Well the mission is going great. We are having great success and are keeping busy! Minneapolis is an area where there isn't to many hmong people so you have to work harder but its been great. I have been here for 9 months now, it only seems like 3 though! It's crazy how time is on you mission.
This week was so great listening to conference it is a great spiritual booster and something I look forward to every time! Maybe not before my mission but definitely now! It's crazy how that changes on your mission.
I think my favorite talk in conference was Elder Uchtdorf's talk on hope and light. I really liked that talk because I really love the subject of hope and studying about it! I just read Hunter's email and wow! what a first week!! It sounds like..... really crazy. I think each mission has its own challenges. But I believe there challenges specifically fit for us as missionaries because we are all different. We all need to learn different skills and things like that so the challenges on our mission stretch us and help us progress and become true disciples of Christ.
I have recently been reading the New testament and I'm almost done. I'm in the book of James, but one thing I have learned by reading the New Testament is how dedicated and passionate the apostles of Jesus were. My favorite is Paul he is bold and he never gives up! He always keeps the faith and is never afraid to call people out! I feel if we can all have this zeal as children of Christ how much faster would the work go forth! I have really noticed how important members are. They are way more important than us missionaries! They have the contacts, they know more people, and they all have such powerful testimonies.
One talk I really enjoyed too was Elder Christofferson's talk on Redemption. We as missionaries teach of redemption. We are the carriers of truth and light to the whole world.. Our light is the Savior's light and it is what this world needs. This world won't progress without the Light of Christ and it starts with his people....which is all of us who have received the gift of the Holy Ghost. Each day I sincerely pray to have the Light of Christ illuminated from me so that others can feel and have the joy that comes from the gospel of Christ.
We had a zone training this week and we were studying about the doctrine of Christ and one thing I noticed, is we all say we are not perfect and so many times our attitude is that we don't accept our imperfections and just move on and by saying everyone is imperfect. But I feel our attitude need to change we need to accept our imperfections then repent and become better! that is why we have the divine gift of repentance to make us more Godly. God gives us faith so that we have the ability to sacrifice because without sacrifice there is no progression physically or spiritually. I really in Ezekiel chapter 18:31! I will invite you all to read that scripture it is amazing.
Well I hope you all have a great week and I love you all
Love
Elder Kelby Crandall
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