Monday, May 28, 2012

5/28/2012

1 YEAR IN THE MISSION BABY! Yes! Sadly, I am now on the downward spiral in terms of time on the mission! I already crested the hill and am now going down. Everyone says that the time really starts to fly now, and I testify to that! This week passed by in the blink of an eye!
 


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!

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