This week was pretty calm, without much movement, except at the end of the week. This Sunday we had some miracles! We were in church on Sunday, and we were talking about the Priesthood in Gospel Principles, and our recent convert shared a story about when we gave a blessing to their baby boy, who is struggling with some health issues. We gave him a blessing, and didn't hear any more about it. Come to find out, they went to a doctor's appointment the next day, and the doctor told them that nothing was wrong with him! It was literally a miracle! Then, in Priesthood, we talked about the Holy Ghost, and divided up into groups to speak on different topics. We were in a group with our investigator that is looking for all the information he can find on the church, and I mean all! He wants proof that it's true. So, our part talked about how the church is directly contrary to intellectualism, and how you can only understand the things of God by the spirit, and talked about how we can recognize it. It was so perfect, because we had been trying to teach this to him the whole time, but when he read it, and taught it to the rest of the class, he understood. It was amazing!!!
And then, Sunday night, we received transfers. My companion is leaving to the poorest zone in the mission, and I'm staying here. As District Leader. It's going to be absolutely crazy! That's a lot of responsibility, and I have to go to a training for new leaders this week to figure out what I'm going to do!
I also had some great studies! We are taking the challenge by Russell M. Nelson to read and underline every reference to Jesus Christ in the Topical Guide, and it's awesome!! I also wanted to know the difference between transgression and sin. Everyone here told me that a transgression is when you break a commandment without knowing it was wrong, and a sin is with that knowledge, and they teach it when they teach about the Fall of Adam. What's really interesting though, is that the definition of transgression doesn't appear in any book we can read as missionaries: Jesus the Christ, True to the Faith, The Guide to the Scriptures (in Spanish, because it's found in El Libro de Mormón), Preach My Gospel, or The Bible Dictionary. So I studied it. It turns out that transgression is when you break a commandment. In any situation. Sin is when you break a commandment with knowledge. So every sin is a transgression, but not every transgression is a sin. I was a little worried about this, because we know that the spirit testifies of truth, and if we don't teach the truth, the spirit won't be there, so I'm focusing on teaching only what it says in preach my gospel, and understanding the truths that aren't in case somebody asks. As missionaries, we can't share everything we know on a subject, but we need to learn everything really well, so we can answer questions and also become more like Christ. I figure that even though this knowledge is really good to have, and will help me understand the scriptures better, I still won't teach it, because it's not important enough to be included in Preach my Gospel. If somebody asks why I keep saying "Adam's transgression," I will be able to explain it, but it was really cool to be able to simplify what I teach!
That's about all this week! I love you all, and keep learning and progressing!!
Love,
Dallin
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