tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43136272897540822122024-03-13T14:05:48.317-07:00Sister Takeshige at Temple SquareAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01421311347495001156noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313627289754082212.post-88027231312145015722017-04-05T04:35:00.000-07:002017-04-05T04:35:57.528-07:00Apr 4,2017 Until we meet again, may God be with you." - Lloyd Newell to me on April 26th"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", Meiryo, "MS PGothic", Osaka, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello all,</span><br />
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This is the last hoorah! I'm going home on Wednesday! </div>
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We've been too busy with General Conference this week so I haven't had time to be sad. </div>
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Also, here is my replacement Japanese sister. Her name is Sister Halvorson. I got to be her companion for 2 hours on Friday when she came to Temple Square from the MTC for a short visitors' center training! </div>
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And I got this wicked spider bite (?) that started spreading and burning around my arm. Sister Risenmay says "Well, everyone needs a story about the last week of their mission." </div>
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(don't worry guys I'm better now and I'm not bringing home disease)</div>
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So yeah, this was it. 18 months of telling people about how they can find peace in life by following the teachings of Jesus Christ. I am so thankful. I can say now with conviction that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is truth. </div>
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I know it because I have met doctors and scientists and educators, as well as little children, young students, and humble visitors have their faces light up as they learn and make sense of the message of the Restoration fo the Gospel of Jesus Christ. </div>
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I know it because I get that same lightbulb face as I read the Book of Mormon and the Bible together.</div>
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I know it because I have seen a stadium of 21,000 become reverent and full of love and awe when the living prophet Thomas S. Monson walks in for General Conference. </div>
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I know it because whenever I share that God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith to restore lost truths, I feel love in my heart and guests that have never even heard of Mormons before say "that makes me feel peace." </div>
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Friends, following Jesus Christ is not easy, but it is worth the lasting peace. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169565287983953387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313627289754082212.post-69966882766295726372017-03-31T16:07:00.001-07:002017-04-17T06:14:30.550-07:00Mar 28, 2017<h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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all of our </span>going-home meetings and trainings and housekeeping things
have been moved up to this week. The main thing that I learned from all
these meetings and lectures about what to do when you finish your
missionary service is this: DO NOT LOSE GOOD HABITS. I was kind of
planning to sleep for three days when I got home to Japan, but I NOPE. I
got called to repentance. Things like waking up on time, going to
bed on time, praying all the time, and studying the Bible and Book
for Mormon are habits that are so simple, but make all of the
difference. I think the reason I feel so great and happy as a missionary is
probably 30% because I'm a missionary, and 60% because I'm doing these
physical and spiritual necessities. To anyone reading this, if you see
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while we were taking selfies, Sister Li who we used to teach in Provo
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169565287983953387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313627289754082212.post-19602197859627345562017-03-31T09:32:00.000-07:002017-03-31T16:19:05.267-07:00Mar 14, 2017 "I Held Hands With a Man This Week"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "ms gothic"; font-size: large;">This week!</span><br />
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Also some other exciting things happened, like meeting a sweet woman from Germany who said that she would love to learn more about the things that we teach. It's sad to admit, but sometimes I assume that European people are not interested at all in listening to the message that we share as missionaries. But then this German woman helped me know that my assumptions were wrong and that I need to stop deciding their interest level for them. </div>
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Also there was a group of school kids misled by an over-enthusiatic disagree-er of the LDS church, that decided to come to Temple Square this week to tell us that what we believe is wrong. And they did so very directly. I appreciated their concern for our welfare, but was not so appreciative of the spirit of argument and contention that they brought. Is it bad to admit that I found secret joy in watching Temple Square security take them away? </div>
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Here is my new companion. This is Sister Lu from Tai zhong, Taiwan. She loves ramen and loves to clean our apartment. She is also about the same size as me, and has cute clothes. Also whenever she speaks, people listen so intently to her words. Also she was half trained by Sister Nunez. This is going to be a good transfer. </div>
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This week I feel like I was nonstop being chastised and fixed up. But it's not like people were straight up yelling at me. I just had a lot of experiences where I realized that I could do better. That's the awesome thing about God. He always wants to make you improve. He doesn't just throw us down to this earth and leave us be. He gives us Taiwanese companions who are so bomb at talking to people and sharing scriptures and helping them understand the teachings of Jesus Christ to show us how we need to work hard too. </div>
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"For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth" (Hebrews 12:6). </div>
