1. When a new branch presidency has three weeks of Baptisms every sunday they are incredibly happy about it.
2. People here hate it when missionaries leave because many work hand in hand with us to fufill callings and even help us teach.
3. Referrals work so much better then people missionaries find on their own.
4. There is a lot of work to egt done with many people but when they are actually willing it helps.
The Church is true! I am now going to write about that statement alone. A missionary just said it behind me so i am going to take it as my topic. Many times on my mission i have found people that have had trouble seeing that if the Church was true at their conversion it will still be true even when something they do not agree with happens. They are times when i have seen individuals fall away just because they took offense with what someone had said to them or about them, this causes a large drop in blessing that you recieve, if you can imagine. One hard tradition for many here to egt past is that Church is not suppose to be based on social expectations. It does not matter if you are a big mn in the world, having money does not mean you should have position. Having friends does not mean you should have control.
The Chruch is true because of the Power and revelation that still direct it today. We have to be willing to follow and obey even if we do not think it is right because our leaders have been called by God not because they are popular. We even see in 1 Nephi 16:2 that when we take truyth (knowledge shared by God) to be hard it is because in some way we are guilty of disobedience. We have to see that at any time God is in charge of his Church and will not let go of that control. This is how he teaches and guides us today, not through poularity or position but by those he knows are the ones who can and will lead.
taking offense and using that as an excuse to hinder your own progression to try and hurt the person that offened you is worthless. the only one who gets affected by that is you and people you do not mean to hrut. Our personal progression is based on truth and knowledge tghat God has and will continue to give to us. When we allow another to stop us recieveing direction we only injure ourselves more. When offense happens let truth bind up your wound, no offense is worth your salvation.
Keep working to grow and progress yourself so you do not hinder those you love. salvastion is a personal matter but exaltation is a family matter. DO not be a weak ink, let anger greed and fear move away and jump head first into the trtuth of the Church. Imbrace the teachings and the love held within.
The Church is true and nothing in this world would ever be able to change that. So use the Truth you have been given and follow it, never let anything small or big get in the way of what you know to be right. Move to God nevr try and force him to move to you. God's rules never change his requirements do not alter, never expect him to lower his values because sothings is hard. The Bar God sets up will not fall. In the high jumop the bar is set the smae for every jumper just because you cannot jump that high they will not lower it to let you keep competing. Keep pushing yourself to reach the bar, train if you cannot pass it yet.
Become the Child God needs you to be.
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