How did your talk go?
My
talk went really well, it was on the sacrament, Sister Wray spoke ahead
of me and I felt like our talks really went together well. She set a
good base and went over the sacrament prayer line by line, and then I
talked about how it's just like getting baptized every week, the power
is contained in realizing this because if you don't know that it's going
to take all your sins away, than you're going to keep carrying them, if
you understand and respect the sacrament, you realize that you're
getting a fresh slate literally every seven days, I touched on that it's
bad to take the sacrament unworthily because by lying to the Lord
you're devaluing the sacrament to yourself, and again if we don't put
that value on it, than we aren't getting anything from it because we
will keep carrying our sins from week to week. That's why unworthy
partaking is drinking damnation to your soul, because it's stopping your
progression.
Is it no big deal to speak in church now?
I
was nervous until I got up there to actually do it. Then I felt pretty
comfortable. I haven't given a talk for a while now, but i've borne my
testimony a few times, It's alway a little weird. I usually just bear
testimony of a few simple truths and then sit down.
How is your baby, is he 18?
Elder
Bingham is from Laramie Wyoming, He's 19, and he is a great missionary!
He works hard and wants to be obedient. I think we'll get along just
fine!
So will you ever get your car back?
Probably not, I'll have to get transferred if I want a car again.
Have you made any bus contacts?
Yes
we've made a few, I'm careful because I'm not sure about bus policy,
but I talk to all the people that I can on the bus and if they start
asking a few questions then I'm of course more than willing to talk to
them..
How are your investigators?
They're
doing alright, I think they are all moving in the right direction.
We'll have to go through a little formering wave and separate the wheat
from the tares.. Haha
Last
week went well, We of course went to Winnipeg to go get all of our new
missionaries, Elder Eads and I had a good finish, and then Elder Bingham
and I have had a good start! We'll just keep on going strong!
I've heard that "What manner of man is this" song, I thought it was pretty interesting :)
Love
you so much! I know that the Lord has changed my heart as a missionary,
and that when the Lord changes our hearts, it promotes lasting change. I
want to keep moving forward. I'm grateful for the time that I've spent
and grateful for the time I have left. I feel that I have so much more
to accomplish, and so many more people to meet. I'm doing my best. In
Preach My Gospel it talks about how if we do our best, we may get
discouraged or disappointed, but it will never be in ourselves. Isn't
that a comfort? That applies to life in General not just missionary
work! So if there are any small things that keep us from doing our best,
we should just get them out of our heads!
Love You!
Elder Peterson
Ryus and his Greenie, Elder Bingham
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