We had the opportunity to go to the Kansas City, Missouri Temple on Wednesday with a bunch of missionaries and it was a pretty great experience. I got to see a lot of people that I hadn't seen in a long time. I Learned a lot while at the temple. Also this week we had a ton of unplanned success teaching. we had several investigators out of town and we just had more people show up that we haven't met before. It was pretty amazing to see how the Lord rewards effort.
I thought I would include a few thoughts from my letter to President Loveland that I had while at the Temple
I have had a pretty amazing week and i learned a lot.
During interviews Sister Loveland mentioned light and it is also something that my Patriarchal blessing talks about, so i spent a few days studying that. What is light? Where does it come from? What does it do? I gained a lot of insights and had some cool experiences. And the question that i took to the temple was How can i gain more/increase my light? What i learned from the temple, several talks that i read on the bus ride and talking with some other missionaries was this. I need to be a more Consecrated missionary, and let go of things that tie me down.
1 Be more exact in my language. Speak simply and powerfully as i testify of truth
2 Obey willingly all commandments and standards in the Missionary handbook
3 Give up my Fears. Quite often i will avoid speaking to people out of fear that i will mess up or won't know what to say. Also fears of not being adequate or not living up to expectations of a missionary.
4 Knowing "Which way do I face" Elder Robbins spoke about not mixing up the first 2 commandments, and making sure that the Lord is our first priority and not those around us. Too often i see myself going with the status quo in an attempt to avoid contention or make sure people like me. When i should instead set an example, which is where we feel the Loneliness of Leadership.
Throughout my mission i have felt the spirit many times, but always in short spurts. After i left the temple that feeling didn't leave me for 3 days. Until after a baptism several missionaries went to get ice cream(nothing wrong with that) But our focus was more that of a social club than that of full time missionaries. That was a witness to me that that was something i needed to work on and help others with as well. Along with that i had the thought to use all "social" times as a time to minister to the specific needs of those around me. I have felt a difference with this change as it is much more fulfilling.
During interviews Sister Loveland mentioned light and it is also something that my Patriarchal blessing talks about, so i spent a few days studying that. What is light? Where does it come from? What does it do? I gained a lot of insights and had some cool experiences. And the question that i took to the temple was How can i gain more/increase my light? What i learned from the temple, several talks that i read on the bus ride and talking with some other missionaries was this. I need to be a more Consecrated missionary, and let go of things that tie me down.
1 Be more exact in my language. Speak simply and powerfully as i testify of truth
2 Obey willingly all commandments and standards in the Missionary handbook
3 Give up my Fears. Quite often i will avoid speaking to people out of fear that i will mess up or won't know what to say. Also fears of not being adequate or not living up to expectations of a missionary.
4 Knowing "Which way do I face" Elder Robbins spoke about not mixing up the first 2 commandments, and making sure that the Lord is our first priority and not those around us. Too often i see myself going with the status quo in an attempt to avoid contention or make sure people like me. When i should instead set an example, which is where we feel the Loneliness of Leadership.
Throughout my mission i have felt the spirit many times, but always in short spurts. After i left the temple that feeling didn't leave me for 3 days. Until after a baptism several missionaries went to get ice cream(nothing wrong with that) But our focus was more that of a social club than that of full time missionaries. That was a witness to me that that was something i needed to work on and help others with as well. Along with that i had the thought to use all "social" times as a time to minister to the specific needs of those around me. I have felt a difference with this change as it is much more fulfilling.
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