Making the best out of our dusty area hahah... free
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For those of you who didn't get the joke in the subject, the
answer lies herein.
Dumelanga!! (PS This turned out longer than I intended it to
be but I firmly believe that it is of great significance to you)
Week 6 is come and gone! I CANNOT believe that this transfer
with Elder Masinga is already over! It's definitely been one of best of my
whole mission! I feel like we've had a lot of success in the past 6 weeks!! I
learned a lot this transfer how important companionship harmony is! When you
and a companion (this can also be considered in terms of marriage) are unified
and equally yoked in your desire to preach repentance and baptize converts,
it's beautiful hahah! The Lord has blessed us bountifully!!!
My time is Blomanda and Bloemfontein has officially come to
an end :(( I LOVE it here!! Of all the places I've lived I think I could live
in Bloemfontein forever hahaha HOWEVER, I'm being transferred to what President
Thompson referred to as "the promised land" -- Lesotho!!! Lesotho is
a landlocked country within South Africa and the field is white already
harvest! President Thompson wants to have a Lesotho stake before he leaves, so
missionaries in Lesotho are working double time!!
Ever since I got my mission call I've felt drawn to Lesotho!
I'm so excited to serve there! I'll be one of six missionaries serving in the
nation's capitol, Maseru! Also, the currency in South Africa is the Rand and
the currency in Lesotho is called Maloti! So yeah... it's symbolic of my
transition.. ha.. ha.
This weekend we got to watch General Conference; we even
watched a few sessions live, which was awesome!! The more and more that I teach
the Restoration, the deeper the absolute need for prophets today sinks into my
heart! We HAVE to be guided today! There is no other way; to say that we no
longer need prophets is to say that we don't have changing standards,
confusion, and a need for personal revelation.. It doesn't make sense that God
WOULDN'T call prophets in our day! I'm so grateful for a loving and
understanding Father that communicates to us in these last days!
The second part of the topic reflects something I've noticed
a lot on my mission -- this week more than ever. We were visiting a family from
the ward this week who is on and off active and less active; we've visited them
a few times over the past months and I've always been interested in the way
that Ma talks about Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father. Let me explain: I've
noticed a stark contrast between those that read and understand the Book of
Mormon and those who do not by the way that they speak of Christ. Those who
read and have a testimony of the Book of Mormon seem to speak of Christ more
reverently, personally, and intimately whereas those who do not seem to speak
of Him as a celebrity or an urban legend ( no offense intended ). Those who
read the Book of Mormon seem to have a greater sense of their accountability
for their actions whereas those who do not seem to do as they please and leave
it to God to have grace on them; while these contrasts are not spiritually
fatal -- they make a great difference in the way that we see ourselves in
relation to Deity ( I hope this makes sense ).
Ma always talks about God in the manner of those who do not
read the Book of Mormon -- while she is a woman of great faith, the connection,
or the understanding, isn't really there. So we probed a bit into her reading
of the Book of Mormon, only to discover that not only has she never finished
it, but she has hardly read any of it!! She is familiar with names, but she
isn't familiar with stories, doctrines, or teachings. Elder Masinga and I then
testified of the absolute import of the Book of Mormon and it's witness of
Jesus Christ and His role as our Saviour, the Son of God.
We also warned her of the danger that comes when we as
Saints treat lightly the Book of Mormon (Doctrine and Covenants
84:51-58).
As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints we have been blessed beyond comprehension by the coming forth of the
Book of Mormon -- the central doctrines and teaching of the gospel come from
the Book of Mormon! (Atonement, Plan of Salvation, Priesthood Authority, Manner
of Baptism, Gift of the Holy Ghost, Repentance etc.)
I know that the warning administered to the Prophet Joseph
Smith applies to us today! If we do not remember the Book of Mormon we will be
scourged!! We will falter in the face of adversity and we will never have
valiant testimonies of the Messiah. It is that clear. We have a treasure in this
church and God expects us to treat it as treasure!
If you're not reading something from the Book of Mormon each
day then I challenge you to start today -- it is crucial for your salvation! (2
Nephi 32:3-4) If you're studying another book of scripture, follow the
footnotes! TASTE FROM THE BOOK OF MORMON EACH DAY!
I love you all! I love the Book of Mormon! I know that it
has the power to change your life! I know that the witness of Christ that lies
within those 531 pages contains the most powerful testimony that exists
-- that Jesus Christ came to Earth, performed the Atonement, and that He has
given us access to that Atonement (ordinances)!!!
--
Elder Weiler
It was a little taste of home!
Remember my 7-legged friend? Well he disappeared shortly
after I included him in my email... I thought he died... But he showed up
yesterday morning in our bathroom! He scared me to death too hahha
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