This week has been awesome...as per usual. We got to see 10/12 apostles at a devotional so that was even awesomer...then L Tom Perry spoke to us...oh and there were 110 new mission presidents there! Crazy! I have a list of things to tell you and only 20 minutes so I’m just going to go bullet-point…
Got the package with
the flags and stuff and my companions and I were so excited. We actually moved
buildings so our room looks sweet with the California and Old Laotian flags.
This week we have
been making an effort to do SYL (speak your language) and it is difficult. The
new building has showers where you can see over the tops (only see about the
eyes of the person next to you showering) so me and my companions were joking
that we could do daily planning in there.
Overall, we have been making huge improvements with the language as we
have been SYLing.
There is a talk you
must look up…The Purifying Power of Gethsemane by Bruce R. McConkie. It is such a good talk and I would advise you
watch it on lds.org. It was the last talk before he died.
So my spiritual
thought is Doctrine and Covenants 18:10-16
Remember the worth of
souls is great in the sight of God; For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer
suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that
all men might repent and come unto him.
And he hath risen again from the dead, that he might bring all men unto
him, on conditions of repentance. And
how great is his joy in the soul that repenteth! Wherefore, you are called to cry repentance
unto this people. And if it so be that
you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and
bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the
kingdom of my Father! And now, if your
joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom
of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto
me!
Also 1 Nephi 21:15-16
I really love this
scripture...it is being quoted from the words of Isaiah but its symbolism
highlights the atonement so well. For Christ
truly did engrave us into the palms of his hands. The marks in his body are
marks of his very personal suffering for each and every one of us. He knows us.
He has suffered the very same things we go through and much more. He loves us.
He beckons us always, he does not turn away but rather the arms of his mercy
are continually extended. Who are we to forget Him? Who are we to turn away
from our Savior and Redeemer? We must go to the garden and ensure we never
forget His suffering. We must weep at the base of the cross and never forget
His death. But most importantly, we must feel the prints in His hands, and know
He is the living and resurrected Savior of the World who made it possible for
us to overcome sin and death. What a great knowledge we have to be a part of
his church! What an even greater responsibility we have to share it with
others. "One day everyone will know what we know, and they will know that
we knew it". Now is the time to start doing His work.
Sorry I have such a
short letter but my keyboard isn’t being helpful and I can't type very well
today
Love,
Es Daws Npuaj Hwm
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