Greetings!
Firstly, happy belated Valentines Day. Mine was extremely unromantic (besides a seven year old boy giving me a rose at church but that doesn't count;). I also felt like have our minuscule congregation was missing because the weatherman said it might snow two inches and people here are wimps when it comes to snow ha!
Anyway, I learned this week that part of being a representative of Jesus Christ means that we feel for others a very small part of what Christ feels for us. When we make a covenant with God to "mourn with those who mourn" we are truly to feel that deep empathy and compassion for others that Christ does. Experiencing that this week helped me to understand our Savior more. He suffered for all of us once in Gethsemane. He did that so he could succor us when we need Him everyday. He lives, and weeps with us in our hardest moments.
As our investigator is the only 28 year old single man in a branch of sleepy old people, we decided we needed to start having him meet with the YSA elders. Which is really sad, but it's for the best. We called the elders to discuss the matter and they informed us they were having a baptism this weekend! So we drove to their area with Brother Elliott and he got to attend the baptism and meet the elders who will teach him eventually. The baptism happened to be right next to the temple, so he got to walk on the temple grounds.
When we got in the car to leave, Brother Elliott got really emotional. I could tell he felt the Spirit so strongly. Later he thanked us and said it was one of the best days of his life. I'm so excited for March 5th, when he makes that covenant for himself.
Love you all and have a fabulous week!
Sister Johns
Firstly, happy belated Valentines Day. Mine was extremely unromantic (besides a seven year old boy giving me a rose at church but that doesn't count;). I also felt like have our minuscule congregation was missing because the weatherman said it might snow two inches and people here are wimps when it comes to snow ha!
Anyway, I learned this week that part of being a representative of Jesus Christ means that we feel for others a very small part of what Christ feels for us. When we make a covenant with God to "mourn with those who mourn" we are truly to feel that deep empathy and compassion for others that Christ does. Experiencing that this week helped me to understand our Savior more. He suffered for all of us once in Gethsemane. He did that so he could succor us when we need Him everyday. He lives, and weeps with us in our hardest moments.
As our investigator is the only 28 year old single man in a branch of sleepy old people, we decided we needed to start having him meet with the YSA elders. Which is really sad, but it's for the best. We called the elders to discuss the matter and they informed us they were having a baptism this weekend! So we drove to their area with Brother Elliott and he got to attend the baptism and meet the elders who will teach him eventually. The baptism happened to be right next to the temple, so he got to walk on the temple grounds.
When we got in the car to leave, Brother Elliott got really emotional. I could tell he felt the Spirit so strongly. Later he thanked us and said it was one of the best days of his life. I'm so excited for March 5th, when he makes that covenant for himself.
Love you all and have a fabulous week!
Sister Johns
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