OBEDIENCE

The other day we had the meeting with all the new missionaries to see how they were doing and if they’re getting used to the mission field. They all seem to be good and all the trainers are machines so we are not too worried about them.  In these meetings we always watch a talk given by none other than...Elder Holland!  While listening to this talk, some thoughts caught my attention. First he said, OBEDIENCE is the first law of...EVERYTHING!! That is true, if we want blessings, we have to be obedient. And the other was that we should always live the high standards that we live on the mission. Missionaries say just for two years we do this. But it isn’t just two years. Some things change like the clothes and the hours, but the conversion and the obedience and devotion can’t change and they won’t.

Then we had a meeting with president and he pretty much told me who my next companion will be. But we’ll see in two weeks. He talked to us about how to be a Zion people and told us we will never do it if we are lazy about going to the temple. I love the temple!!! I have not been for so long...1 year. But I know it is the greatest blessing ever! He taught us why we try to baptize all the people, why in the church does it seem like the missionaries only want to baptize? (Article of faith 3).  We can’t enjoy the blessings of the atonement without the ordinances. Without baptism the people will never feel the power of the atonement in their lives. But not only baptism, but confirmation, and the sacrament EVERY WEEK!!

President Barreiros said if we are not preparing to take the sacrament every week we are not preparing to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father.

I love the meetings with president he is so spiritual and awesome!

For the first time in my mission we had to kick a member out from helping us. We called him.  MARCOS, he just reactivated. We asked him to leave with us at 6 pm and it was 3 pm. He said where are you guy’s right now? We told him and he said he wanted to go right then. Cool, we taught about 4 lessons, but then all the plans fell through and we just started contacting. We told him we didn’t have anymore lessons and he could go home. He said come on lets go eat at 11 at my house. But we explained to him we couldn’t. But it was cool! I wish all the members loved serving with us.  It is a blessing to work with the members

I love you mom and dad

Elder Christensen