{Letter #33} Abide in the Lord
Hi everyone! I hope y'all are doing really well this week! This has been another kinda crazy week, but really good! A summary of what has happened: General Conference, Karim, and a very flat tire in the rain.
I am once again going to talk about these in reverse order.
First off, I got a very flat tire. It happened right as we were arriving to the first session of general conference on Sunday. So we went and watched conference, then came out and had to deal with it at the end. Which wouldn't have been an issue, except that it was hailing and pouring rain during that time. We tried to patch the tire, but couldn't get it to work due to the size of the hole. Thankfully, we were close to our Bishop's house, who rides bikes a lot, and he was able to patch it (after 3 attempts over the course of an hour)! The bike has been functioning fully since then!
Yesterday we had a lesson with our friend Karim. He's an awesome guy! He was interested in learning more about baptism and reached out to the mission Facebook page about learning more. We were able to meet him at the church and teach him about baptism, how it can bless his life, and he was able to make friends with some members that we brought with us. It was a really good lesson, he is currently praying to know if Christ is the Savior and if the Book of Mormon is true!
Lastly, General Conference was this weekend! It was an absolutely incredible opportunity to hear from the living Prophet, Apostles, other church leaders that God has called to lead His church in these days! We were able to watch the sessions with a bunch of different members in our ward! All in all a very Spirit filled weekend with lots of guidance and answers to questions that I had! If you were unable to watch it, only watched some, or even watched it all, I strongly encourage you to go rewatch the talks of the living Prophet and Apostles that God has called!
My spiritual thought for this week is going to be one of many things that stood out to me in General Conference. I will start off by sharing a scripture that the Apostle, Elder David A. Bednar, shared in his talk. In this scripture Christ is talking to Enoch. Enoch is wondering why Christ has called him to be His servant, despite all His inadequacies. This is Christ's response:
"Go forth and do as I have commanded thee, and no man shall pierce thee. Open thy mouth, and it shall be filled, and I will give thee utterance, for all flesh is in my hands, and I will do as seemeth me good... Behold my Spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me." (Moses 6:32, 34)
I love the principles that Christ taught us in these few words. All people will have their inadequacies, and generally, I at least, beat myself up about them sometimes. I may think that no matter what I do it will not be enough. But Christ teaches us that as we go forth and do as He has commanded, we will Have His Spirit to be with us. We will be able to walk with Christ.
Even though all people will fall short sometimes, Christ will make our efforts enough. He will grant us God's grace, through His sacrifice, to strengthen us and lift us to the point that we are enough. We are enough to do God's will, to face the challenges that life will throw at us, and to feel God's love in every aspect of our life. I know that we can find joy, even in the hardest times of our life, as we keep Christ's commandments and seek to walk with Him.
I know and promise each one of you that your efforts are enough. I promise that Christ will strengthen you to be able to face every trial that you go through. If you walk with Him and abide in Him, you will be blessed!
I love you all! I hope all of you have a great week! Let me know if there is anything I can help you with!
Love,
Elder Goold
First off, I got a very flat tire. It happened right as we were arriving to the first session of general conference on Sunday. So we went and watched conference, then came out and had to deal with it at the end. Which wouldn't have been an issue, except that it was hailing and pouring rain during that time. We tried to patch the tire, but couldn't get it to work due to the size of the hole. Thankfully, we were close to our Bishop's house, who rides bikes a lot, and he was able to patch it (after 3 attempts over the course of an hour)! The bike has been functioning fully since then!
Yesterday we had a lesson with our friend Karim. He's an awesome guy! He was interested in learning more about baptism and reached out to the mission Facebook page about learning more. We were able to meet him at the church and teach him about baptism, how it can bless his life, and he was able to make friends with some members that we brought with us. It was a really good lesson, he is currently praying to know if Christ is the Savior and if the Book of Mormon is true!
Lastly, General Conference was this weekend! It was an absolutely incredible opportunity to hear from the living Prophet, Apostles, other church leaders that God has called to lead His church in these days! We were able to watch the sessions with a bunch of different members in our ward! All in all a very Spirit filled weekend with lots of guidance and answers to questions that I had! If you were unable to watch it, only watched some, or even watched it all, I strongly encourage you to go rewatch the talks of the living Prophet and Apostles that God has called!
My spiritual thought for this week is going to be one of many things that stood out to me in General Conference. I will start off by sharing a scripture that the Apostle, Elder David A. Bednar, shared in his talk. In this scripture Christ is talking to Enoch. Enoch is wondering why Christ has called him to be His servant, despite all His inadequacies. This is Christ's response:
"Go forth and do as I have commanded thee, and no man shall pierce thee. Open thy mouth, and it shall be filled, and I will give thee utterance, for all flesh is in my hands, and I will do as seemeth me good... Behold my Spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me." (Moses 6:32, 34)
I love the principles that Christ taught us in these few words. All people will have their inadequacies, and generally, I at least, beat myself up about them sometimes. I may think that no matter what I do it will not be enough. But Christ teaches us that as we go forth and do as He has commanded, we will Have His Spirit to be with us. We will be able to walk with Christ.
Even though all people will fall short sometimes, Christ will make our efforts enough. He will grant us God's grace, through His sacrifice, to strengthen us and lift us to the point that we are enough. We are enough to do God's will, to face the challenges that life will throw at us, and to feel God's love in every aspect of our life. I know that we can find joy, even in the hardest times of our life, as we keep Christ's commandments and seek to walk with Him.
I know and promise each one of you that your efforts are enough. I promise that Christ will strengthen you to be able to face every trial that you go through. If you walk with Him and abide in Him, you will be blessed!
I love you all! I hope all of you have a great week! Let me know if there is anything I can help you with!
Love,
Elder Goold
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