As you
know, we get to go to the temple at 7:20 on P-Day. As we were walking to the
temple this morning, it started hailing! We were soaked by the time we made it
in. It's been raining and shining sunbeams on and off today, so that's been
interesting. I do love the weather though. It helps that most of the places we
walk are covered.
I read the Book of Mosiah
this week, and found a scripture I'd been looking for -- Mosiah 28:7, a promise
from The Lord to King Mosiah, though it wasn't addressed to the king of the
Nephites, but the father of missionaries. What He says to one, He says to all,
so I think it's appropriate to think of it as applying to all parents of
missionaries.
I've been reading the Book
of Mormon like I never have before, in part because of a commitment I made to
Brother Snow, a member of our branch presidency, during my half-way interview.
Half-way! Can you believe it? The time is passing so quickly, it reminds me of
a phrase from Jacob 7:26: "...the time passed away with us, and it were
like a dream unto us..." Time really is passing like a dream, and I'm sure
it'll feel like a dream when I get back.
Back to the interview: he
asked me about my goals. One of the goals I mentioned was to finish the Book of
Mormon before I left the MTC. At the time (last Sunday), I had just started 2nd
Nephi. He nodded, then asked me how long I had left in the MTC. I realized I
only had 4 weeks left, and has just committed to finish the Book of Mormon. He
told me he'd commit to that same goal, and would use me to pace his reading!
I'm happy to report that I'm in Alma 37 now, having read like
crazyyyyyyy. It's been a huge blessing though. I'm excited to finish it in the
next couple of weeks, so I can take up Elder Holland's challenge from "The
Character of Christ," (which we watched last Sunday; it's incredibly
powerful) and read through a small paperback Book of Mormon focusing on one
topic, question, or thought.
We watched a fantastic
Mormon Message, titled "The Will of God," that I am thinking about
constantly.
On Wednesday, we had the
chance to host new missionaries! I had the chance to host two of them, and
we'll be hosting for the rest of our stay, if we desire to. The feelings of joy
and nostalgia were so strong hosting, that I will definitely be doing it for
the remainder of my stay here. It was a wonderful opportunity.
We got 9 natives this
week! There are 4 Elders and 5 Sisters. They're very fun to talk to, and just
generally excited to be around us. We love them already. We memorized our
purpose as missionaries in Korean this week, and that was really cool!
Finally, shout out to
Sister Shelley Jackson and Mariah for sending me a package! Thank you so
much!
Faithfully,
Elder Austin Lynn
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