So this week I've been trying to be like Jesus in regards to love for everyone in the way that President Eves shared with us in one of our MTC devotionals. As always, I'll have more on that later.
This week has been interesting I had yet another plot twist in this last transfer, after I finished my last email, I got a call from my mission president and he told me that I was getting a second companion for this transfer. So if anyone has been keeping score for how many companions I've had, this equals four companions in three transfers. Things have been a bit of an adjustment, given that our house is probably the smallest in the mission. It's all been pretty good so far though. There is definitely a lot more noise and a lot less space in the house. Miraculously, it's gotten cleaner though.
As I said to start, I've been thinking about the message that President Eves shared in the MTC with me. His message focused on the character of Christ and how he was always thinking about others. We read in the JST that after He was tempted by Satan and fasted for 40 days, he sent angels to minister to John the Baptist while he was in prison. We also know that when he was being arrested, he healed a man's ear. And of course, we can't forget about his atoning sacrifice for all of us.
The point to understand about this is that Christ has always expressed his love through sacrifice and service. To follow his example, we should demonstrate this exact same form of love. It is through this form of Godly love, or Charity, that we become more like God.
I know what today is, and that there are several people who still hold negative feelings about what happened this day. But these feelings can be overcome with the power of Christ's atonement and we can be emotionally healed. Charity is one of the best ways that we can feel this power in our lives. The closer to God that we are, more powerfully we will be able to feel his influence and his love in our lives. He is the answer to all of our problems.
This is why, for this weeks challenge, I'm inviting everyone to find someone that needs service this week, and serve them, I also want to hear about the experience if your comfortable sharing it, so please write me how it goes.
Following through with last weeks challenge, I've been focusing on how the spirit is able to guide me though missionary work. for example, this week, we were contacting in a part of our area after all of our plans for that hour had fallen. I was about ready to just move onto the next hour's schedule, when I felt prompted to continue contacting in that area until six(the next hour block). So following this prompting, I stayed in that area, and we found a man reading his bible outside his house. Recognizing that we were missionaries, he was more than excited to talk about the gospel with someone else. With patience and trust in the spirit, we were able to find a new family to teach, and maybe baptize. The road is still fairly long.
That's all for now
Elder Gooden
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