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This week was packed with 10000 things. </div>
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On Valentine's day we went and served a special lunch at the Millcreek Senior Center. </div>
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Elder Clark pointed out that in this scripture, it doesn't say "weaknesses (plural)". It says "weakness (singular)." Meaning that this scripture is referring to the fact that we are weak. I used to see weaknesses as kind of like a checklist. When we conquer one, we can move on to the next. But nah, that's not what the Lord was saying. He's not saying that he'll point out things we need to develop one by one. He's saying that we as human beings, in general, have weakness. We are tiny minuscule beings in this big big world. Sure we might overcome some trials and overcome weaknesses, but they will never completely go away and we will always need to rely on our Savior Jesus Christ to show us how to improve. </div>
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We also took a tour with a couple that basically said, "We have friends who are Mormon, and we came to Salt Lake City specifically to learn about your church." They were so touched at everything we were sharing that they basically cried the entire tour. "We have been to all kinds of cathedrals and churches in Europe and even Vatican City, but we have not felt anything as strong as we feel here on Temple Square." </div>
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So this week I watched this <b><a href="https://www.lds.org/bible-videos/videos/forgive-70-times-7?lang=eng" rel="nofollow" style="color: #551a8b; outline: 0px;" target="_blank">Bible Video </a></b>and felt really chastised in my heart. It's about Matthew 18:21-35. </div>
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"43 Reproving betimes with sharpness, when moved upon by the Holy Ghost; and then showing forth afterwards an increase of love toward him whom thou hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be his enemy;" (D&C 121:43) </div>
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Jesus only corrected and chastised those that he loved because he loved them. He never did anything out of spite. What a cool guy.</div>
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But it ended up tasting pretty good. The fancy vegan stuffing was really yummy. Much unlike a newborn child.</div>
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So this week we learned that there were 55388 Chinese guests who came to Temple Square for a tour. </div>
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"And ye are called to bring to pass the gather of mine elect; for mine elect hear my voice and harden not their hearts;" (D&C 29:7)</div>
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On Temple Square, we have so many people to talk to, and it's exhausting. Most of the time they are polite, but not really ready to fully immerse themselves in the Gospel of Christ. Many people are willing to stay in contact, but not to change their lives. It's exhausting to try to convince someone who is nice but unwilling. Sometimes we think that just a little bit more and their hearts will change. We just need to pry and find the elect deep inside these people.</div>
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President Risenmay told us that the scriptures tell us exactly who the elect are. They are not people that we need to pry and dig and scavenge for. They are people who will "hear my voice and harden not their hearts". In essence, they are people who will accept invitations to go to church or read the scriptures. When people say no, we just say "well alright then. If you change your mind, we'll still be here to help you out. Have a nice day" and talk to the next group of tourists. The Elect are people that we shouldn't have to bargain with to increase their spirituality. </div>
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My companion, Sister Goncalves is going home in 5 weeks, so she was assigned to speak. She does not like public speaking, and she highly dislikes large groups of people. She was very nervous the night before, and we went through her talk together revising it and practicing it over and over. </div>
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It was Elder Quentin L Cook, a member of the quorum of the twelve apostles.</div>
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brain: "SISTER GONCALVES IS GOING TO DIE"</div>
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NO ANNOUNCEMENT AT ALL, AN APOSTLE OF THE LORD showed up at our church because he couldn't make it to his regular church because of scheduling conflicts. 😰😬😆😮</div>
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Sister didn't die while she gave her talk, but she did forget how to pronounce the word "wings", which was pretty funny. She actually shared a beautiful message about having gratitude, and how grateful we need to be to have the Gospel of Christ in our lives. </div>
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Elder Cook was the concluding speaker, and he talked about how when he was a young missionary, he trained a companion who was from a tiny town in Utah. This companion had never been in a big city, and talking to people frightened him. Elder Cook said, "I did 95% of the teaching, and he recited the first vision and shared his testimony." </div>
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They had a baptism later on, and when asked how they decided to be baptised, they answered, "Elder Cook, you are a good missionary, but when your companion shared his testimony, we felt the Spirit of God confirm in our hearts that this message is true." </div>
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I thought it was pretty cool, because that's exactly what I've been able to learn from Sister Goncalves. You can be humble and powerful at the same time. </div>
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The directors of the Kirtland OH visitors' center! We got to do some missionary work with them on Temple Square for their training. Sister Jennings kept telling people "I love you". I want to be like her when I grow up. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169565287983953387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313627289754082212.post-17009027366021298512017-01-05T07:15:00.003-08:002017-01-05T07:15:51.688-08:00Jan 3rd, 2017 "Feliz Ano Novo"<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.5pt;">We set the new
baptismal goal for the year of 2017 for the Temple Square mission yesterday.
