Well it has been a good week to say the least, having Elder
Holland come was GREAT!! So some things he talked about was:
-The brethren do not put a number
of converts we are to have on our mission, but they do commit us to have at
least one convert which would be ourselves. That the mission has to change us
and we cant return home as the same person.
-He also said any decent missionary
has asked “Why is this work so hard? We have this very important message to
share with the world so why does it seem like the world doesn’t want it?” then
he answered it this way: “the reason it so hard is because the road to salvation
has to go through the garden of Gethsemane and some times up the hill of
Calvary” and he went into talking about that we have to go through a little of
what the Lord went through in order to have salvation
-He also said that we were doing
the same work he was doing, the only difference is the fact that he holds keys I
don’t hold and he is in a quorum that I'm not in. He said he was like a upper
case “A” and we were lower case “a” and then in a larger sense we are doing the
same great work as the Lord.
-He talked about Adam and Eve
and what their lives were like while they were in the garden and then after when they were cast out. Then what it's like because of Jesus Christ and the atonement. I'll have to explain about this more when I
can talk to you because its hard to write about haha.
That’s only a few things, he also shook all are hands at the very beginning and he said
“good to see you” to every one then after explained that the apostles
used to interview every missionary but that was back when there was only 4000
missionaries so the reason he wants to shake our hands is because he has a very
personal interview with each of us and he wasn’t just looking at us but he was
“seeing” us. It was crazy haha.
I learned so much. Then the rest
of the week has been good. Elder Williams and I are getting along great! We are
working hard and are staying very obedient so good things will be coming. We are working with more less actives and the
members are trusting us a lot more with there friends. Yesterday we got a
referral from the bishop's sister and she is graduating this week from high
school and she set up for us to teach a boy from her school that has always
picked on her at school about the church. He has read the Book of Mormon and
has a few questions and he started asking her questions so she said “I will just sent
the missionaries from my church to you because they can answer the questions a
lot better then I can” so im excited to see how it goes!
I just love being a missionary! And
thank you all for all your support!! I love you all and thanks again! CTR
ELDER MAUGHAN
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