Hey everyone, this week has been great. Still tons of ups and downs with Russian but I'm starting to pick it up more and everything. I'm gonna dive right into the big news this week...we always have devotionals tuesday nights and supposedly now that it's fall we will have some apostles coming in, so last night we are in the room waiting for the speaker to come in. Me and some of the girls had excellent seats because we sing in the choir every week. So we are singing and guess who walks in.......JEFFREY R HOLLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I started crying and I was so happy, he is my absolute favorite. He spoke a lot about our duty as a missionary and what we can do to better ourselves continually. He spoke very very boldly about how we should act after our missions. He was practically yelling into the microphone and saying that we have "NO right to defile the divinity of this calling" I could feel so much love behind this because he was so passionate about our missions and how much it will bless our lives forever. Here are some favortie quotes/thoughts from him:
We are the chosen dispensation. Prophets of old testified of this day and how much we will change the world. Their missionary efforts were partly unsuccessful, but they had hope and kept going because they knew one day our missionary efforts would be successful. This is the last dispensation of missionary work, we will finish delivering the message to "every nation, kindred and tongue"
There is no other religious organization that does what we do. We go out and spread the word of the gospel, which some would consider a sacrifice. We have support from all of our church, and people look up to the missionaries. If the LDS church had an icon, it would be two missionaries walking. We have so much support, and because of that we are so so blessed.
He shared a story about an old lady in her 70's that was a recent convert to the church. A priesthood holder in her new ward was trying to help her ease into the ward, so he asked her a question in Sunday school one day. "Who is the most perfect person you have ever known?" He expected her to answer, The Savior, which would lead into his lesson. But she replied, "The most perfect people I have ever known are the two missionaries who converted me into this church." Amazing right?
We had a Q and A section where people had submitted questions earlier, here are a few. These are his answers.
What is the most important thing Christ wants us to know?----That he told the truth. Every thing he said, did, and prophesied, happened.
What is the best advice you ever recieved?---Go on a mission, Get married under the right time, circumstances, and carefully choose; and Get as much education as possible.
What is the comparison of being a missionary and being a General Authority?-----Nothing really! I am an Apostle, you are an apostle. I am a Missionary, and you are a missionary. I have a divine calling, and so do you. (notice the difference in the capital letters) All I do all day everyday, is try to spread the gospel, and so do you. I don't have any money, and neither do you! (haha). We are both witnesses sent with a message.
The best thing was how much love he had for us missionaries. He talked so much about how the whole church prays for us, and how we have a divine responsibility. We are called of the Lord to do a special work. Man I loved every second of the hour and 20 minutes he spoke to us. The spirit was so strong when He walked in, and we noticed there were no teleprompters, he came and spoke by the spirit. Everyone was in tears. We truly felt the love and the spirit that he brought. I am so grateful to be here as a missionary. An elder in another district asked me yesterday why i went on a mission, and then said he is impressed by women who go because it is a sacrifice. But I don't look at it as a sacrifice, I feel so lucky to be here and feel of God's love for me, and every person on earth. I love you all, and I can feel your prayers, I appreciate it more than you will ever know.
Love, Cecpta DeMille
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