I didn't get to write this Monday, because I am now the new Personal Secretary for President Amato. My P-Days are now Saturday. I will talk all about that on Saturday. Love you all so much!
11/11/17
Wow! This week has been crazy!!! I started as personal secretary on Monday, and that night we went to the airport to send the missionaries home and pick up new missionaries. Which means I was there all night! I was exhausted, but it was a cool experience to see all the missionaries that had finished two years in the service of God, and then see two missionaries just barely starting. It was a really interesting time for reflection. President Amato talked to me about my role as a secretary. It was really interesting. He put a lot of emphasis on our purpose as missionaries: Invite others to come unto Christ. Even though I have an assignment right now that is a little separate from that, I have the responsibility to work way harder in the little proselyting time I have. I am super excited! I've heard the ward's great, and I see a lot of potential!
I'm also working on improving the infrastructure of the office, so that instead of treating a computer like a really efficient filing cabinet, we can actually leverage it to make us more efficient. It's going to be very interesting!
We had a really interesting lesson with an investigator the other day. We taught her the sabbath day. It was so interesting to see how sincere she was! She has two jobs, one to live, and one as a passion, and the one for her passion often takes time Saturdays and Sundays. So we taught her the lesson, and at the end, she told us, "I know it's wrong, and I know what I have to do, but it's going to hurt so much. I don't know if I can do it." It was so interesting to see in that moment the reflection of the struggle between the natural man, and the spirit. For the most part, we know what we have to do, but it's so hard. I was so impressed as I saw her crying and expressing her desire to follow God 100% when she gets baptized, and pleading for help to be able to do the right thing. When we want to do the right thing so bad we are pleading to God to help us, that is when we see great changes in ourselves. That's when we follow in the steps of Nephi when he said: "Wilt thou make me that I may shake at the appearance of sin?" That is a broken heart and a contrite spirit. I came out of that lesson reminded of the importance, the reality, of this war we are waging. Fighting for the welfare of our souls, and that of every human in existence. I know this is the church of God. I know Jesus Christ leads this church, and with the immortality and eternal life of man as the only objective. That endless joy, and that endless peace.
I love you all so much!
--Dallin
11/11/17
Wow! This week has been crazy!!! I started as personal secretary on Monday, and that night we went to the airport to send the missionaries home and pick up new missionaries. Which means I was there all night! I was exhausted, but it was a cool experience to see all the missionaries that had finished two years in the service of God, and then see two missionaries just barely starting. It was a really interesting time for reflection. President Amato talked to me about my role as a secretary. It was really interesting. He put a lot of emphasis on our purpose as missionaries: Invite others to come unto Christ. Even though I have an assignment right now that is a little separate from that, I have the responsibility to work way harder in the little proselyting time I have. I am super excited! I've heard the ward's great, and I see a lot of potential!
I'm also working on improving the infrastructure of the office, so that instead of treating a computer like a really efficient filing cabinet, we can actually leverage it to make us more efficient. It's going to be very interesting!
We had a really interesting lesson with an investigator the other day. We taught her the sabbath day. It was so interesting to see how sincere she was! She has two jobs, one to live, and one as a passion, and the one for her passion often takes time Saturdays and Sundays. So we taught her the lesson, and at the end, she told us, "I know it's wrong, and I know what I have to do, but it's going to hurt so much. I don't know if I can do it." It was so interesting to see in that moment the reflection of the struggle between the natural man, and the spirit. For the most part, we know what we have to do, but it's so hard. I was so impressed as I saw her crying and expressing her desire to follow God 100% when she gets baptized, and pleading for help to be able to do the right thing. When we want to do the right thing so bad we are pleading to God to help us, that is when we see great changes in ourselves. That's when we follow in the steps of Nephi when he said: "Wilt thou make me that I may shake at the appearance of sin?" That is a broken heart and a contrite spirit. I came out of that lesson reminded of the importance, the reality, of this war we are waging. Fighting for the welfare of our souls, and that of every human in existence. I know this is the church of God. I know Jesus Christ leads this church, and with the immortality and eternal life of man as the only objective. That endless joy, and that endless peace.
I love you all so much!
--Dallin
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