4/22/13

As instruments of God, we can affect generations.

Hello!

 

We had zone conference last wed...and some big things happening. July last year(2012) we had 28 sister missionaries in our mission. This coming July(2013) they are expecting and planing for 90 sister missionaries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OKay maybe you all don't get home neat that is. Just picutre me jumping up and down saying that. Okay not really. That's weird. BUT kinda not kidding. That is ao awesome! I love elders, but I love sister missionaries, don't you?? I'm so excited for our mission. Also, they are now having Mission training meetings instead of leadership meeting (those where where the elders in leadership positions would go to a meeting ever month...like zone leader, district leaders...etc.). Oh it was a great conference!

I was blown away with all the sisters that will be and could be coming in! That is just so exciting I couldn't help smiling the whole time hearing about it.

 

I have really been studying about the BOM and in it. There is true power from God there. I think my heros are those that burried their weapons of rebellion in alma 23-26. They would not break their covenant to fight. The missionaries taught them, and they were truly converted. Those that are truly converted will never fall away. WHat a promise. So they burried their weapons in the ground and covenanted with God never to fight again and keep their swords "bright". Later we read that their enemies came to attack and kill them, but those converted left their swords in the ground and prayed. They knew they would be ging to meet their Maker in a few moments. It would have been easy for them  to justify and say "God you know I need to protect my family so please forgive me and understand that I have to break the covenant I made with you." But they didn't. They were firm. Many were slaughtered, but those killing them had mercy and their hearts were changed. Many of them were converted because of it. I was thinking about our covenants. Do we justify?

I look up to them so much. They were willing to die for their God. Would we?

 

ALSO GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yaritza, (18 years old) my recent convert from El Camino Real (My first area), has decided to go on a MISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is preparing to go in sept. (A year after her baptism). MY heart was so full to hear her news. What we do as instruments of the Lord affects more than one person every time we teach. What we do affects generations.

 

The missionaries that baptized mom will never know that because of that, I am serving a mission. How grateful I am for missionaries and the power of God. I know Yari will be a powerful missionary,

Study simple doctrine deeply. This is what we need to do. I was thinking about it. Seriously, think about. Enough with the "deep doctrine" :-) We need to get the basics. President Hinckely said that no matter how many times you read the BOM prayerfully, you will feel the spirit of God. Who doesn't want revelation?

 

Alma 26:22

 22 Yea, he that ^arepenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good ^bworks, and prayeth continually without ceasing—unto such it is given to know the ^cmysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be ^dgiven to ^ereveal things which never have been revealed; yea, and it shall be given unto such to bring thousands of souls to repentance, even as it has been given unto us to bring these our brethren to repentance.

 

I love you all!!

Hna Arguello