experiences! Let fear go and go to work! If you're not a full time missionary with a name badge on your chest... then its time to paint one on your heart. I love you guys!
Okay so last night we had a dang tornado! It was nuts! Sirens everywhere so dang loud! we were at our investigators house so we couldn't leave! It was awesome!!!!! HAHA We looked outside and i swear i couldn't see across the street because the wind was going like 70 miles per hour!!!! it was nuts! we didn't get hit thank goodness but it was awesome! we went and hid in the basement! A TORNADO! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!! I was kinda hoping to get hit just to see what it felt like to be in a tornado! ... maybe next time :)
We have seen so many miracles this week in our area. at the beginning of the week we had a referral from a less active member. She referred us to her 12 yr old nephew! We went and met him and he was awesome! Turns out he has read half the Book of Mormon and knows its true! And wants to be baptized and get the Holy Ghost! Then his parents joined us and they want to be Baptized too!!! MIRACLES!!!!! His picture is below! This is why i went on a mission! They have a family of 7 and they all can be sealed together for eternity's! How amazing! I am pumped for them!!!! Also at the begging of the week we played basketball and i of course have never played but SHOUT OUT TO MY BOY ELDER CALVERT cause he taught me some dunks before we left and i whipped them out this week... glad to know i can somewhat still jump. yikes. but i made it more official but wearing a basketball outfit hahahahahahhahah (Pictue Below) so i guess ill try out for BYU when i get back.
I love this gospel! It is the only TRUE FULL GOSPEL! It has been amazing these past weeks to learn and grow so much. I really love what im becoming. There is so much more to life than sports. I love you guys! Thanks for the letters!!
Elder Patch
No comments:
Post a Comment