We were not able to see the sunday afternoon session because it was broadcasted here at 10 pm. I wont have time to watch the whole thing but I am listening as I write. My favorite session was the Saturday Morning. No I cannot believe the new missionary age. Its amazing that 18 year old elders and 19 year old sisters will start coming into our mission before I go home. I wrote about my feelings in my journal because I realize it is a historical moment. While reflecting on this announcement I realized that when I was 19 I was living at Belmont, in my second year at BYU, working as a nanny for the Karpowitz family. I would NOT have been ready, nor did I have a desire to serve a mission at that time. But times are changing. As Elder Cook said, the youth are better prepared to go and serve the Lord than in passed years. I think that much more young women will be serving missions because they can go at 19 and then when they get home they are still very young. It was super funny to see the reactions of both the young men and young women, The young men with their jaws dropped and the young women with beaming smiles. This work is truely pushing forward and amazing things are going to come forth. The end is nigh.
So this week. It was a good one. We also had Zone Conference, Interviews, with President. I love President Roney and Sister Roney so much. They are such wonderful people and President Roney is truely an inspired servant of the Lord. We talked about prayer and having more faith and praying more fervently. This is something that I am trying to better understand. How to really pray. To really try and get intune with the spirit. To really communicate with my Father in Heaven. I know that through prayer all things are possible. Family, I am learning so much about faith and so much about really living the gospel. Its not always easy, but its what the Lord wants for us.
About our amis. They are doing well. We were only able to see a couple of them this week. Two of our amis have a baptismal date for October 27. They will hopefully hold this date and work hard to be ready. We will as well work our best to teach them to an understanding but it is up to them to repent and have a true change of heart.
Thats all I really have time to say. Hope you all put in application the things that you have learned from conference. Sister Teixiera said when she was here that it was not a good conference if you do not put into application the things that were taught. So don't just say it was a good conference, prove it, change your life. Repent!
Love you all,
Sister Addis
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