Hey guys! :)
Good week. The temperature has dropped a ways and I happen to
love it. Not sure how excited I am for the snow, though... we`ll see how that
goes. :)
I had some fun exchanges this week with Elder Tallon, a
missionary from England. He and his companion live in downtown Montréal, so the
view from their apartment is pretty sweet. I went out and sat on the balcony
for breakfast. It was sweet.
Still getting used to the métros. What is nice is that even in
the middle of winter, the métros are supposed to be pretty warm. So that`s
exciting. :)
Funny thing this week... eh, honestly, it wasn`t necessarily a
super funny week. A lot of walking and some meetings, and some great insights
from zone training meeting, but I guess I haven`t really been too funny this week.
I suppose I`ll try next week. :P
I am SUPER excited for General Conference this weekend! It`s so
amazing to me how every time I have watched General Conference with a question
or a few questions in mind, I have been able to get all my answers. What a
great testimony to the fact that we have a prophet and apostles today! :)
The biggest thing I wanted to talk about this week is obedience.
(I`ve talked about this a lot, I know) But I realized this week that sometimes
(a lot of the time), obedience isn`t really the first thing we want to do.
Sometimes as a missionary I wake up and I just do not want to talk to people.
And sometimes I really don`t want to go out that day and walk all over the
island trying to find our next lesson. Honestly, sometimes missionary work just
isn`t what I want to do that day. It can be hard and discouraging and cold and
difficult. But I`ve come to realize something important.
Obedience doesn`t have to be easy or fun. But obedience will
lead to the greatest joy and contentment we can possibly find. Why? Because we
are not given commandments to punish or belittle us; we are given them to
fulfill Heavenly Father`s purpose "to bring to pass the immortality and
eternal life of man." Both for us, and for those around us, our Heavenly
Father gives us commandments, because He wants us to be happy! That`s why!
That`s the whole reason! He has no hidden agenda, no selfish desires. Making us
happy is what makes Him happy! No wonder He asks us to lose ourselves in
service; that`s what He does every day, and He loves it, and He knows that we
will love it too.
I promised when I chose to be baptized that I would take the
name of Christ on myself. This became literal when I became an official
missionary for His Church. But I`ve come to realize that this promise can be
applied in everything I do as a missionary. So when I wake up and I don`t want
to get out of bed; when I don`t want to talk to that scary guy on the metro;
when I don`t feel particularly inclined to try and stop that woman walking by
in the street, I remember that I made a promise, one that I renew each week.
And I remember that as we strive to be obedient, we are promised countless
blessings.
He will keep His end of the promise.
And I will keep mine.
En avant!
Big cities are
scary...
Hey look! A Hilton!
:P