Since the Temple Square mission is a little bit (a lot) different from other
mission, we count a baptism as a Temple Square baptism when someone was
introduced to the Gospel of Jesus Christ through physically coming to Temple
Square and meeting missionaries here, or if we were instrumental in introducing
the Book of Mormon and their local missionaries to the people who come on <a href="http://mormon.org/">mormon.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.5pt;">After much prayer
and discussion and sincere seeking of God's will, our grand goal is... <b>1700</b>
baptisms. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.5pt;">In 2015, we
achieved 915 baptisms in the Temple Square Mission. In 2016, we set a goal of
1016 and achieved 1351. For 2017, we're striving for 400 more people's lives to
be touched and changed for the better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.5pt;">The number makes us
sweat a little bit, but it's been really cool to see that in 2016, when we had
faith and worked hard, the Lord provided so so so many tools for us to succeed
and find and teach. Even though it looked like the odds were against us with
how much fewer missionaries we had this year, and how many more guests came to
Temple Square, somehow it all worked out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.5pt;">Looking back, it
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.5pt;">I am so excited to
continue to embark on this very important work of teaching people that there is
a Christ who atoned for their sins, so they can have lasting peace in this
life. Every single person who comes onto Temple Square is taught that there is
a God who has provided a perfect plan for them, and they can partake of that
plan if they choose to do so. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.5pt;">This has not at all
been easy, but it makes me happy, and I know that this message that I share
everyday is true. It is true because as I have lived it especially in these
last 14 months, I have improved 3000% as a human being. My worst weaknesses
have become my strengths. I have achieved things I never imagined
accomplishing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.5pt;">It is true because
when we share the teachings of Jesus Christ and the scriptures, the eyes of
guests of Temple Square light up and I feel the love of God for them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.5pt;">For anybody reading
this, (<i>if</i> anybody is reading this) I would like to let you know
that the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ will help you improve the quality of
your life. It helps everybody. It helps those who have never even heard of
Jesus Christ or touched the Bible, and it helps those who have been religious
all their lives and think that they are content and happy. Go to <a href="http://mormon.org/">mormon.org</a>. Read the Bible. Read the Book of
Mormon. Attend a church. These are all tools that are for you, because God
loves you and sees your infinite potential. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Christmas. We had a service project sorting through donations at the Midvale
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169565287983953387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313627289754082212.post-7209195022031361482017-01-05T06:54:00.000-08:002017-01-05T06:54:13.621-08:00Dec 20, 2016 "Jesus calmed the storm and so can you"<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">The little camel fell over and it looked
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<span lang="EN-US">But guess what?<a href="https://www.mormon.org/christmas/in-25-ways-over-25-days/jesus-calmed-the-storm">
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/wexfordcarol.html?cid=HP_SU_4-12-2016_dMOTAB_fMOTAB_xLIDyH-3_">https://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/wexfordcarol.html?cid=HP_SU_4-12-2016_dMOTAB_fMOTAB_xLIDyH-3_</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I love you all. I love Christmas. I love
the Gospel that our Savior Jesus Christ taught to all of us. Before I saw the
Gospel as some feel-good philosophies that I could share, but I've come to
learn that it's more than that. God truly does have a perfect plan and every
minuscule detail of it is wonderful and fascinating. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Bye bye. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169565287983953387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313627289754082212.post-25160356817569927742017-01-05T06:49:00.001-08:002017-01-05T06:49:10.291-08:00Dec13,2016 "This Week I Cried A Lot Because of Many Happy Things"<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">"7 For God hath not given us the
spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." (2
Timothy 1:7) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This week we had the chance to go to the
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didn't know what to expect, but it was pretty mind blowing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169565287983953387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313627289754082212.post-35409093365048745412017-01-05T06:35:00.003-08:002017-01-05T06:35:58.928-08:00Dec 6 2016 "Merry December"<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">A good missionary must be living the Gospel
of Jesus Christ constantly by having faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement,
and continually repenting and using the atonement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A previous companion said to me once,
"I've never really questioned my "faith" because I always
believed that God was real, but I guess I've been struggling with having faith
that God truly is in control and that I don't need to stress out." (did I
already share this story before?) It was a revelatory conversation for both her
and I, because we can always kind of arbitrarily believe in God, believe in
Christ, and know that there is a mysterious being out there, but the reason
that Christ had to come and teach us about faith, is so that we will actually
understand that God doesn't just exist, but that He loves us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When we come to that understanding and
truly have faith in Christ's Atonement, we don't have to freak out when we make
mistakes. We don't have to hate ourselves. We can be liberated and move on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I've been writing these e-mails for like 14
months now, so I feel like I've already talked about this exact same idea...
