Our mission had a ission tour for a member of the Quorum of the Seventy named Elder Sitati. He is a convert from Kenya and grew up on the farmland in East Africa! He is such a stellar dude.
Going to MLC is always a party because we get to see some of our friends and also have a road trip party with the Sister Training Leaders, Sister Hall and Sister McCune. Seriously so awesome. Here are my notes from MLC:
- Mission Presidents are chosen out of 5000 men
- Served a mission in Nigeria
- Look to our mission President in a very serious way; draw close to the Picketts
- Opportunity to have a mentor truly interested in OUR success
- Griffins and Picketts will be there for my sealing (INVITE THEM:))
- My desire is that we leave this counsel that if you have any spiritual burden that you will feel them light and look to resolve them
- What are the issues you are facing?
- Elder Vellinga: connecting with other missionaries
- Having the Spirit to guide me in my assignment
- The Spirit doesn’t give you anxiety
- Elder Spencer: if there is a struggling companionship, and 1 is carrying the load and the other isn’t, will they miss out on the fruits?
- Yes, however the fruits are different
- Fruits: unity
- The need for the repentance is in the companionship itself
- Do you love and want to sacrifice for your comp?
- Circle the Wagons; reinforcement if necessary
- Elder Tanner: discerning the needs of investigators/missionaries?
- Ask and listen
- Be comfortable in silence
- Be a good listener, and the gift of discernment will eventually come to you through inspiration
- Revelation: in your mind and heart
- How do you feel?
- Take interest in their lives
- If people are committing to listen to you, are you committing to listen to them?
- It is in knowing their issues. There’s an answer to every problem in the BOM
- What is the Chief Complaint?
- Elder Macdonald: help find satisfaction in the work
- Elder Sharp: helping baptismal dates get to baptism
- Elder McIntyre: Missionaries competing against each other
- Competition is a useless concept
- The Lord’s grace is sufficient for all who try their best
- Do your best, and don’t try to be the best (that’s what Satan wanted))
- Elder Hatch: how can we inspire the members to get more involved?
- We have direct contact with. the Bishop and WML, and the lead and influence all the Auxiliaries
- Every. Interaction. w members is a finding opportunity
- Members are more effective at finding than we are
- Members Finding is a culture, and sometimes we will have to influence us
- Missionary work is not about helping missionaries, it is about increasing their faith
- Sister Smith: feeling worthy enough to help people
- Sister Hall: being too hard on themselves; (Be Ye therefore perfect)
- Elder Barnes: finishing the mission strong
- 2 Nephi 2:11
- D&C 88: 36-39
- Lifting water bottle with water bottle
- Once we understand, we learn to work w it
- 2 Nephi 2:15
- 2 year old do not express themselves beyond their Needs
- Moroni 7:10-17
- Satan tries to convince us that our temporal needs far outweigh the Spirit of Christ
- You can eat good food and it can nourish you; whatever you put in comes out
- Your body will process whatever is put in it, agency is the same way
- To get from bitter to sweet we need to be enticed by the Holy Ghost
- Light, patience, love, guidance, gentleness
- Alma 31:5
- They aren’t personal studying if they are struggling
- Ephesians 4:11-14
- 11: Organization of the Church
- 13: ALL of us knowing the Gospel
- 14: avoid deception
- D&C 84:106- we are here to edify them in the zone (Our Purpose)
- Take: we are together to strengthen each other, obediently
- Mosiah 3:19
- We need to entice missionaries and help them feel that this is good for them.
- Turn to the MP if all else fails
- What will help us have the Spirit with us?
- Keep the Missionary Schedule
- Let Christ love us
- Preparation is the key to having the Spirit
It was a very spiritual experience. Preisdent Pickett asked me to share with MLC also how I have been able to overcome my challenges on my mission, which have been many. Like everyone:)
I want to bear my testimony that I knew Brandyn Myers in the life before this one. I agreed to preach the Gospel and I know that I promised him I would do anything to help him out. He is 5 days away from his baptism and he has just moved into his new apartment. He literally had nothing, but we harvested furniture, a queen size bed, dressers, recliners, vacuum, etc etc. Even stuff from our own apartment so he could get settled in. We had a lesson with him yesterday, and his girlfriend Liz (who is on baptismal dates) literally broke up with him right in front of us because she just lost her marbles....but he is staying strong. Pray for him!!!! That is all I ask.
Elder Vellinga and I are working as hard as we can for the salvation of souls. The title of this weekly refers to the scripture found in Moroni 7:16. Let us recognize that the Lord gives us his Spirit because when Satan tries to convince us that our temporal (temporary) needs are far to great to overcome, we can know that Christ can help us through all trail. The dye is cast! Vamos.
Love yunz here’s some fotos....
PS: registering for college again...deuce
Elder Mac
