Wednesday:
Nothing really too interesting other than Elder Schunk had a dentist
appointment with one of our ward mission leaders. (Brother Staley, my dentist
growing up in West Jordan) he did a free check up for Elder Schunk. It was
weird going to their new office in Daybreak when my whole childhood they only
had an office in West Jordan. I saw a lot of workers that worked in the other
office when I was younger.
Thursday:
We had a Zone leadership meeting in the afternoon. We started a little late
because the Sister Training Leaders were late, but after awhile we started
without them. We went through the usual meeting and we got to the point where
we needed them to be there and they said they were on their way so we sat
around and sang intermediate hymns haha. Well when they got there we finished
the trainings and things we needed to do. All in all it took 2.5 hours when it
usually should have taken 1 hour haha. But we got some good trainings and ways
to help our missionaries we have stewardship over! We got some good leads on
some people in the Copperview 7th ward who are going to girls/scout camps that
are not LDS.
Friday:
One of our Ward missionaries runs a car show every year and he wanted us to
come and to be seen as missionaries at this event in our area. Well I also had
to give the opening prayer at a car show, man did that feel weird haha! But
there were some cool cars, but I'm no car guy so I couldn't tell you much about
it. My cousin Ethan loves cars and I'm sure he will be devastated that I got the
opportunity to do it haha!
Saturday:
We did some service for Brayden and Sefeara's great aunt. (Who they live with)
We did some good weeding and pulling out trees in her front yard. They recently
moved in and the past home owners didn't keep the house in good shape so there
is a lot of service opportunities. We know that service also softens people's
hearts and we hope that the great aunts heart with soften and she will come
back to church and be an example to these two kids she received custody over.
It would mean the world to them to have her be the parent figure they didn't
have growing up and the gospel blesses and unites families. At night we had the
adult Stake Conference session where we talked a lot about how scripture study
can help us with our day to day trials. It is crazy how reading and pondering
the word of God can help us with our trials. Even though it was written a long
time ago the messages are relevant to us and are of great worth if we treasure
it up. For those who have not read the Book of Mormon, I invite you to do so.
The Book of Mormon is another testament of Christ, it is Gods dealings with the
people in the Americas and it starts with a prophet in Jerusalem named Lehi. He
is commanded by God to take his family and to leave Jerusalem, when they left
Jerusalem they sailed to what is known as the American content and is a story
of how Gods dealings with the people in the Americas went and how they looked
to Christ to be their savior and redeemer. The prophecy in the Bible where Christ
says other sheep I have which are not of this fold, is a prophecy fulfilled as
the resurrected Christ appears to the people in the Americas. I don't want you
to take my word for it, I have come to know that God is a loving God and he is
the same yesterday today and forever. He called holy prophets to do his work
anciently and he does so today. He called Jospeh Smith to restore the Gospel of
Jesus Christ and received the priesthood (the authority to act in Gods name)
back on the earth. We have a prophet of God here on the Earth today and his
name is President Thomas S. Monson. Who I support with all the energy of my
heart. I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God and that Jospeh Smith
was a called prophet of God to translate the ancient record of Lehi and his
descendants. I know that we have a prophet here on the earth today to lead and
guide us to come unto Christ and be perfected through the atoning sacrifice of
our Savior Jesus Christ. I invite all to come and to know for themselves and I
promises that if you do so with real intent to know it's true and to act upon
it, you will know that these things are true by the power of the Holy
Ghost.
Sunday:
We had Stake Conference today. One
of my favorite quotes given was "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a
day. Teach a man how to fish and he will avoid his wife for the weekend."
Haha gotta love it. There were a lot of good talks and one of the main
focus points was missionary work. Missionary work is so important because we do
not save people by congregations. We ourselves are here to work out our
salvation and by doing the necessary saving ordinances by proper authority we
can find full joy and peace in this life and the life to come. I have seen
the change in my life as I have shared the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and
come to know that it is true. It is my deepest desire that all can come and
partake of the full and everlasting gospel. I know that if you do so you will
come to love your Savior and Heavenly Father even more and that you can and
will be influenced by the Holy Ghost testifying that what I have said here in
this letter is true. The Holy Ghost testifies of truth but it also invites us
to act. If you feel good reading this that is the Holy Ghost speaking to YOU to
tell you that reading the Book of Mormon, and meeting with LDS missionaries
like me is something you should do.
Love you all,
Elder Aaron Ashby
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