But it really was a spiritual experience re-realizing this at MLC today! I
guess that means I need to keep working on it. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😀</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">An eventful week:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Okay, I didn't get any good pictures of the Christmas lights itself. I'll try again this week. But, the wonderful thing is that this year, <a href="https://www.mormon.org/christmas/light-the-world?play=hero" rel="nofollow" style="color: #551a8b; outline: 0px;" target="_blank">we are going to be the lights! </a></div>
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I think everybody wants to have a Jesus-centered Christmas every Christmas. At least I use that excuse every year when I forget to buy presents for people. "I'll read my scriptures on Christmas Eve! I'll spend time with my family! I'll write people cards! I'll read that story about the Christmas Orange again!" We say it over and over again year after year, but at the end of December, have we actually accomplished it? Most of the time, I don't even remember those resolutions long enough to evaluate and account for it. </div>
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Every single word in that sentence is so important for us to teach. The first idea in that sentence is that God is loving. I have noticed this week that there are so many people who believe that God is something to be feared, and as a result, many people decide not to believe in Him at all. </div>
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Humankind's misconception turned God into a wrathful God, but because of Restored truths, we know again that God truly does love us. He sent us to this earth because he loves us and He wanted us to experience joy, experience families, and experience education. I never realized how unique and radical this idea of a "loving God" is. </div>
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I think a lot of people regard God is like a magical genie. But in fact, He is the Father of our spirits. Any wise father would know that if you give your child anything he or she wants, that child will not turn out well. Even if that father was rich and powerful and had the resources to give the child anything he or she demands, a wise father would not do that. A wise father would give the child opportunities to learn how to earn, learn, or create for themselves. In the same sense, our Heavenly Father does not immediately give us everything we demand of him, but gives us opportunities where we can develop useful skills on our own. A good father offers their child love, support, advice, encouragement, and communication; and that is what our Heavenly Father offers to us as well. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169565287983953387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313627289754082212.post-64502350674518121332016-11-13T02:23:00.000-08:002016-11-13T02:23:08.387-08:00Nov 8, 2016 "Living Large"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", Meiryo, "MS PGothic", Osaka, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is what happened in the last 1.28 weeks:</span><br />
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And Halloween happened. Temple Square went on lock down and we got to watch The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe together as a mission and eat Olive Garden. </div>
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And then we took some fancy schmancy VIP tour with some fancy schmancy US Judicial committee people (?) and during the tour we were greeted by another VIP in the Conference Center:</div>
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And then today my companion and I found this in a store: </div>
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Besides living large tho, I've finally reached the point in my mission where I have 0 shame in sharing the gospel. It's a good feeling. This week as we taught the message of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ (like we always do, but) I invited a couple of people to be baptized right there at our first time meeting them on the square, during a tour. I know, I know... Why the heck did it take me this long into my mission to accomplish this? The answer is because<i> I</i> <i>am a weenie. </i>However, Heavenly Father has placed many wonderful examples in my life to show me HOW IT IS DONE, and wow, Sister Parks has been SHOWING ME HOW IT IS DONE. I finally decided that I wanted to be a kickbutt bold as brass missionary like her, and everyday that I thought about it and prayed about it, we were given wonderful people that were basically asking us, "so how do we join your church?" </div>
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The moral of the story is, that even if you are a weenie missionary like me, it's okay. We don't need to perfect. If we just admit our flaws and tell God we want to change, He will let us change. He will give us plenty of chances and opportunities to change. </div>
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And now we will conclude this weekly e-mail with this amazing passage from Mosiah chapter 4 in the Book of Mormon: </div>
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"1 And now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of speaking the words which had been delivered unto him by the angel of the Lord, that he cast his eyes round about on the multitude, and behold they had fallen to the earth, for the fear of the Lord had come upon them. </div>
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"2 And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down among the children of men. </div>
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Surprise! Our P-day got moved from Monday to Saturday for this week because we are having some mission wide Halloween events happening on Monday. </div>
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I served in the Humanitarian center for the first time on Tuesday! It was a little bit scary. For our first tour, every time I would talk, my brain would get nervous and spout out false facts. Then I would look at Sister Parks to take it away. I feel like I understand the new sisters a little bit better now. I feel so for them. </div>
