This week wasn't too bad. We had a Thanksgiving dinner as a Zone with members in our sector last Monday. A little early, but, eh- it works :)
I had a really powerful experience yesterday, though. One of the members was opening her mission call in the chapel after church meetings, and that was a kinda neat experience to feel the Spirit. But afterwards the Stake President got up to speak and gave a small but powerful spiritual thought about Missionary work. Then he said something that really got me.
In basic translation to English, he said: "I want every young man or young woman who wants to serve a mission to stand." A few teenagers stood up right away. But I got choked up when gradually, one by one, several others stood up, and joined, having decided, then and there, that they would be serving a mission. That they would enlist in God's Army, and go do the work of Salvation. A few people were looking at me weird because hardly anyone was crying when the mission call was opened, but during the message BOOM! There I was, wiping tears out of my eyes. I swear, I don't usually cry this much within 2 weeks, but the Spirit totally overwhelmed me, and I couldn't help but feel an immense sense of pride to be a missionary. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to be serving the Lord for 2 years, and know whithout a doubt that this is where I'm supposed to be. I know that this is the work of Salvation, and that -despite the hard moments we have to endure through- we are helping families to be happy for eternity.
Like a mighty army
Moves the Church of God
Brothers we are treading
Where the Saints have trod
We are not divided
All one body we
One in hope and doctrine
One in Charity
Onward Christian Soldiers
Marching as to war
With the Cross of Jesus
Going on before
I hope you all have a great week! So weird that it's almost December!
-Elder Stolle
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