Serving in NOM

Experiences Elder Jones has shared while serving in the Nebraska Omaha Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Another week in the mission


          Things are going well in the Zone. It's a tough zone with some tough areas, but we have some great missionaries! I love them all. lol. Even though I don't know them all personally I still love them. I want the best for them and I want them to have success. Transfers went well. Although we were busy as all get out that day. We make a lot of arrangements so that transfers go smoothly and on time. It's a ton of fun ;) 
       I just started doing, this writing things down in sacrament meeting .  I got a lot more out of the talk and I received my own littler revelation. It's neat when you go into a meeting and take notes. The Lord reveals to us things He wants us to do or change. One thing we often fail to do is bind ourselves to act and change afterward. President once said, "Never leave a meeting the same missionary you were when you entered in!  It's amazes me how the Lord has blessed us with certain qualities to be able to help others.  Things are going great! :) I love my mission, pretty soon I'll be hitting 18 months. I know time is thinning down, but I'm going to keep sprinting and working harder. You can't be casual about this work, it's Eternal, it's His. I know the work we do impacts not only our lives but the lives of others. I am grateful to be a part of this work and to help families become eternal. To help those that are lonely to know that God lives and is mindful of them. I know this church is true and that Jesus is the Christ. I know He lives. The Branch is doing well. We have a few less-actives return back to church and are now teaching the Sunday School class! Woohoo! I was really excited to see that. The Branch is getting back up on its feet. Slowly but surely. I keep praying for the Branch. I want to see it grow. Step by Step we're making a great effort to help. I am really excited for General Conference. 4 days after the conference will mark my 6 months left in the mission. I'm going to be praying a lot before the conference to prepare. I'm planning on writing some inspired questions about the next 6 months. I want to know what more I need to do here in the mission.
       Have you ever thought of the words in the phrase on the front cover of the Book of Mormon? "Another Testament of Jesus Christ" Think of the first two words: Another Testament. We have the Old Testament which testifies of the Messiah-Jesus Christ. We have the New Testament, which testifies of the life and ministry of Him. And now today, we have Another Testament of Jesus Christ, another Witness that He is who the Bible says He is. It amazes me how so many people say they have a Faith in Christ, but don't know Him or believe Him. Our Heavenly Father in His love brought to light the Book of Mormon so that we can know that Jesus Christ truly is His Son, and that today He has restored His church. I know it's true! I feel its truthfulness as I read its pages every day. 

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