I keep saying it has been the best week of the mission, but it keeps getting better! This truly is "a great work". Watching the departing missionaries was a hit to the heart. It was an instant take back to returning home early. It was just what I needed after recomitting myself. Then the next day receiving the wonderful new missionaries, I was again reminded of the joy this work brings. I was reminded how fast this time goes. I was reminded how important it is too take serious this sacred calling and divine time of our short lives.
Being in the mission home that night with the new missionaries was a very pivotal point for my mission experience. It was so special to be a part of their welcoming into the field. It was so special to share a meal with them and to help them to feel comfortable in this vulnerable time of their lives.
While I was walking into the kitchen, Sister Bell asked me what I wanted to do after the mission and what I did before the mission. I had a very special moment there with Sister Bell, the Ericksons & the Lisonbees. I told her that I wanted to go into public speaking especially within the church and we talked about how wonderful the opportunity to teach seminary would be. This was such an answer to prayers. I had been pondering recently how I will be able to live the Gospel continually after the mission and I realized that staying involved and consistent application is key. Too often missionaries return home and assume they are on a break from these difficult years when in reality, returning home is the test to see what we will apply. These 2 years are crucial and pivotal to our lives IF we let them be.
I have loved studying the phrase "meek and lowly". It will be the topic of my studies throughout this next week again. My favorite synonym to meek is docile. To be teachable. To be malleable. To allow yourself to learn from those around you. I will strive to live this principle a little bit more and little bit better.
- Elder Newbold
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