Well Christmas is coming up. And this Wednesday I will be 21. Ha! I'll be 21! No ideas. Just facts. I'm a genius! I do good. Be-Awesome! HA! Thundercats! HOOOO!
I am very excited to talk to my family.
We are doing lots of finding right now. We've baptized all our investigators now, so there isn't really anything we can do otherwise, but service. And there isn't even any snow to shovel. It's awesome! HA! That's all I really have to say about what happened this last week because it's all that happened really. Well I guess transfers happened, but I am obviously still in Fairfield, because I am training Elder Tripp still. So that's good. I'll have been here for 7 1/2 months after this coming transfer. So that's a really long time to be in an area, the standard is 6 weeks to 6 months. So I'm going beyond that. So that pretty much sets it that there's a 98% chance I'll be transferred next transfer. Unless President does do what he said is potential and I stay here for 9 months. That's FOREVER. Almost half of my mission haha. What's weird too is I've been on my mission for like 15 months now. Where does the time go? Someone make is stop? I mean it's cool. Time has to go by. But I'd appreciate it to work with me here.
I got in the mail a letter from my dad that was interesting because it went along with a thought I've been sharing with members this last month for Christmas. I'll share my thought.
This season is a special season. We are currently participating in the "Most wonderful time of the year". Christmas! The time when we celebrate the birth of humanities most influential and important person ever! The Savior of all mankind, Jesus Christ!
In our Companion study a few weeks ago Elder Tripp and I read something out of the Book of Mormon that struck us. God's love for all mankind.
In the Book of Mormon we are familiar with 1 Nephi chapter 8 where the prophet Lehi has the famous Tree of Life vision! Nephi was struck by this vision. He hoped to know for himself what it meant, and so we see in 1 Nephi 11 an awesome example like Joseph Smith. Nephi chooses to pray about Lehi's vision, to know for himself what the vision means. In turn the Spirit of the Lord teaches Nephi the interpretation of the vison. I'd like to share with you the account out of the Book of Mormon where Nephi learns the meaning of the tree:
12 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look! And I looked as if to look upon him, and I saw him not; for he had gone from before my presence.
13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white.
14 And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?
15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.
16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?
17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.
18 And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.
19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!
20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in her arms.
21 And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?
22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.
Is it coincidence that in order for Nephi to understand what the Tree of Life symbolizes the Spirit of the Lord shows the Nativity scene in vision? I don't think so.
I testify that because "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son..." we are able to live again. Nephi needed to see the Nativity scene, because that was the very moment in which the Savior was FINALLY here! He came! God had sent His Son! He was there in the mortal flesh!
The Book of Mormon is giving us an account of what Christmas is really about, our Savior, and through Him can we feel the love of God! That's awesome!
I know that if we read the Book of Mormon and we focus on its message we can grow closer to our Lord and our Savior Jesus Christ! For that is whom it testifies of!
Anyways, Merry Christmas!
Elder Prows
13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white.
14 And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?
15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.
16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?
17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.
18 And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.
19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!
20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in her arms.
21 And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?
22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.
Is it coincidence that in order for Nephi to understand what the Tree of Life symbolizes the Spirit of the Lord shows the Nativity scene in vision? I don't think so.
I testify that because "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son..." we are able to live again. Nephi needed to see the Nativity scene, because that was the very moment in which the Savior was FINALLY here! He came! God had sent His Son! He was there in the mortal flesh!
The Book of Mormon is giving us an account of what Christmas is really about, our Savior, and through Him can we feel the love of God! That's awesome!
I know that if we read the Book of Mormon and we focus on its message we can grow closer to our Lord and our Savior Jesus Christ! For that is whom it testifies of!
Anyways, Merry Christmas!
Elder Prows
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