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The Humanitarian Center is the place where all of the Humanitarian efforts of the church are concentrated. At first I didn't understand why we had tours there, but apparently there were just a lot of rich and important people that wanted to know what the church did with its money, and wanted to contribute, so we started having organized tours through there so anyone who wants to know exactly where the tithing donations and humanitarian aid donations go, can know. </div>
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The motto of the humanitarian efforts of the church is: "help people to help themselves." Other than providing basic human necessities to people throughout the world (food, clean water, clothes, medical supplies, hygiene kits, wheelchairs, neonatal resuscitation training, vaccinations, and vision care) there is a really cool program where the humanitarian center hires refugees, immigrants, and local citizens who need language training and job experience. The associates who are part of the welfare program are paid for to take English classes and run the humanitarian center. These associates are in the humanitarian center for a couple months to a year, and taught how to find a well paying job elsewhere with a reputable employer. </div>
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God is so perfect and knowledgeable that he has shown us not just how to serve people, but how to take care of people long term. Service isn't a one-time feel-good project. If we serve the right way, we can help people find long term resolutions. God doesn't just want us to be happy for a moment, he wants us to have eternal happiness. </div>
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I got a new companion! Her name is Sister Parks, and she is from Oklahoma. This is her last transfer, so this will be the fourth companion that I send home.</div>
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Sister Parks is 6 ft/182 cm tall.</div>
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Sisters Parks is a Big Friendly Giant. She is the friendliest human being I have ever met. At the beginning of the transfer I had a kajillion questions to ask her, because we have some assignments that are new for me, like serving in the Humanitarian Center. Sister Parks very patiently answered every single one of them, without any frustration or hint of annoyance. Every single person that she talks to seems to be interested in everything she has to say. She is a great missionary because people can just feel the love that she has for them. People accept Book of Mormons from her and accept to continue learning about the church because Sister Parks is magical. </div>
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The Humanitarian Center is a part of the welfare program of the church. It's where all of the items donated to the church are sorted and packed to be shipped to all parts of the world. It's also a place for many people who are in need of job skills to be trained. There is one set of Temple Square missionaries who are assigned to be there one day of the week, so that people who are curious about the Humanitarian efforts of the church can go and learn and take tours with us.</div>
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We also had the opportunity to take a group of International missionaries from the Missionary Training Center around Temple Square today. The MTC teacher asked an interesting question today while we were in the Conference Center: "How does your purpose as a missionary relate to the purpose or role of a Prophet?" </div>
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And my companion said, "It's the same." </div>
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That made me think quite a bit. Our missionary purpose is "to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the Restored Gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end." As we listen to the Prophet and apostles and other church leaders speak, we are motivated to change, repent, and improve. Those feelings we feel as we listen to them are the same feelings that our investigators feel when <i>we</i> talk to them. That makes me happy because this last General Conference, I really was humbled and shown many ways that I can change and become better. I was excited to receive those revelations. </div>
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IT'S TRANSFER TIME.</div>
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We went to a service project where we helped out with Special Olympics Utah, where we got to wear pants. But we found out right before the service project that Sister Sookhoo and I won't be companions anymore so this was our face the entire time:</div>
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Which means no more of this for me:</div>
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And then the other night we saw a group congregating near this sign:</div>
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And we asked them, "Are you going to watch Meet the Mormons?" to which they replied, </div>
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I guess they had been waiting by that sign to try to meet a real live Mormon at 7:30 pm. </div>
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And then Sister Carrasco, our famous district member on the cover of the Ensign, had her birthday so we feasted. </div>
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Then Sister Sookhoo and I took the Zone Leaders on a tour so they could evaluate our teaching skills. We call that "passing off". Every time a sister passes off, she gets a coupon for a free meal at the Lion House, so we feasted again:</div>
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The best part: East High's theater kids are performing "High School Musical" in November for the 10 year anniversary of the original Disney movie being released, and we got to watch them rehearse. Utah friends, please go watch it and support their adorable cause. </div>
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It was a good week not only because we did all of these fun things, but also because Sister Sookhoo and I worked extra hard to make our last week amazing. I feel really proud of how much we have grown these past six weeks in being bold, working hard, and teaching clearly. We have gone through our struggles and our low self esteems, but this week it all paid off, and we have found so many goooolden people who say that they have been LOOKING for this message of a loving God, and living prophets. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169565287983953387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313627289754082212.post-14663745659577578232016-10-18T08:35:00.000-07:002016-10-18T08:35:15.554-07:00Oct 12, 2016 "Making Friends"<h2>
