And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

– Mark 8:34.

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Hello! I hope you are all well! I hope that you enjoyed General Conference? The story that stuck out was in Elder Nelson's talk, with the man who had a voice tell him to stop the boys on the bikes, then saw the Missionaries. I wouldn't believe it if it didn't happen on the Mission, but it does! It's wonderful how much the Lord is willing to do to help us in our lives. There is nothing that He is not willing to do in order to make us truly happy, except force us. There is also a connect incident. Coming out of that session, it was the first time I'd met many of the members. During the talk, Elder Nelson talked about his grandaughter who is serving in Italy (I met her in the MTC). In Italian there is no difference between granddaughter and grandson, both are "nepote" (which also happens to be the word for niece and nephew). So they would come up to me (or I to them) and the first thing they'd do, after having just heard that Elder Nelson's grandchild is serving in Italy, is look at my badge and read (translated) "Elder Nelson". Each time there was a confused look, the look of recognition, the look of wonder, then the inevitable question: "Are you related to the Apostle?!" I think I had the response memorised by the end of the night! Anyway, back to the spiritual side of things. I know that each one of you who watched General Conference had the Holy Spirit whispering things to your heart as the prophets and Apostles spoke. Telling you something that you need to do. My challenge to you is to do it, regardless of the cost or pain, do it! It's something that will bless each one of us, I'm confident, so long as we're obedient to the voice of the Lord. I love you and look forward to hearing from you soon! Anziano Nelson.

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