Today is February 29th, a leap
year. The last leap year I
was in Grade 11. Julie was going through a hard time at the time and I received revelation to post a EFY song on her page. It is
important to note that that simple act wasn't my idea. I acted upon
revelation that I received from the Lord. I was being an instrument
in the Lord's hands. Alma 26:11 "But Ammon said unto him: I do not boast
in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my joy is full,
yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God." I have
had many experiences on my mission like that. Tiny simple acts that the
Lord compelled us to do. These experiences are retained in my mind, my
journal, and my blog. I will most likely share some of these experiences
in my homecoming talk.
This month the
mission is doing "The Atonement: Study Guide." We get 30 additional
minutes of personal study every day solely dedicated to studying the
Atonement. Each day there is a talk with an activity. In participating
in this special study of the Atonement, the goal is for us missionaries
to deepen our understanding of the Atonement and increase our testimony.
I
received a cool spiritual impression on Wednesday. Elder Steimle
thought it would be a good idea if I did part of President's Training on
talking to everyone. I shared with him some scriptures and my insights
in a companion study the day before. He felt the spirit as I shared
those scriptures along with my thoughts on them. He thought that those
scriptures would go along nicely with the training. So... he had me share
the scriptures D&C 24:12, D&C 60:2-3. After I did my part in
the training I sat down. As I was sitting there in district meeting the
impression came to my mind, "I'm ready to become a zone leader." I have
thought a lot about that impression and pondered on it. I'm at the point
right now where I would feel completely comfortable being a zone leader.
I feel strongly that a leadership assignment is on the horizon whether
it's being a zone leader or district leader.
THURSDAY: It
was pouring rain all day. The wind was 50 km/h. It was miserable to go
tracting in. But we persevered. We had a nice visit with a member of the ward that lives on his own. He is very
spiritual and has a strong testimony of the Atonement. Through a series
of heart attacks he has come to know that the Savior loves him.
SUNDAY:
Elder Steimle gave a talk on "being a example and a light". That was
the theme for sacrament. We had choir practice after Church. Only 8
people showed up. Elder S was the only tenor. We had dinner with Bishop
Johnson's family. The Johnson's are awesome! They are such good people and
have such good kids who live the gospel. One of their kids is our age.
She is 18 and planning on going on a mission. You'd love their family if
you met with. Trust me.
Have a good week!
Love,
Elder O'Brien (the older)
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