As you could probably tell from the pictures that I sent last week I
am no longer serving in Orpington. I've moved to the Spanish speaking
branch in London, and my new companion is from Spain. We are assigned to
proselyte only in Spanish, anywhere in London. It is quite a challenge,
but we are having fun.
I've been meaning to share an experience that my companion and I
had along time ago, but I haven't had a chance to yet. It happened when
we were studying with one of the members Preach My Gospel Chapter 6
(Preach My Gospel is the missionary study guide/ teaching manual).
Chapter 6 is all about the characteristics of Christ and how we can
develop those characteristics in ourselves. One of the attributes that
PMG defines and describes is patience. It states: "Patience is the
capacity to endure delay, trouble, opposition, or suffering without
becoming angry, frustrated, or anxious. It is the ability to do God’s
will and accept His timing. When you are patient, you hold up under
pressure and are able to face adversity calmly and hopefully". As I read
this definition I realised that often (almost always) the way that I
respond to delay, trouble, opposition, and suffering is with frustration
and anxiety.
We set a goal to help us to overcome these
challenges that we all face with patience. Each time we felt angry,
frustrated, or anxious we would read a scripture, and try to memorize
it. The scripture we chose is in 2 Nephi 4 in the Book of Mormon. It
states, " Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart,
and give place no more for the enemy of my soul. Do not anger again
because of mine enemies. Do not slacken my strength because of mine
afflictions." I love these verses and that chapter in the Book of
Mormon, and as I memorized it in times when I felt anxious and impatient
I felt myself increase in my capacity to feel peace and to be patient. I
still have a long way to go though!
Thank you all for you Thanksgiving e-mails. No one
celebrates Thanksgiving here, and I actually almost completely forgot
that it was Thanksgiving! Everyday, and everywhere however is a good
time and place to recognise that we have much to be grateful for and to
appreciate in this life!
No comments:
Post a Comment