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| Happy Birthday Elder Mac!!! |
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| I Love My Birthday Cake |
I have Big News I am TRAINING!!!!! So in the
mission President Smith is having most of the zone leaders train. So yes, Elder
Moncada and I are still the zone leaders. He will also be training a missionary
who has six weeks left in his greenie training and then Elder Moncada goes
home. Once again there will be four of us living together. I am so stoked to train;
it is going to be fun. As I think of this calling I know it is a very special privilege
because it is a calling Christ had in His life. When Christ called twelve men as
Apostles to teach His gospel, He had to train those twelve men (Matthew 10). So
yes in some ways it is the same but in other ways it is not. Those twelve men
Christ called had no clue what to do just like the greenies, I mean at least
the greenies had the MTC to help. I have to show this kid everyday life of
being about our Father’s business just like Christ did, I will prepare him to
teach like Christ did, I need to love him like Christ loved those twelve men. I
will show him how he can exercise faith like Christ showed the twelve. There
are so many points that are the same, and one of my favorite is this, I have to
be humble in teaching this kid the doctrine of the kingdom. Yes we know the
doctrine but we don’t know it truly enough and we always need to learn more. I
will need to prepare him to teach and testify of the doctrines of the restored
gospel by the spirit so the people will feel and recognize the Spirit, and to
invite the people to make commitments to do the things that will help them
become converted. I need to help him see the basic needs of the people and to
serve with kindness and unconditional love. To serve with obedience and desire
to work just as Christ taught the twelve to serve. I am truly grateful for this
chance I have to train and show a new missionary in a small way how Christ
prepared the twelve to serve and to bring souls unto Christ through the saving ordinances
of the gospel.
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| Pizza And New Year's: This Going To Hurt! |
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| No, I Did Not Take The Last Slice |
So this week I read 1 Nefi 2: 1-5 which says:
1. For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto
my father, yea, even in a dream, and said unto him: Blessed art thou Lehi,
because of the things which thou hast done; and because thou hast been faithful
and declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee, behold, they
seek to take away thy life.
2. And it came to pass that the Lord commanded my father, even in a dream, that
he should take his family and depart into the wilderness.
3. And it came to pass that he was obedient unto the word of the Lord,
wherefore he did as the Lord commanded him.
4. And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness. And he left his
house, and the land of his
inheritance, and his gold, and his silver, and his
precious things, and took nothing with him, save it were his family, and
provisions, and tents, and departed into the wilderness.
5. And he came down by the borders near the shore of the Red Sea; and he
traveled in the wilderness in the borders which are nearer the Red Sea; and he
did travel in the wilderness with his family, which consisted of my mother,
Sariah, and my elder brothers, who were Laman, Lemuel, and Sam.
In verse 1 we read that the Lord SPEAKS to Lehi which means
the Lord answers our prayers.
In verse 2 it says the Lord COMMANDED Lehi (the
investigator or us) to take his family and depart into the wilderness and in
terms of speaking to the investigator it could be for example to get baptized
and for us it could be being listening to the promptings of the spirit and act
without hesitation.
In verse 3 we learn Lehi was OBEDIENT to what the Lord
said and as I read that I learned that los escogidos (the chosen) will obey the
Lord’s voice. The Lord promises His sheep (the chosen) they will know His voice
and instructs them to obey His voice. For the investigator it means to obey the
promptings of the spirit and know it is His voice inviting them to be baptized.
For us it is to obey the voice of the Lord and again not hesitate when those
promptings come.
In verse 4 and 5 we learn Lehi gave up everything and took
his family as the Lord commanded into the wilderness. We know Lehi was obedient
but also see how important family truly is. Lehi left everything; all his gold,
silver and precious things (the things of the world) took nothing except his
family. So very interesting as a missionary are focus has been changed to
finding the one to finding and teaching families and to prepare them to go to
the temple so that may be a forever family. As we bring families to the church
or unto Christ we are truly building His kingdom. So don’t always look for that
one person, look for that ONE FAMILY to share the message of the restoration
and tell them that God loves us so much He has called prophets again to guide
us and lead us in this life so we can return back to the presence of Heavenly Father
and live forever with our Families. FIND THAT FAMILY!
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| This Is What Happens When You Don't Have A Fork |
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| New Year's Zone Activity: Minute To Win Games |
con mucho amor, ducks forever,
Elder Mcilmoil
January 5, 2014
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| Ghost Town On January 1st! |
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| Happy 2015!!!! |
Tortilla count for the week: 20
Scripture of the week: 1 Corinthians 10:13
“We have the responsibility to stand strong with a shield
of faith against the fiery darts of the adversary. We are role models to the
world, protecting God-given, inalienable rights and freedoms. We stand in
defense of our homes and our families. … How will you resist [Satan’s]
aggressive tactics? Put on the whole armor of God.” Elder Robert D. Hales
"When you come to the temple you will love your
family with a deeper love than you have ever felt before. The temple is about
families." Richard H. Winkel
"I should not like to contemplate an existence,
especially one that is going to continue forever, if I could not enjoy that
existence with those whom I love. And so we build temples in the name of the
Lord." Hugh B. Brown
Fireworks!
