Hi everyone!
It's
official, as of yesterday I have been here one month! Which is exciting and
kind of weird. I mean, I feel like I just started a week ago. I am also no
longer a new elder anymore, due to the fact a new group came in this week. In
line of all this, I'll list stuff I'm grateful for:
Flowers: I
love all the flowerbeds around Temple Square
Microsoft
Excel: The program my companion created makes putting films away so much easier
Music and the
Spoken Word: That is such a wonderful way to start a Sunday morning and it is
such a different experience to be there live.
The Book of
Mormon challenge: I'm feeling closer to the Book of Mormon I ever have. I can
feel the humanity of all the prophets within it because I'm reading it too fast
to do an in-depth study of the doctrines. I can see that a lot of them had
similar experiences to the ones I'm having now, both good and not so good.
The Temple: I
love how strong the spirit is inside and how safe I feel. It truly is a house
of God.
Elder
Musgrave, the APs, my zone leaders, my district leader, Elder Schroeder and all
the other elders here: Everyone has been so supportive and helpful. I have
struggled with anxiety, but that's okay because everyone is here to help me and
I know it.
Jesus Christ:
I've come to better understand the Savior then I ever have. I have felt how
much he loves me, I have a better idea of the magnitude of the Atonement, at
least in terms of me and I am so grateful that He performed it. I know He lives
and that all we need to do is come to Him and keep the commandments and He will
take our sins, our pain, and everything that is unfair about life and He will
heal them.
Well, that's
about it for this week. The director of the mission choir, which I'm in, told
the tenor section that we are singing too loud, which is probably the first
time that's happened in the history of the church. But other than that, very
there was very little about this week that was exciting, zone-wise. But that's
okay, they can't all be exciting after all
Keep smiling
everyone!
--
Elder
Christensen
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be
afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my
salvation- Isaiah 12:2
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