7/25/14

That sounds so fun! And I'm glad Dad is getting things worked on.

This week flew by so fast... again

Im doing well!

Well, a miracle we had last week was when a random person called us. This member called us because one of his work mates tolked to him about how we, the missionaries, invited him to church on sunday and he was thinking about coming. He stayed at church for all 3 hours and took notes on things people said. He says he wants to keep on coming back and learning. 

Thank you for the shirts! I don't know of anything else I need. 

this is the message our president sent us this week, basically summarizing our mission leadership council (My mom asked him to tell her more about what the mission president said to them. Instead of summarizing, he sent this attachment, haha) 

President Meredith

Dear Missionaries,
As the Mission Leadership Council discussed how we can raise our vision and improve our performance we decided on three primary things we felt all of us in this mission could focus on. One was spending more time focused on our testimony of the work and the miracles that occur all around us. Second was to focus on the “why” of obedience, and third was to consecrate ourselves as mission leaders and invite others to join us in this effort.

In that regard, I invite all of you to join the Mission Leadership Council in reading the article your mission leaders will provide this week, if it hasn’t already been provided. It is a talk given at the MTC by Elder Tad R. Callister of the Seventy, on becoming a consecrated missionary. Please read that talk before Sunday and then join us in fasting for the inspiration to know what we should each do, and the faith and strength to do it. Then as you attend the Temple during August, I would invite you to focus on the covenants of sacrifice and consecration that you have made with God in His holy house.

As I have thought about these things, I remembered a talk by President Uchtdorf, given in the Woman’s session of General Conference in October 2011. I have quoted parts of that talk below:

“Sometimes, in the routine of our lives, we unintentionally overlook a vital aspect of the gospel of Jesus Christ. In our diligent efforts to fulfill all of the duties and obligations we take on as members of the Church, we sometimes see the gospel as a long list of tasks that we must add to our already impossibly long to-do list,. We focus on what the Lord wants us to do and how we might do it, but we sometimes forget why.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not an obligation; it is a pathway, marked by our loving Father in Heaven, leading to happiness and peach in this life and glory and inexpressible fulfillment in the life to come.
While understanding the “what” and the “how” of the gospel is necessary, the eternal fires and majesty of the gosplel springs from the “why”. When we understand why our Heavenly Father has given us this pattern for living, when we remember why we committed to making it a foundational part of our lives, the gospel ceases to become a burden and, instead, becomes a joy and a delight. It becomes precious and sweet.
Let us not walk the path of discipleship with our eyes on the ground, thinking only of the tasks and obligations before us. Let us not walk unaware of the beauty of the glorious earthly and spiritual landscapes that surround us.
The “what” and “how” of obedience mark the way and keep us on the right path. They “why” of obedience sanctifies our actions, transforming the mundane into the majestic. It magnifies our small acts of obedience into holy acts of consecration.”

Elders and Sisters, we invite you to join us in a month of becoming more consecrated.

President Meredith