So I hope you've all had a wonderful
and beautiful week! I want to first take the opportunity to
congratulate Nate and Malory Myers, probably one of the kindest,
sincerest, and talented couples I've ever heard of. Good luck with this
new adventure, both of you! You're going to do amazing things with the
Lord. :)
Also, well done, Sister Avonlea Dalley. You've served a truly
honorable mission, and I know the people of the Philippines are going
to miss the kind and loving servant of the Lord you are, but I know
there are a lot of people back in St. George, Utah, who are so anxious
to see you again. Well done!
It's been another fun and
crazy week. Transfers were on Thursday and brought lots of changes!
Last transfer we were a purely English zone, but we now have Spanish and
Mandarin-speaking missionaries here! We also have all new district
leaders, and a bunch of other changes as well. It's been a busy few
days so far, but it's been great as well, and I think we have a
fantastic zone. It will be good to get to know them all a little better
today.
We've also had lots to do in our own area. We
taught Peter again this Monday. Sadly, Marco wasn't feeling well, so he
didn't join us, but it was a great lesson! Peter is so solid, and has
definitely been prepared by the Lord. We're just hoping to help him
accept a baptismal date this week. He's reading from the Book of Mormon
and came to church yesterday, and he's loving both! We're really
excited for his progress.
We're hoping to start teaching a
couple of new people this week as well. A couple of our members had us
for dinner on Saturday...along with one of their non-member friends, and they're planning on having us again this week....with more non-member
friends! The members are both recently returned missionaries, and it's
awesome to see their enthusiasm for helping people receive the gospel.
The other people we're working with are doing really well. Travis
received the Aaronic Priesthood yesterday, which was fantastic! He's
planning on doing baptisms for the dead this weekend up in Calgary, and
we're going to try to find him some family names to take along with him
before he goes. Liz is also doing well. We got her started on some
family history the other day, and she was so enthusiastic about it! She
just ate it up! She's also been coming to church without her friend
for the last couple weeks, which has allowed her to make some new
friendships and get her out of her shell a little more.
The other people we're working with are progressing well also, and it's nice
to see their progress. I hope they're noticing a change within
themselves.
Things are good. Something I've learned a bit
about this past week is accountability. In our transfer meeting,
President Nicholas talked to us about stewardship and cited D&C
104. I looked at it a bit on my own, and something stood out to me. In
verses 11 and 12 it says,"It is wisdom in me; therefore, a commandment I
give unto you, that ye shall organize yourselves and appoint every man
his stewardship; That every man may give an account unto me of the
stewardship which is appointed unto him." All of us have been given
stewardships and/or blessings in general from our Heavenly Father, and
that can teach us so much about how to be accountable to him for what
He's entrusted us with. That's such a blessing! This life is about
preparing to meet God, and when I meet him at the judgment bar, I know
that I'll be accountable for what I've done here. The great blessing
is, that "whoso is found a faithful, a just, and a wise steward shall
enter into the joy of his Lord, and shall inherit eternal life."
(D&C 51:19) I'm going to try to be more accountable to my Heavenly
Father for all that He's given me so that I can be worthy of that
incredible blessing.
Thank you all so much for everything
you've done for me! I'm so grateful for your examples and love and
support. It's all done so much. I hope you all have a great week. Be
good! Have fun!
Love,
Elder Hafen
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