Hey all,
Time is flying and it's honestly insane. I really don’t know how to even think about it. In no time it's going to be my birthday and then I complete 1 year. I'm not ready to even think about going home. I haven’t even gotten close to where I want to be spiritually, mentally, emotionally or physically. I've heard people all my life say the mission is the university of life and I'm starting to see that's true. It's hard, really hard but I'm changing every moment of every day for the better and I am forever grateful for this opportunity. I was talking to an investigator the other day about the strange thing that happens when you learn about Christ. You learn about Him and you want to be like Him, He is perfection in every way. However when you look inward and you see yourself and how farrrrrrrrrrr away you are and you strive and work and pray and learn and study and cry and do everything you can to be more like Him. In His infinite mercy and through his Infinite and Eternal atonement we CAN be more like Him. In the process of being more and more like Him we grow and have experiences and learn and feel real joy. Our respect for Him grows and our Love and appreciation grows too. Then we look inward again and it repeats. The mission is doing that because I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me. It makes me cry to think HE, being so perfect and all powerful and all knowing died for ME. ME. I love to read in John when Thomas sees Him because I know it wasn't a causal experience. Thomas threw himself at the Savior's feet and sobbed for forgiveness. I long for the day I can cry at my Savior's feet and thank him for dying for me and all my loved ones.
We are reading the Book of Mormon as a mission and it's so wonderful. I'm in Alma 45 right now and I've learned SOOOO much. It's truly the word of God. Please please please please please please please read it. and pray to know if it is true, even if you are a member read and pray EVERY DAY and it will help your testimony.
We had district meeting and had a break and a person had a cart selling avocados. We bought 3 kilos for 6 soles. hahahahaha We made guacamole and it was amazing. I love you all!!! ¡Gracias a Dios!
Elder Nielsen
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