This week has been pretty good.
On my first day as zone leader we contacted 65 people in the street,
which is more than my best day with Elder Ericksen. We also ended the
week with 220 contacts in total, which broke my record for a week. I'm
feeling pretty good. The members here are all as facetious in their
joking as I am, so I'm in heaven. I also went to the meeting for all the
zone leaders that we had in Godoy Cruz this Friday, and it was a
spiritual explosion. It was awesome. Also, I thought I would mention
that my zone is the smallest in the mission, and only has four areas
which constitute only one district, which is really weird, but it works.
So I went from being the district leader of the smallest district in
the mission to being the zone leader of the smallest zone in the
mission! That's awesome!
I have been feeling
strongly recently that preparation for this coming General Conference is
very important, and last night I even shared an FHE lesson about it,
checking up on the preparation of a family in our ward. We went over the
talk of President Nelson again, and I want to remind you all of a
couple things he invites us to do. He said we should reread the account
of the First Vision in the Pearl of Great Price and seek the spirit of
the Restoration. He also said we should read the Book of Mormon along
with the "Come, Follow Me" book, to appreciate the first fruits of the
Restoration and the precious doctrines of that book; and to ponder both
what the Book of Mormon has done for us and what our lives would be like
if our knowledge from its contents were suddenly taken away. That last
part particularly led to a good discussion in the FHE last night. I also
want to mention something I found with respect to following the Prophet
immediately, without delay. In the book of Helaman, Samuel the Lamanite
prophesied to the Nephites in Zarahemla that if they did not repent
their descendants would be completely destroyed in four hundred years.
They eventually repented when Christ came, and they worshipped Him in
all humility; but then their descendants were destroyed anyway, four
hundred years later, as prophesied. Why? They repented! What did I miss?
They did not repent immediately, as they were told to. Thus, the curse
predicted remained upon them. That is brutal, but it teaches an
effective lesson: we must obey the Prophet immediately. I leave this
simple invitation with all you who read my letters: read the Book of
Mormon and ponder in your hearts the message it contains; follow the
counsels of the Prophet to prepare yourselves for this Conference, and
you will have an unparalleled and unforgettable experience. I promise it
in the name of Jesus Christ.
With so much love,
Elder Hill
Fotos:
- En la Plaza Independencia
- Elder Johnson está muerto
- Elder Johnson se va a la casa
- Mi vieja zona
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