Finding True Joy

 HOLA MIS AMIGOS

This was probably the most bipolar week of my life and so I got a lot to say. I wanted to start just with a funny story. So last saturday night we were getting ready for bed. Now something they make all missionaries do is for Sacrament they do not tell you who is speaking until the meeting. So everyone has to prepare a 5 minute talk in spanish. So I wrote my talk and at night my roomate asked to read it. This was my boy Elder Springer, straight dawg, and it probably took us 30 minutes to read my talk out load because our Spanish was so bad and we were straight dying laughing. It was just one of those nights you will not forget. Then I found a fire extinguisher in my house and we proceeded to take the most icy photo with it. What a night.

I can tell why missionaries love Sundays so much. They are so spiritual. i lowkey got absolutely nothing out of Sacrament meeting but you can still feel the spirit so strongly. We also got a banger of a devotional from our CCM president and later that night we had a devotional from President Nelson about the importance of Joseph Smith. You can literally feel the power from President Nelson and his words are straight fax. I know Joseph Smith is a true Prophet and I know God has called Russell M Nelson to be a Prophet at this time.

Something I have found I am super grateful for on my mission is my district. After devotionals we get to go back and gather together as a district and talk about the things we got from it. We have some of the most powerful discussions and everyone usually shares there testimony and I have grown to love my district with all of my heart. As you know I was struggling with my companion in a lot of the first week. I have been praying to love him more everyday. On Sunday after the discussion me and him had such a deep conversation and I told him everything and at the end of it I told him I loved him. I have grown to love that kid despite our differences and God has really helped me throughout that process.

Tuesday night was a really life changing moment for me. Elder Bednar got to speak to every missionary in all the MTCs. He spoke about the joy that comes with True repentance. He spoke with so much power and so much authority and it really hit me to the core. But something I can testify of is of the power of repentance. The scriptures teach us that if there was anything we could teach it would be repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. I have found so much joy in repentance. I know that true joy comes with true repentance and coming unto Christ with a broken heart and a contrite spirit.

Idk if I should be saying this in my email but later that night me and my boy Elder Springer had one of the deepest conversations of my life. We literally were talking all about our struggles and our spiritual experiences and everything that has happened in our lives. We did not go to bed till like 2 AM whoopsie, but it was such a powerful experience. i love the CCM, I love learning and coming closer to the savior more and more each day.

I always close on a spiritual thought and an invitation. Something I loved from elder Bednars devotional is he said that true repentance is not just a change in behavior and attitude, true repentance is a change in nature and giving our complete thoughts to the Lord Jesus Christ. I know that with repentance comes joy. I am so grateful for the atonement in my life and the blessing it brings. I invite you guys to not just change you attitude and behavior, change your nature of your life. Then watch and see how much easier it is to see God in your life.

I love you all you guys are amazing, feel free to text me today I would love to talk to all of you

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