RAISING THE BAR
Right now I am serving in the Zone Ochogavia. And I want to
talk about a miracle that is going on here right now. You could say this is the
most humble part of our mission generally. It had the reputation of being the hardest
and worst zone in the mission when I got here. Everyone wanted to go to the
Coast. There was no growth. A few months ago president started focusing a ton on
this zone. This month they will baptize 17 people. That has never happened
before. Now every missionary wants to be here. The missionaries
wanted to go to the coast before just to see the ocean. But now they want to go
to Ochogavia to work! It is a miracle.
This week I was on divisions with a Zone
leader who had never been to Ochogavia. We started the day by finding 2 new
investigators and had another lesson. But for the rest of the day we ended up
knocking doors. I love it!! We have a lot of apartment buildings in our sector
so we didn’t have to walk very far. It got cold. We kept walking. It was 7 at
night and I felt like we should go knock a door that we had knocked a few days
before of an inactive member we thought lived there. We went and they let us
in! We taught lesson 1 and their son who is not a member loved it! He was dying
to read the Book of Mormon. The elder who was with me loved it! He said it was
one of the most spiritual experiences he has had on the mission. The Zone does
not define the work. The attitude does. People hated Ochogavia and it did not
progress. Everyone loves it now and it is soaring. We can’t see or judge by the
outside appearance. God knows where to find success and he will give to us if
we ask and if we work for it. He will guide us to the people or the people to
us.
We can never be satisfied. It is great to have
17 baptisms in one zone. The missionaries worked hard. But it is not enough.
Now we have to have more. It is not acceptable now because I know we can do
more. Our mission is getting way better. The missionaries are more obedient and
focused. We can’t go back to how it used to be we need to move forward. The bar
has to be raised and I know I personally have to feel the weight of the situation
and work as hard as I can to help.
It is the same with our lives we can always be
better and more like Christ, we can learn and serve. There is not limit. We put
the limit. God is Eternal and there is no limit. The bar has to be raised always.
Goal’s right?
I can’t imagine what the Sons of Mosiah would
have decided to only baptized 100 people. They probably would have achieved it.
But No they said, everyone needs to hear this message. Mosiah 28 3
I am trying to increase my conversion to God’s
work. I love it with all my heart and I know it is true. But that is not
enough. I am trying to understand how to change my mind to be more like the sons
of Mosiah. To increase the love I have for God and his children so that I shake
to think of people not living with God. I need to put the ideas in action that’s
the harder part right. Increase my faith.
I love you all!! Love the mission.
Bought a one piece pajama suit today I’ll send a picture. Love Chile
From Elder Christensen
PS Chile
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