大家好!
Hope you all had an excellent week! I know that we did!
It's been pretty cold over here in the mornings! When we run to
the gym at 6:24, it's a freezing 60 degrees! Brrr! But yesterday got back
up into the 100's, so that was nice! Haha
This week has been another crazy busy one for us! Lots of
meetings! Wednesday was our Zone Meeting, which was fun! I mean, they didn't have
Chick-fil-a cater, but it was still a spiritually filling experience! Haha
Thursday I had District Leader Training at the mission office. It was a
lot of fun! It was a lot of review, but it was good! When we review some of the
trainings from previous Multi-Zone Conferences, Sister Mullen talked about
going out "in the strength of the Lord". As I've been reading through
the Book of Mormon recently, I've noticed this phrase a lot. When people
trusted in the Lord, humbled themselves, and prayed for His strength, they
overcame the trials they were faced with. When they didn't trust in the Lord,
the trials overcame them! It's been a constant reminder for me to be aware of
how much I need His help. There's absolutely no way I could make it through
this life without Him. I've been finding myself constantly praying for His
help, for His strength. And I've felt it come!
Friday was a really weird day! In the morning I had to do some online
training called "My Plan". Basically every Friday morning, I'll get
on a computer and set goals for what I want to do when I am no longer a
missionary. Then Friday afternoon I had my "outgoing interview" with President
Mullen. Same as My Plan, he talked about goals I had for when I got home! The
first thing he said when I walked into his office was, "Elder Warren, I'd
like to thank you for your service." In my head I was thinking: "I
still have five more weeks to serve!!! Don't say that!!!" Haha but it was
a good experience.
Saturday and Sunday were awesome days!! Saturday we took Brother and
Sister Chen with us to go visit Brother Yang and it went really well! We talked
about the Book of Mormon with him and he committed to read at least 10 minutes
every day! After we left, the Chens stayed and talked with him for a while! On Sunday, they
pulled us aside before church and said that they gave him a specific chapter to
read from the Book of Mormon and he read it all that night and told them that
he feels like he's ready to be baptized! Sunday after church, we
went to the Chen's home to have a lesson with Brother Yang! We talked about the
Plan of Salvation and review a little bit about the Restoration! (He also asked
why we don't drink tea, so we talked about the Word of Wisdom as well!) He's
planning on being baptized on October 2nd! The Spirit has definitely worked a lot to
change his heart!
Today I wanted to share the Chinese word for salvation: 救恩
The first word, 救, means to save, help, or rescue. The
second word, 恩, means a gift, favor, or kindness.
So salvation is a gift from a loving Heavenly Father that will save, or rescue,
us from this mortal state. If we are faithful in this life, and live the Gospel
of Christ, we have His promise that when we return back to His presence, we
will be worthy to stay in His presence! That's why I'm here in Riverside
serving a mission. I love my Heavenly Father and His plan. I have been called
to help open the doors of the heaven for Heavenly Father's children. As we
exercise faith in Jesus Christ, repent, are baptized, and endure to the end, we
will become clean. The stains from our sins and mistakes will be washed away
and we will stand spotless before our Heavenly Father.
I love all of you and miss you! Go out and serve God with all of
your heart, might, mind, and strength!
Love,
Elder Warren
吴长老
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