Elder Gary E. Stevenson and his wife talked to us Tuesday. Did splits with Hna. Johnston. Williams passed the sacrament for the first time and gave his first talk in church! Juan Carlos came with us to teach Mario. Reviewed the sacrament with Orbil.
We've met people who dismiss the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as foolishness, falsehood, or deceit and I remember 2 Nephi 15:20 that warns those who call good evil and evil good. There are Christians who believe they don't need to change and that changing others is wrong. Were not Christ's teachings centered on how to change? Without the Atonement, the Plan of Happiness and progression would have been void. "'Come as you are,' a loving Father says to each of us, but He adds, 'Don’t plan to stay as you are'" (Elder Holland). If you're happy now, expect to be happier; if you're close to God, expect to be closer; if you have peace and love, expect more :)
I'm learning lots from the missions of Alma, Amulek, and the sons of Mosiah. They've taught me to work at being a missionary who serves and befriends 1st and teaches 2nd, knows the importance of ministering to members in addition to non-members, applies Preach My Gospel guidelines, seeks the Spirit to work within an unconvinced heart, does not search for gratification, understands the power in companionship, relates personal experiences to those taught, sacrifices personal comforts, leaves worldly cares behind, and takes the optimistic approach.
The scriptures are living words that offer specific, current, and customized advice for where you are and what you need right now. I know that as we study them and fill our lives with the goodness that comes from purposefully living the gospel, "the force that is pushing us heavenward [will be] greater than the temptations and distress that drag us downward" (Elder Uchtdorf).
Love, Hermana Jerman
Una nena Chilena
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