This week was pretty fantastic, with the highlight being Michelle was baptized and confirmed! It was a pretty sweet experience, plus there was some other awesome deals throughout the week. So, I'm going to get right into it since I don't have as much time as I would have liked due to signing up for college housing and all that jazz today... It has to be done eventually though!
So, first things first, last Monday we had Family Home Evening with a family in the ward and the lesson was on Family History, and it was a good reminder to me that I have a lot of work to do! There are some incredible blessings promised to those who do family history, but I don't have time to go look them up, so you should study that in your free time. On Tuesday we had a pretty solid day, with a good scripture study class (with some delicious brownies for treat!) and a couple other lessons that were just a blast. Our class focused on becoming and using the habits of scripture study, prayer, and keeping the sabbath day holy to move forward to becoming what God wants us to be. There's a great quote from Elder Oaks that we shared that I wanted to include here, it's a little long but fantastic:
A parable illustrates this understanding. A wealthy father knew that if he were to bestow his wealth upon a child who had not yet developed the needed wisdom and stature, the inheritance would probably be wasted. The father said to his child:
“All that I have I desire to give you—not only my wealth, but also my position and standing among men. That which I have I can easily give you, but that which I am you must obtain for yourself. You will qualify for your inheritance by learning what I have learned and by living as I have lived. I will give you the laws and principles by which I have acquired my wisdom and stature. Follow my example, mastering as I have mastered, and you will become as I am, and all that I have will be yours.”
This parable parallels the pattern of heaven. The gospel of Jesus Christ promises the incomparable inheritance of eternal life, the fulness of the Father, and reveals the laws and principles by which it can be obtained."
It's a fantastic talk titled "The Challenge to Become", and I'd encourage you to read it enough that I put a link to it ;) On Wednesday we had to do our weekly planning, and we did service at the hope center, along with trying to see people it wasn't a very noteworthy day. But, that's because Thursday was a pretty noteworthy day! We got to go to the temple! It was fantastic, and a great day :) A couple scriptures from my studies on Thursday that I wanted to share were: D&C 6:33-34; Moroni 7:31-32; Moses 7:62-63 and D&C 107:99-100
Friday was just a fantastic day :) We got to have district meeting, and then we did service for a lady that the sisters were working with and it was a blast. Then we headed up to prepare and set up for Michelle's Baptism! It was a fantastic service, with some great comments/insights in the talks and the spirit was super strong :) Plus, it made me take a few pictures that I can attach on here! So, that was a super special and awesome deal. A quick verse from my studies is Alma 29:5 which says: "Yea, and I know that good and evil have come before all men;he that knoweth not good from evil is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires, whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience."
Then came Saturday, which was a blast! We got to visit with Brother Dinges and had a good time with him, talking about repentance and why we call each other brother/sister. A neat quote from Preach my Gospel says: "Sincere repentance brings several results. We feel God’s forgiveness and His peace in our lives. Our guilt and sorrow are swept away. We feel the influence of the Spirit in greater abundance. And when we pass from this life, we will be more prepared to live with our Heavenly Father and His Son.
Even after we have accepted Christ and repented of our sins, we may fall short and sin again. We should continually try to correct these transgressions. In addition, we should continually improve—to develop Christlike qualities, to grow in knowledge, and to serve more effectively. As we learn more about what the Savior expects of us, we will want to show our love by obeying Him. Thus, as we repent daily, we will find that our lives will change and improve. Our hearts and our behavior will become more Christlike. We will come to feel great joy in repenting daily." It was super spiritual, and just a good time. Plus, we went with a member who has a really nice car, so that was enjoyable to ride in. Then we got to go out to Pops with a fantastic family in the ward and it was a good time! The rest of the day was fantastic as well, with going to dinner with Sandy, Michelle, Mary (Sandy's 2nd cousin that she had met Friday), and Justin at Ted's (a delicious mexican joint). Plus we got to see some other folks and it was just a very good day!
Even after we have accepted Christ and repented of our sins, we may fall short and sin again. We should continually try to correct these transgressions. In addition, we should continually improve—to develop Christlike qualities, to grow in knowledge, and to serve more effectively. As we learn more about what the Savior expects of us, we will want to show our love by obeying Him. Thus, as we repent daily, we will find that our lives will change and improve. Our hearts and our behavior will become more Christlike. We will come to feel great joy in repenting daily." It was super spiritual, and just a good time. Plus, we went with a member who has a really nice car, so that was enjoyable to ride in. Then we got to go out to Pops with a fantastic family in the ward and it was a good time! The rest of the day was fantastic as well, with going to dinner with Sandy, Michelle, Mary (Sandy's 2nd cousin that she had met Friday), and Justin at Ted's (a delicious mexican joint). Plus we got to see some other folks and it was just a very good day!
Sunday just flew by, as most days seem to, and it was fantastic! Michelle was confirmed, which was super spiritual, and then the rest of church was absolutely fantastic, with Sister Merkley giving her farewell talk, and some solid classes. Then we got to have dinner with a wonderful family in the ward and then got to go visit some less active members with another great brother in the ward. That's about it for this week! I hope you have a fantastic week! Love y'all!
'Til Next Time,
Elder Jordan Nielson
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