Hey everyone!
We had another great week! We found some
awesome new people to work with this week and hopefully we will be able
to teach them more this week.
We had transfers this week so
that kept my companion and I very busy, but it was awesome.mi love being
busy, I hate just standing or sitting around so the fact that we always
have stuff to do as missionaries makes me happy.
We played
some flag football on Saturday with one of our wards, that was fun. It
was nice to be able to throw a football again, a nice way to get into
the Thanksgiving culture around here too. We had some less actives show
up too so that benefited our area as well. It's starting to get colder
around here, the last few days have been like -5ish Celsius, bus we
haven't had any snow yet, just lots of frost in the morning. During the
day the sun is still out and shining so it's not as cold during the day,
but once the sun goes down it gets chilly around here.
Christmas is coming! As a result the church has released another Christmas initiative, called A Savior is Born. On Christmas.mormon.org
there will be multiple resources released on November 29th, for sharing
the gospel. There are plenty of ways to share this great message of the
birth of our Savior, but the big focus is a new video called A Savior
is Born. It is about 2 minutes long and the church is really pushing us
to use this as a finding tool for the next month. We need your help the
share this video with everyone! A great way all of you can share this
video is through social media, because that's something as missionaries
we are not allowed to do. It is also a great resource for a home
teaching message, family home evening, church classes, etc., to help us
get into the Christmas spirit. People generally have softer hearts
during Christmas time is because their hearts are centered on being
selfless and giving people gifts. That's exactly how the Savior lived
his life, and we should follow his example. I want to share a quote from
Elder Dallin H. Oaks, as you're reading this quote I want you to think
of the following questions; Do we really need a Savior? Why is Christmas
important for you? What can you do to spread this message across the
world? How will this benefit you?
Here is the quote; “The
world needs a Savior. All people need to be cleansed from the effects of
sin and to return to the presence of God. Jesus Christ is the Light and
Life of the world. This Christmas season, each of us will have many
opportunities to proclaim our belief in Him to friends and neighbors,
fellow workers, and casual acquaintances. I hope we will take these
opportunities to express our love for Him, to bear our witness of His divine mission, and to renew our determination to serve Him."
I
underlined exactly what we need to be doing as we share this message
with everyone. We need to bear our testimonies of why a Savior is
necessary. Express your love for him by showing gratitude for all that
he did for you. I know that Jesus Christ lives. I know that as we do so,
we will renew our determination to serve him.
I'm so
grateful for the upcoming season, I know that this church is true. I'm
so grateful for my family and friends back home and how much they
support me in this great work. We usually teach at least 10+ lessons per week if not closer to 20 in our mission.
I figured this picture would
be appropriate for the start of the Christmas season. Two of our
Polynesian missionaries, Elder Hafoka from Tonga, and Elder Tauai from
Samoa, in front of a Christmas tree.
Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Strate
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