Ammon says, "Yea, he that repenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good works, and prayeth continually without ceasing—unto such it is given to know the mysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be given to reveal things which never have been revealed; yea, and it shall be given unto such to bring thousands of souls to repentance, even as it has been given unto us to bring these our brethren to repentance." Elder Bednar emphasized the phrase "it is given" in teaching that it´s Heavenly Father and his Son Jesus Christ that give us success, we don´t earn it or deserve it! That´s something that we´ve definitely seen this week. What a week! Things have honestly fallen into our laps, so to speak. when we least expected it and probably didn´t even deserve it. People just opening their doors and letting us in, investigators reading and changing and progressing, etc. It´s actually really scary, because "it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things." Who knows what kind of crazy things could be waiting this week haha...
Another fun thing this week has been our exercising habits. I haven´t had a companion who likes exercise in quite awhile, so I´ve gotten used to running the stairs. That, however, was getting awfully boring. This week me and Elder McMillan agreed to get out and take a little jog to a nearby park, which used to be against the rules but is now again permited. My oh my, it was a treat. The cool air, getting out and stretching the legs and sprinting and pull-ups, the whole deal. I enjoyed it.
Also concerning my physical condition, I was playing goalie today and tried to stop a penalty kick. I dove right in anticipation, but I guessed wrong--he kicked up and left. I reached my left hand up and that ball zipped right through my fingers like it was nothing. My left middle finger is now quite sore. But come on people, are we really gonna play with penalty kicks from 12 feet away from the goal??
Also, can someone explain Psalms 110:1 to me?
I love Easter! It was a completely normal day for us, but I did have in the back of my mind the significance of the day. What hope the resurrection offers!! I love Alma the Younger´s experience: "And it came to pass that as I was thus racked with torment, while I was harrowed up by the memory of my many sins, behold, I remembered also to have heard my father prophesy unto the people concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the world....And now, behold, when I thought this, I could remember my pains no more...And oh, what joy, and what marvelous light I did behold." It´s impossible to remain in darkness and despair when one comprehends and remembers the resurrection of Christ! He already overcame death and conquered Satan! I know He lives and directs his restored church!
I love you all!
Tanner
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