2014-10-20 Testimony of the Plan of Salvation

So It sounds like as soon as I leave everything gets more exciting especially with the open house and everything! That's so cool! While I've been here my Testimony of the Plan of Salvation has really been strengthened! I am so excited to be together for eternity! This has become so real to me while I've been here. I have seen changes in peoples lives, and I have realized what a life changing gift this is! As always, I miss you guys! But I'm sure glad I'm here not there! I love serving a mission! I have come to appreciate things in my life so much, Especially family, and just being with you guys and also menial things like a washing machine, air conditioning, toilet paper, and real milk with like Froot Loops or Cap'n Crunch Crunch Berries. Haha you can probably tell I'm hungry huh? I didn't have time to eat breakfast or lunch today. 

Anyways, sometimes I have wondered, like why don't more people get baptized, why doesn't everyone just recognize that we have a living prophet on the earth who communicates with God, and why don't people just flock to the church? haha Then I heard an excerpt from a talk to missionaries by Elder Holland. Basically it said that maybe the reason we have so many struggles in the mission like learning the language, and adapting to new conditions is because maybe we need to feel a tiny part of what Jesus felt when he atoned for us in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross. It wasn't easy for him either. Most people didn't truly recognize him as their savior and many people spat on him and cursed him. And In the scriptures how often are the righteous people outnumbered? How often does the large majority of people reject the truth when is is directly under their nose because of the craftiness of men? I think this applies directly to our lives. We will most likely always be outnumbered and perhaps persecuted for our beliefs. This is another testament that we are on the strait and narrow. We need to experience a little of what Jesus Experienced. 

Anyways, this is what I have been pondering about recently. I love you guys so much! I love being here I have seen so much good happen here! I love it! Goodbye! I will send pictures next week! Also Please send me Information about William Thomas Clark our ancestor, and about Stanley Albert Clark too. Love you guys! Goodbye!