Hey Family:
I am so happy to hear that everyone is doing so good! I'm so glad I've been thinking about you all week! I'm glad you doing well.
This week I listened to several talks about the Atonement, Christ and families. I'm so glad that ours is so awesome! Thank you Heavenly Father for such a huge blessing! Families are forever and I'm glad to know this! It's amazing what the gospel can do for families! Have you seen last months message in LDS.org? Great example on how the Atonement helps us in our everyday life! The gospel is true! I was at the temple yesterday on a Sunday temple walk and saw a little girl maybe 2, I couldn't help but think about the FOUR sisters that I have at home and just family as a whole! I'm so grateful for our family!
This week was awesome! Last Tuesday I got to hear from and see Elder Holland. So awesome! I didn't get to talk to him personally but it was way cool. He gave us three things that missionaries don't do, but if they would do they would be successful they are
1) Personal & Companion Study. He said that even though missionaries are in the MTC for a time they don't learn how to really study the Gospel! I thought about our family study and thought about that example!
2) Planning. He said missionaries don't know how to plan. He said that a missionary should have every 15 min planned out of where they are going what they are going to do on the way and what they will teach...
3) Was that we are not BOLD enough! We do not teach with POWER OR AUTHORITY! He said that we have been called of God why in the world are you scared to open your mouth and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ like the Son's of Mosiah did... with Power?
I really enjoyed this talk it was awesome. It set a standard of what I want to be and do when I get out in the mission field!
Anyway that is one thing that I learned this week. Oh today I read/ listened to Elder Hales last conference talk, listen to it. It was on movies and the rating system and how we need to be careful and "be there." It reminded me of earlier this year in Sunday school with the movie problem. If and Apostle is not old enough to see it are we? Anyway thank you for standing up for what is right and true!
Ok so that was another thing from this week. It's hard to believe this but this week I am half way done with the MTC!!! I think that I told you that I'm a zone leader now so I get to welcome new Mandarin Missionaries into my zone this week - Crazy! It's not really a huge deal but just to think that I've been here for 6 week's - crazy!
Chandler, it is awesome that your starting up Chinese again. Did you get the books? Good luck!
Sorry my email time is up.
Love you! You're Awesome!
Elder Harr
