Mmoja
mmoja fam bam!!
I'm
back to sketchy email shops (Lesotho is full of them hahaha) and I can't say I
missed them!! hahaha but it's good to be here; thanks for having me
I'm
sitting here trying to figure out where this week went.. It was crazy! We got
to Lesotho on Wednesday, had to go back to South Africa for a council meeting,
and watched General Conference this weekend!! So far I'm loving Lesotho!! It's
SUPER different from ZA! (I've mentioned that to every person I've emailed
today, sorry hahah) As soon as we crossed the border we had entered a
different world! Lesotho is a lot more rural than South Africa! As we've done
some traveling throughout Lesotho I've enjoyed watching men and children ride
around on donkeys and tending their flocks hahaha however, Elder Shinga and I
work in town, so I don't think I'll be riding any donkeys for myself (shame..)
hahaha
Just
a heads-up, I forgot my camera cord, so I'll be sure to send pictures next
week!
Serving
with Elder Shinga has been awesome! He's taught me a lot about service -- I
don't think a day has gone by that he hasn't served me! It really gets the
brotherly love flowing <3 :,) Serve the people around you if you want to
feel more joy!! People need YOU and your gifts!!
One
thing that I love about coming to new areas is the chance to set new goals for
myself -- this transfer I want to be a lot more bold! I'm gravity of our
calling as missionaries is really starting to distill on me and I'm realizing
that if people don't repent then they won't live with God again -- they won't
feel the joy that comes from the Atonement of Jesus Christ, they won't feel the
joy that comes from receiving revelation, and they won't experience the
blessings that we receive so generously as members of the Church -- that's
where we come in!
I
was reading something called the Donaldson Papers this week and I read that
missionaries are gatekeepers of the Atonement, as I pondered that I realized it
was true! As a missionary I carry the responsibility to help others understand
and access the powers of our Saviour's Atonement!! So, to fulfill my missionary
purpose --
I
know that the Atonement is real! I know that we access the powers of the
Atonement through the gospel of Jesus Christ, namely:
Faith
in Jesus Christ
Sincere
Repentance
Baptism of Water for the Remission of Sins
Baptism of Water for the Remission of Sins
Baptism
of the Spirit for Purification and to Receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost
and
Remaining Faithful Throughout our Lives!
As
we follow the plan that our Father has established for us we experience the
power of the Atonement as we realize a remission of our sins, we overcome our
weaknesses (the natural man), and as we literally come unto Christ by following
His example!
I
know that there is no other way back to the Father than through the plan listed
above -- I know that even though we are in a fallen state now, all of us can
become like God through the exalting powers of the Atonement!
Joseph
Smith taught something along the lines that we can only learn about the
Atonement by experiencing it -- not simply by reading about it. I challenge you
to ask our Father to have intimate experiences with the Atonement DAILY! I
promise that as you feel the cleansing, enabling, and reconciling powers of the
Atonement from day to day that you will come to KNOW Christ; that He will be as
real to you as any other person!
I
know that my Redeemer lives, I know that because of Him we'll all live again
to!
I
know you can learn more about Christ from the Book of Mormon; it's true! It's a
witness of His divinity and we can all get nearer to God by studying it from
day to day.
With
love,
--
--
Elder
Weiler
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