{Letter #83} Be a Lighthouse; Not a Glowstick
Hi everyone! How has your week been? What has been a highlight? What is something new you tried?
It's been a good week here! A couple highlights: temple, Mission Leadership Council (MLC), exchanges, fun lessons, and a zone lunch with President Botchway.
First off, today we got to go to the temple! This was the last time we'll be able to attend before it closes until August, so it was extra special to be able to go today. It is a beautiful place when the Spirit of God dwells constantly!
First off, today we got to go to the temple! This was the last time we'll be able to attend before it closes until August, so it was extra special to be able to go today. It is a beautiful place when the Spirit of God dwells constantly!
If you are seeking for direction or answers I encourage you to go to the temple. Even if you don't go in. Just go. Pray and ponder. Talk with God! He will guide you!
I got to go on exchanges with Elder Partridge again!
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He came out on his mission at the same time as me and we have served close to each other for almost 10 months of that time, so it was a lot of fun!
We got to teach a couple people and also just had a lot of good conversations.
We got to go to MLC on Friday! That was awesome! Elder Treadway (an area 70) was there! He talked a lot about sanctification. How we need to be sanctified. He also specifically talked about how sanctification is a combination of obedience and sacrifice (think about temples).
He invited turn to God in prayer and ask what 1 thing we can start doing or stop doing to become more sanctified. That was a cool invitation! I invite you all to do it too! You will feel the power of Jesus Christ more present in your life as you do this!
He invited turn to God in prayer and ask what 1 thing we can start doing or stop doing to become more sanctified. That was a cool invitation! I invite you all to do it too! You will feel the power of Jesus Christ more present in your life as you do this!
Lastly, we had some awesome lessons with our friends this week! Our friend Mary accepted a date to be baptized. And we are working with Diane to help her progress to being baptized in a couple weeks!
All I have to say is that the Book of Mormon has power to it! If you read from it and pray to know if it is true, you will begin to see God's hand every single day!
My spiritual thought for this week is one of the few times in scripture that Jesus Christ talks about the suffering he went through. Christ said:
"Therefore I command you to repent—repent, lest I smite you by the rod of my mouth, and by my wrath, and by my anger, and your sufferings be sore—how sore you know not, how exquisite you know not, yea, how hard to bear you know not. For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent; But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I; Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink— Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men" (Doctrine & Covenants 19:15-19).
Christ lives! He suffered so we don't have to! Decide on just one thing you can do to be a little closer to Christ! Ponder on His infinite atoning sacrifice. He will ease your pain! He will fill you with His love!
I love you all! I am praying for you! Let me know if I can do anything for you all!
Love,
Elder Goold
All I have to say is that the Book of Mormon has power to it! If you read from it and pray to know if it is true, you will begin to see God's hand every single day!
My spiritual thought for this week is one of the few times in scripture that Jesus Christ talks about the suffering he went through. Christ said:
"Therefore I command you to repent—repent, lest I smite you by the rod of my mouth, and by my wrath, and by my anger, and your sufferings be sore—how sore you know not, how exquisite you know not, yea, how hard to bear you know not. For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent; But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I; Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink— Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men" (Doctrine & Covenants 19:15-19).
Christ lives! He suffered so we don't have to! Decide on just one thing you can do to be a little closer to Christ! Ponder on His infinite atoning sacrifice. He will ease your pain! He will fill you with His love!
I love you all! I am praying for you! Let me know if I can do anything for you all!
Love,
Elder Goold
Here are some more photos from this week:
The sky looked so pretty on the way to the temple today
Elder Moore was a bit tired.
A glimpse at our family phone call this week (me in Canby, Cami, Lucie and Oliver in Alabama, Mom at home, Dad in the car in Saint George, Ellie in Vietnam, Emma walking on BYU campus, Spence driving home from the gym)
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