Dear Friends and Family,
So, how's it goin?
All is pretty much well over here, and let me tell you why.
In Doctrine and Covenants, it tells us that obedience is the first Celestial law and that we only are able to receive blessings depending upon our individual obedience to the greater and lesser laws of God. This is especially true for missionaries. Thus, obedience is stressed a LOT here.
As you all probably know, there are a lot of rules for missionaries. We have to wake up a certain hour and prepare a certain way do certain things and avoid others. It is pretty strict, but all in all it is 110 percent worth it. That being said, sometimes we slip up.
The past two weeks were somewhat difficult and lacked real success. We didn't find many new people to teach and nobody was really progressing. It was easy to throw all the blame on the fact taht is was Christmas and New Years, but in reality, I came to realize that it was something else.
Every once in a while, when the president deems it necessary or appropriate, his assistants will come to meet with the missionaries in a particular zone. That was the case this Tuesday. Long story short, our two wonderful assistants gave a much needed reminder of the importance of obedience and sustaining leadership. Some of the message, I do not hesitate to say, was not really directed at my personal circumstances, but some of it was. So, I made a decision to follow my own advice from last week and make some changes. The results were immediate.
This week has been very successful and I am very happy with the progress we have made. We have recieved many referrals from other missionaries that have turned into new investigators and one of those is now progressing. There is now doubt in my mind that blessings come from our obedience to the laws of God.
Sé que la obediencia trae bendiciones y que seremos mas felices si nos esforzamos a ser verdaderamente obediente a los mandamientos. Sé que Cristo vive y nos ama y que este es su iglesia.
Los amo,
Elder lambert
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