Dear Family & Friends,
So tomorrow will be transfers and
Elder Jarvis and I will be driving up to Cleveland. Travel details will be coming tonight, we may carpool with
the Zone Leaders but don't know yet. So how transfers work is all Elders
or Sisters getting transferred meet at the Kirtland Stake Center and we
are all sitting in the chapel with the Zone Leaders and Assistants
and President and Sister Sorensen on the stand. All the new Elders
and trainers sit in the first two rows (the new trainers have a previous
meeting to find out who their trainer/trainee will be), we
will have a short meeting, all the departing missionaries bear their
testimony and then the Zone Leaders announce who will be working with who
in each new area, and then you go leave to your areas and get to work. I
am excited to train again and to continue to learn and grow throughout this
next part of my mission.
That's funny that you found that
picture of all us current missionaries as Deacons. We all look so little! (The
attached picture is when Corey Wardell, Brother Brandon Greenwood, Zach Nielsen, Jason Brown, and Chris
Weaver were all serving together in the Deacon’s Quorum Presidency in Aug.
2005.)
This last week we had a great Branch
Conference. All the messages and speakers were amazing. The Spirit
was very strong and I think that it really made an effect on many people.
The Spirit in this area is increasing as people are strengthening their
testimonies and conversion. As the focus on the Atonement, Book of
Mormon, and testimony/conversion has been emphasized in the mission I have
felt a major change in the members here and I. Powerful things have
been taking place here and I am excited to see the changes and growth
with this area over the next three months.
Well sorry my letter is brief
today...but I had an opportunity to write a short testimony and
message to the Sorensen’s (Mission President and wife) for their birthday last
week. All the missionaries wrote their testimonies and sent them to the
Assistants who compiled them into a book. The following is the
testimony I sent in by email.
“This Gospel is and forever will be
true. We have a Father in Heaven who loves us and knows us each
specifically and personally. Our Savior Jesus Christ lives and has atoned
for each of us, making our path home possible and clear. The Gift of the
Holy Ghost that God has given to us is of infinite worth and a key to our
personal salvation. This gift is clear evidence to me of Gods love for
each and every one of us. I feel and see Him in my life and the lives
around me. Joseph Smith has restored this Gospel and was and is called as
a Prophet and servant of God, sealing his testimony of this great and marvelous
work with his life. Through the Book of Mormon and my personal
relationship with God I stand and bear my personal testimony that all these
things are true. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is restored and is blessing
the lives of all the inhabitants of both Heaven and Earth. The work that
we have entered into covenant with God to take to all people is true and will
roll forth to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. It is the
message of peace, hope, and happiness. Our families can and will be
together forever in our Heavenly Fathers presence as we live worthily of the
blessings and promises of God. The Prophet Thomas S. Monson and all of
the Apostles of our day today have been called of God to uphold and bring about
His marvelous work. They lead and guide each of us in righteousness,
helping us to safely come home. I know that I am exactly where I need to
be at this time in my life, in the service of my Father in Heaven. Of
this I testify in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.”
I hope you each have a wonderful
week!
Love,
No comments:
Post a Comment