My favorite part of the mission so far is seeing the
people progress, get baptized, confirmed, and stay faithful! Sadly,
that does not happen very often, so when it does, I am a very happy
camper! There are a lot of things that I love about the mission, but
that would have to be the best part, the most sweet. Obviously the most
bitter part would be seeing them progress and then completely deny
everything when they know it is true! For the fears of the world and the
people in it, they deny an answer from God. Sad, I know!
This week we had a zone conference, and we learned a
lot about the Holy Ghost! Most of it was a good review for me, but I
want to share what we spent a lot of time talking about. First, the
power of the Holy Ghost is the influence that He has. He is about to
influence people because of His power. The light of Christ, which is the
influence of the Holy Ghost, is completely different from the gift of
the Holy Ghost! Only baptized members of the true church have the gift of the
Holy Ghost, which means that we have a right to his CONSTANT companionship if we
are worthy and ready to listen! He is a personage of spirit, which
means that he can only physically be in one place at a time! Just like
Heavenly Father and Jesus, the Holy Ghost is a God. The reason that we
can feel his influence is by his power.
Cool, right? I liked what I heard and we learned how
to put into practice what we learned. I was also reading a little bit
in Doctrine and Covenants 82 about those who have received a lot of
knowledge. As members of the church, we have the great responsibility
and opportunity to share the gospel to the world! It is our duty! We
have been given much, and too must give. One of the best ways to share
the gospel is through our actions (example) and through inviting our
family members to hear what we have to say! We must not lose hope if
they reject, because God has His own time frame for every person. We
just need to open our mouths and He promises to fill them! I know that
this promise is true because I have felt it many times in the mission! I
had no idea what to say or do, and I just opened my mouth with faith
and it was filled! I know that God is ready and willing to help us out
when we are in His service!
I love you very much and hope that you have a great week!
Remember to invite the Holy Ghost to be your constant companion! You
have the right :) Biggs hugs and kisses!
