Sounds like life is still happening! I love that everyday we all get the chance to wake up and decide what we are going to do with the day. We are really super blessed in all that we have. Yesterday in Gospel Principles I was talking with a man who isn't a member of the church and he was just going on and on about how hard life can be and how people stole all of this money from him etc. and I couldn't help but think about all that we have been blessed with. We have our lives, family, friends, the church, the gospel, a beautiful world and most of all our Savior Jesus Christ. When we really think about the blessing that it is for us to be able to have all of the unfairness of life made fair through our Savior Jesus Christ in the next life. When we go out and talk with people a lot of the time we see that the "grind" of life has really gotten to them. I just want everyone to know and feel the happiness that I get from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In our mission we refer to the Atonement as the MIT or the Most Important Thing. When you look at the eyes from the perspective of the Plan of Salvation you really see that none of the small things matter.
We had a really great week here, We were able to set a baptism date with Jeff. He is going to be baptized on January 5th! It is a little further out than I would have liked but he wants to be very sure that he is ready for baptism. He is really accepting the gospel into his life and wants to make changes that will bring him true happiness in the end. I am probably going to be coming up next year when Jeff goes to the temple for the first time. It is awesome how much love you get for those that you have the honor of sharing the Gospel with. I think that it might be the closest that we can come to knowing how our Savior feels about us! We also had a first lesson with a less active/part member family. We have been fellowshiping them and we had Brother and Sister Metler come with us yesterday and it went SO great! She seems really open to the Gospel and keeps talking about how the spirit is telling her that she needs to make changes in her life. We are hoping that she will be ready for baptism about the same time as Jeff.
I love my mission right now. Attitude and the spirit are so important in sharing the Gospel and it is great to know that what I am doing will effect the eternities. I hope and pray that we will continue to "have success in bringing them again unto [Him]." (Alma 31) I know that this work is the work of the Lord and that there are so many things that I could be doing right now but this is exactly where I need to be and where I want to be. Thanks for all that you do for me!!!
Love Dustin
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