Hello Family & Friends! This week was the best week ever!! Every week is :). haha. But the conference over this past weekend with Elder Christofferson was AMAZING and I feel so incredibly blessed to have been there, and to have heard the words from an apostle of our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. So I want to focus on that in this letter! :)
On saturday morning we were able to have a meeting with just the missionaries and him, and as he walked into the room we were singing "I am a child of God", and the spirit hit me like I have never felt it. I couldn't deny that he truly was an apostle called of God. Some key things that I want to share with you:
*You are meant to be here. He knows the experience he wants you to have and knows the people he wants you to teach.
I think that we can apply this to our lives in general. Heavenly Father knows where we are in our lives, and knows what he wants us to become, the people we come in contact with, and the experiences that we go through in this life. If we rely on him, the prophet, the scriptures, and other leaders we will be able to become the person that Heavenly Father wants us to be.
* Someone asked the question of "how do we know that we are doing our best, and giving our all to this work?" He said if we loose ourselves in the work, we won't have time to wonder if we are doing our best. It's like happiness. If we search for happiness and focus on trying to be happy, we probably won't be. But if we DO the things that bring happiness like service, reading our scriptures, spending time with our family, etc...that we will be happy. :).
*Something else that I really liked was that he told of an experience where he went to the Sacred Grove and was expecting to have the same experience that so many people do there. But when he was there he felt nothing. He realized from this experience that we can't dictate God. He will give us an answer his way and in his timing. He then went on to say that an answer came later when he was in his home studying his scriptures. I think that this is a great thing to apply to our lives, and realize that Heavenly Father is in charge, and if we are preparing, ready and open to feel the spirit -that it will come in his way and timing.
*Some other things that I really liked from the conference were focusing on the WHY of the gospel. WHY we read the scriptures, pray, go to church. When it all comes down to it, it is because it is the path that leads us back to God and because it is true, and we do those things because we love Heavenly Father and want to return with him.
I will have to share some more things next week, but overall it was an AMAZING conference!!! On the Sunday session, with most of the members gathered together from all over in Poland was such an overwhelming feeling. I am so grateful to be here in Poland at this time, and know that there is a reason for it! :)
Konrad and andziej are still set for March 31st to be baptized! and Konrad came to the conference and loved it! :)
Transfers are next week...I have a feeling I will be staying here in Katowice :) Which I hope I do, because it is awesome here! :)
LOVE YOU ALL! STAY STRONG. BE HAPPY. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE!! Know that the gospel and the atonement of Jesus Christ can heal any wound, sorrow, and bring a new light and happiness into your life. The gospel is true. I know it, and I can't deny it :).
Love always, Siostra 4c!
"O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day."
D&C 4:2
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