Hello everyone!

I hope everyone is doing well? I'm enjoying the sunshine, finally got out from the rain! I hope I don't have to wear my raincoat too much more! So we had Elder Allen come, who is THE head of Missionary work, to teach us about how we can help people come unto Christ. Specifically he spoke about repentance and what we can do to help our investigators truly repent before being Baptised. It's something that I feel is really important. I noticed before and during the Mission that often people accept changes made in lives as repentance, when it's not the same thing. Repentance isn't just not smoking anymore. It's not just getting married so that you are no longer cohabiting. Repentance is truly feeling sorry for what you have done and fundamentally changing your personality. Often members at home would complain that investigators hadn't repented before Baptism, but I feel that this isn't just about those entering the waters of Baptism. How often do we just stop doing what we are doing wrong, and then present it to the Lord as repentance? How often do we brush off the sufferings that He underwent in order to pay for the mistake we just made? It really made me think. I know I do it all too often, and I'm praying that the Lord will help me take it more seriously, and that I can truly repent of all my misdoings, so that I don't have to make Him suffer anymore.

I love you!

Anziano Nelson.