Week #77: ELDER UCHTDORF
Yoooo everybody!! Wow this week was extra spiritual. We had a leadership conference down in Montevideo on Tuesday, then we headed right back for Montevideo on Saturday for a conference with Elder Uchtdorf! It was an extremely spiritual moment that I honestly wish everyone could've experienced.
Elder Uchtdorf is a special witness of Jesus Christ and he carries with him a spirit that you can just feel as you hear him speak and be around him. We had the chance to shake his hand and it will be a moment I wont forget for a very long time! I've been so lucky and blessed to have heard from President Nelson, Elder Stevenson, Elder Gong, and now Elder Uchtdorf while Ive been on my mission. We are really hoping one more comes before I leave (: ...but I wanted to share a few things I learned from Elder Uchtdorf with you all.
He talked about several things honestly. He didn't come with a written talk or anything, it was more of just a conversation he had with us concerning missionary work and the gospel. He talked about having a real deep connection with the people we teach. To truly desire to teach them the gospel, just for the love we feel for the gospel and for them. He talked a lot about having heart-to-heart conversations with them about how the gospel will bless and strengthen their lives, if they choose to follow God's commandments.
He later talked about the ability to repent, that no sacrifice made to repent goes unoticed by God. He will accept any sacrifice we make to become more like His Son, so we can be sure that He forgives us and wont remember our sins. He helped us understand that God promised He wont remember our sins if we repent, but He never promised that WE wouldn't remember them. Often times that remembrance of a sin that we have is used as a warning sign for us. To remind us of how awful it feels to go down a path contrary to Gods. God does this because He loves us and only wants us to remember the consequences of sin.
Elder Uchtdorf talked about several other things, but those were two of the things that I loved most. I know by the confirmation of the Spirit that I during that conference that Elder Uchtdorf is an apostle of God! He has been called by Christ himself to represent Him and be His special wittness to the world of the reality of the Gospel and our Savior. I know this church is true! I love you all and hope we can all prepare ourselves for the General Conference we are going to have in a few months!!
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| Braxton with a friends daughter, Annie Christofferson, who is serving in the Montevideo Mission. Annie 's mom told her to go find Braxton and introduce herself!;) So glad she did, because these were the only pics we got this week! ;) |