While General Conference is happening at Temple Square, the Temple Square missionaries have to walk around and talk to people and be missionaries, so it wasn't until this week that we actually got to listen to conference. Actually we've only gotten through one and a half sessions, but so far it's been AMAZING. </h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">On Friday while we were walking around the square, we ran into Elder Uceda, who gave a talk called "The Lord Jesus Christ Teaches Us to Pray" during conference. He talked about how a prayer with God is such a sacred moment. </span><div style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;">
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"At the very moment we say, “Father in Heaven,” He hears our prayers and is sensitive to us and our needs. And so His eyes and His ears are now connected to you. He reads our minds, and He feels our hearts. You cannot hide anything from Him. Now, the wonderful thing is that He will see you with eyes of love and mercy—love and mercy that we cannot fully understand. But love and mercy are with Him the very moment you say, “Father in Heaven.”</div>
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"So a moment of prayer is a very, very sacred moment. He is not one to say, “No, I will not listen to you now because you only come to me when you are in trouble.” Only men do that. He is not one to say, “Oh, you cannot imagine how busy I am now.” Only men say that."</div>
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(Read complete talk <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/the-lord-jesus-christ-teaches-us-to-pray?lang=eng" rel="nofollow" style="color: #551a8b; outline: 0px;" target="_blank">here</a>.)</div>
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When we saw Elder Uceda on the square, we shook his hand, told him that he gave a great talk. He was so sweet! He smiled peered over his glasses like Dumbledore, and said, "Everyday, Jesus is still teaching me how to pray. It was so nice to visit with you sisters. Goodbye!"</div>
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Sometimes I'm tired. Sometimes I don't actually want to pour out my heart to God. Sometimes my prayers aren't so much a conversation with God. Sometimes it's just a "hi, thank you, goodbye." Even though sometimes my prayers are so insincere and rushed and mediocre, as a missionary, I feel like God's loving hand is in my life guiding me anyways. </div>
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I made a friend. She had Sasquatch leggings.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169565287983953387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313627289754082212.post-25683489129021242912016-10-04T18:57:00.000-07:002016-10-04T18:57:17.870-07:00Oct 5, 2016 "The Mormon Convention"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", Meiryo, "MS PGothic", Osaka, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This week! </span><br />
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On Wednesday we had zone conference which, as always, was inspiring. At the beginning of 2016 the Temple Square mission set a goal of having 1016 people that we meet and send to local missionaries be baptized int he year of 2016. The goal was estimated to be accomplished by the end of the year. Last week as we reached the end of September, we had already reached 1021. Yay! We are quite obviously very different from other missions and this could not have been accomplished if not for the hard work of the other missionaries all over the world (of course of course we know). However, it's amazing to know that so far in 2016, we met 1021 people that decided that the message we share as disciples of Jesus Christ was something good, and something they needed. I love my mission. I am in love with my mission. </div>
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In this zone conference we mostly discussed raising our goal for the year, and what we need to do to accomplish it. I really learned a lot about how much we need to change ourselves and sanctify ourselves if we want to see more miracles on Temple Square. </div>
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Another cool thing was that this weekend was General Coooonfereeeeeeeeence!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought a lot about how last October conference was my first week out in Temple Square, and what an excited and scared little poop I was. I didn't know anything yet, and I'm amazed that Sister Burgoyne and I made it through last conference alive. </div>
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We were at the Beehive House on Saturday taking tours in Brigham's dinky little house, and then suddenly the waiting room goes from an average of 10ish people at a time to literally 100 people squished all together and pouring out the front door and all around the front porch. It was quite frightening, but we figured it out. There was a point where we had to switch the tour system and I was stationed by Brigham Young's bedroom and talk about polygamy for 3 hours straight. It was pretty neat, because at the end of the day, I realized that I really truly do know: 1. prophets are real. 2. God gives us commandments for our benefit. 3. That Brigham Young practicing polygamy was a sacred calling he received to bless the lives of many of God's children. 4. We need to stop being embarrassed and sorry about this part of church history because it's a real and sacred thing that happened. </div>
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You're all probably sick of me talking about polygamy by now, but none of you are probably even still reading this incredibly long e-mail anyways, so whatever. </div>
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I don't even know where I'm going with this e-mail... So here are some pictures:</div>
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Isaiah of old used a ball point pen</div>
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Photographic evidence that I met the Sandall family:</div>
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