It's wonderful to hear from all of
you! Please, continue to write me and I will try to write back if I have
time! Miranda, that's a nice buck you got there! Bien hecho hermana!
Sounds like basketball season has started! What a wonderful time of the
year! And the Giants won the world series, I don't know what to think
about that haha. I'm still trying to figure out how Kansas even made it
to the finals.
Anyways, things here are great!! I'm learning Spanish
really fast howver, I still have a lot to learn! As of right now, I can
have a normal conversation with someone and I can understand pretty much
everything they are saying. Sometimes haha. And Derek is off to Salt
Lake eh? That's exciting!! I'm really happy for him and he's going to
have a great time! So, every month we get a newsletter from President
Kirkham. It's called "La Hoz". I'll let you figure out what that means
haha.
Anyways, in the letter for this month there was a spiritual
thought given by another missionary. A sister missionary that I was in
the MTC with, Hermana Newman. When I read this it made me think a lot.
So I'm going to share it with all of you porque esta potente!!
"What if
we treated our Book of Mormon like our cell phone? What if we carried it
in a pocket or a pack? What if we turned back when we forgot it? What
if we flipped it open several times a day? What if we spent an hour
using it? What if we used it consistently to recieve messages? What if
we treated it like we could not live without it? What if we searched for
new applications? What if we used it while travelling? What if we used
it in case of an emergency? What if we treated the Book of Mormon like
our cell phone?" Some questions to think about. I really think that if
we applied this into our lives we would be a lot happier. And we would
be more receptive to the spirit and personal revelation. If there is one
thing that I have learned here in my mission, it's that personal
revelation is real! It is something that everyone needs and everyone can
benefit from too. As missionaries, we need as much as we can get! In
our lives, we need to be continually seeking for personal revelation.
God wants to help and bless us, and we need to be intune and receptive
to the spirit so we can accomplish this.
I'm so grateful for the Book of
Mormon!! Before my mission I took it for granted, and I am never going
to do that ever again. I know that if we treat our Book of Mormon's like
our cell phones, then we can grow closer to God and Jesus Christ and
eventually become like Jesus Christ. Perfect. Thanks everyone for being
such good examples to me! I know I wouldn't be here serving a mission
without everyone's love and support! Continue to go forth with faith!!
Love Elder Strate
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