So this week I have really concentrated on Christ and his life. But in particular, one thing I was reading was about the pure love of Christ, and I would like to share it with you today. So, it is Moroni 7:45~47, and it reads " And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. (46) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail— (47) But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the
last day,it shall be well with him."
I was pondering over these verses and was called to think deeply on how this apply to me and what I personally must do to be like him. Love is so powerful and as we love others as Jesus loved us and how our Heavenly Father loves us, we all progress further and further and come so much closer unto him. As we come closer unto him, we feel the deeper love, and because charity never faileth, we all can feel his love and by keeping his commandments and by being baptized can we feel it more clearly!
So this week, as I said, was a little long, but super good and here is why!! So last week we went bowling and it started raining super hard while we were riding a bus to go over to the bowling alley --- the forecast said no rain, but it rained.. A lot!! So we ran into the bowling alley and bowled, and then went shopping, came back to the church, finished emailing and then did family home evening, which was super fun!! We played a few games and then we ate snacks and that was our Monday!
On Tuesday, we studied in the morning, and then came to the church: as a district leader, I needed to call all the missionaries in my district to do somethings for the stake presidency. So we did that. It was basically interviewing on the phone about their areas, and that was amazing!! Then after we went outside, talked to people and also because people weren't always available, we had to go back and forth in between the church and the outside several times -- it took a bit! But that was our Tuesday, and we were able to talk to a few people and that was really good!
Wednesday, we had district meeting and Sister Dustin, our sister missionary had her birthday. So, we bought her a cake and after the meeting we celebrated her birthday and ate cake !! Then after that, we ate lunch, talked to the zone leaders for a little bit, and went outside for a little bit! After that we came back into the church and had our area meeting with the sisters. Then we set up for English class and had a good English class. We were able to teach 2 of our 3
investigators who have baptismal dates and they are doing really well and are really set to get baptized! Their names are 김용호(Kim Yong Ho) and 강명수 (Kang Myeong Soo)!!
On Thursday, we studied in the morning, went to our service project -- that was super fun, and then after that we went outside and talked to people -- that was really good. Then we got to go pick up a package, and we were able to teach others which was amazing! Later in the evening we met with Kim Yong Ho, and had a lesson: he is really excited about getting baptized for sure!! He is progressing super well and is very excited to introduce his family to the gospel too!!
On Friday, we studied and then went out to eat with a member. Then we came back to our house, planned for a little bit, went outside, talked to people and then came back to the church and did our Japanese class -- it was good for the most part!
Saturday was super good because we were able to study in the morning, and came to the church. The branch was having a branch lunch, and so we went and ate at that and talked to the members, and it was great!! Then we got ready for English class. We had English class, and then met with Kang Myeong Soo and talked about the Word of Wisdom. He is going to try quitting smoking and drinking coffee. It was super good! After that we had a meeting with some members and then ate dinner with them. Then, we met Kim Yong Ho and talked about the Word of Wisdom too. He is willing to quit drinking and smoking to get baptized. So, he will try his best for sure!!
On Sunday, we studied in the morning, went to Church, and had brother Kang Myeong Soo and Kim Yong Ho come. They were super happy to be there. Then we had someone come to the church before church ended saying that they wanted to talk to us. They said that they were from another ward, but it turned out they weren't. They just kind of wanted to argue, so we talked with them and we bore testimony to them. Unfortunately they really didn't have the heart to listen to us at all, but they wanted to just argue a lot.. So oh well..
I hope one day they will really want to learn for themselves the joy that comes from Jesus Christ and his gospel but for now, it is alright. Then after that, we met with Kim Yong Ho and he was super happy. We taught him, went outside for a little bit and then came home and ate dinner.
So that was essentially my week and it was super good to be able to do all that was able to be done! I love you all.
Love Always,
Elder Joshua Wilson
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| Celebrating Sister Dustin's Birthday |
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| District Meeting |
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| At Bowling activity with members |
Missionaries can catch bugs?!
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| Special Item from Home |
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