Shelob’s Lair

Hello everyone! 

This week was pretty fun. I went on exchanges to Zachary again, this time with Elder McCain. We had a whole bunch of lessons and were out with a cool Priest named Zade.

A cool experience we had this week was at a meal with a member. They had invited one of their friends over for the dinner as well and they had a ton of questions about the church and I was able to answer all of them!

Last week we had Zone Conference where we had some amazing presentations and I met Elder Rentmeister who met my cousin in the MTC. Two of the sisters that I came out into the mission with gave their going home testimonies as well. It made me realize how fast a mission is.

I’ll leave you guys with one of my favorite quotes from Elder Uchtdorf, from his talk ‘Do Your Part With All Your Heart’.

“Simply put, discipleship takes self-discipline.

It is not a casual endeavor, and it doesn’t happen by accident.

Faith in Jesus Christ is a gift, but receiving it is a conscious choice that requires a commitment of all our “might, mind and strength.” It is a practice of every day. Every hour. It takes constant learning and determined commitment. Our faith, which is our loyalty to the Savior, becomes stronger as it is tested against the opposition we face here in mortality. It endures because we keep nourishing it, we keep actively applying it, and we never give up.”

May the Light of Christ be in your heart.

-Elder Ward