9/21/2015
Hola
family!
Thanks Danielle for the letter this week!
This week we had tons of meetings! We had interviews with
President Mullen on Tuesday, our stake Missionary Coordination Meeting on Thursday, and
Zone Conference on Friday! We were really busy!
In interviews, President Mullen talked about prayer. It was
pretty interesting! We talked about how prayer is supposed to be a conversation
with God. Not one-sided. We need to be talking to him, and we also need to be
listening for answers. He also pointed out that if we aren't asking questions
and are just giving thanks, asking for help, etc.. It's like we are placing an
order. We need to actually put effort into our prayers, prepare beforehand and
seek the spirit to help us know what questions to ask. I've been working on
having more meaningful prayers and it's been incredible the difference they
make!
As a mission, we have been reading through the Book of Mormon
and marking
1. Any reference to Jesus Christ
2. His attributes
3. His gospel (faith, repentance, baptism, Holy Ghost, endure to
the end)
4. His words ("thus saith the Lord...")
I have learned so much more from the Book of Mormon while I've
been doing this! It's amazing how much it talks about Jesus Christ. It truly is
another testament of Him. It's also been cool to see how often Christ is
actually speaking in the Book of Mormon. Especially in 2 Nephi, when Nephi is
quoting Isaiah!
On Friday, during zone conferences we talked about the Sabbath
Day. The biggest thing that stood out to me, is that we don't keep the Sabbath
day holy only on Sunday. We have to prepare every day. We should try and live
our lives every day to be worthy to take the sacrament! Another intersting
thing that was pointed out, that nowhere in the scriptures does it talk about
how the sacrament renews our baptismal covenants. When we
take the sacrament, we renew all the covenants we
have made with our Heavenly Father. It truly is a fresh start. I'm so grateful
for the Sabbath and especially the sacrament! It's a great blessing in our
lives and we should all remember the Savior as we keep the Sabbath day holy!
McKayla's baptism was on Sunday!!!! It
was amazing!!! There were so many people there! Tons of people came to support
her and it was awesome! Chelsea gave a talk on baptism. She was super nervous
because she was such a new member and wasn't sure what she should say. But she
did great! McKayla was really happy after the baptism! We were all super proud
of her making the decision on her own, even though there were people telling
her not to! She has a lot of faith!
I love you all and miss you lots! Don't forget your Savior
during the coming week!
Love,
Elder Warren
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