What a great week!
Last Monday after the email we went to the church and hit some golf balls. That felt SOOOOO good. I haven't hit a golf ball all mission. We had some clubs and balls in the apartment.
Wednesday, we had a lesson with Cassandra, one of the nine year-old girls we are teaching. It was great because she asked 'when can I get baptized?' She has a desire and wants to do it, which is a great blessing. We hope to help the whole family come back to full activity, so we are not rushing things.
Friday, at Zone Conference was amazing! Elder Piper went to the chalkboard and asked what questions we had. He explained that the humble have questions where the prideful do not. One of the twelve apostles said he thought he would know a lot, but soon realized he had more questions as time went by. We then spent the next 3 hours receiving council. He reiterated what President Bulloch said Elder Bednar did at the Priesthood Leadership meeting on Saturday: Teach basic doctrines and principles.
Most of our questions were of the 'how' sort. Elder Piper explained that the 'how' is explained on the top of the pyramid (application), where we are called to teach the other two parts, the 'why' and the 'what' (doctrine and principles). One of my questions was 'how do we help the less-active families who want their 9 year-old children baptized?' So we brain-stormed what doctrine and principles surrounded that question receiving insight and greater understanding what we must do.
After Conference we went on exchange. Elder Rymer came with me to Carthage. This is his first transfer out. It reminded me how much I had to learn at the beginning of the mission. Helped me to think more now on what I have learned and hope to continue to learn. We met with the other 9 year-old girl, Cathrine, and it went well. We hope that her parents will teach her between our visits.
Sunday we went to Rome with a less-active brother, Brother DeSivla. It was amazing. Before the meeting Elder Bednar was just exiting the bathroom as we were heading in. I was 5 feet away! Elder Stanton and I both later commented 'he was shorter than I thought he would be!' He was an awesome speaker. The new stake president looks young. Here are some highlights of what he talked about. He said he wanted us to have a 'glance behind the curtain':
Last Monday after the email we went to the church and hit some golf balls. That felt SOOOOO good. I haven't hit a golf ball all mission. We had some clubs and balls in the apartment.
Wednesday, we had a lesson with Cassandra, one of the nine year-old girls we are teaching. It was great because she asked 'when can I get baptized?' She has a desire and wants to do it, which is a great blessing. We hope to help the whole family come back to full activity, so we are not rushing things.
Friday, at Zone Conference was amazing! Elder Piper went to the chalkboard and asked what questions we had. He explained that the humble have questions where the prideful do not. One of the twelve apostles said he thought he would know a lot, but soon realized he had more questions as time went by. We then spent the next 3 hours receiving council. He reiterated what President Bulloch said Elder Bednar did at the Priesthood Leadership meeting on Saturday: Teach basic doctrines and principles.
Most of our questions were of the 'how' sort. Elder Piper explained that the 'how' is explained on the top of the pyramid (application), where we are called to teach the other two parts, the 'why' and the 'what' (doctrine and principles). One of my questions was 'how do we help the less-active families who want their 9 year-old children baptized?' So we brain-stormed what doctrine and principles surrounded that question receiving insight and greater understanding what we must do.
After Conference we went on exchange. Elder Rymer came with me to Carthage. This is his first transfer out. It reminded me how much I had to learn at the beginning of the mission. Helped me to think more now on what I have learned and hope to continue to learn. We met with the other 9 year-old girl, Cathrine, and it went well. We hope that her parents will teach her between our visits.
Sunday we went to Rome with a less-active brother, Brother DeSivla. It was amazing. Before the meeting Elder Bednar was just exiting the bathroom as we were heading in. I was 5 feet away! Elder Stanton and I both later commented 'he was shorter than I thought he would be!' He was an awesome speaker. The new stake president looks young. Here are some highlights of what he talked about. He said he wanted us to have a 'glance behind the curtain':
- They don't come and choose the new stake president. They come and find the new president.
- When finding a stake president, it is always the same, but always different. He went on to talk about how he has done it hundreds of times, but it is be revelation. How companies spends millions of dollars to that a smooth succession and continual grow, yet many times they fail!
- Shared his first experience with Elder Scott finding a new stake president and how he had to rely on the spirit.
- He called it a miracle. The first councilor was the Stake president's scout master. That is not how the world works. Yet it is how the Lord works. He said: 'It is not reasonable. It is not rational. But, It is Revelation. And it is Right'
- To those who aspire for callings: 'Forgive me, but you are a nut job!'
- He also talked about how conference talks come from above. Shared a story of him changing a talk at the last moment, to find it wove heavenly with the other speakers.
- He talked about the calling of missionaries and stories of him receiving the revelation.
- How they are CALLED to be full-time missionaries, then they are ASSIGNED TO LABOR in their respective fields. You are not called to an area. Thus, a new assignment should not cause doubt.
- How they are always fasting when calling and assigning missionaries
- How the prophet reviews the suggested calling and assignment
- Then he posed the question to those who doubt modern-day revelation - that it ended in the biblical days. He asks: 'where does it say that in the bible? It doesn't!'
I love you all, I hope all its well. What a great time to be alive!
Love,
Elder Shurtz
'It is not Reasonable.
It is not Rational.
It is Revelation.
It is Right.'
It is not Rational.
It is Revelation.
It is Right.'
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