Life is just strange right now... The fact that I now have 13 days left until I'm home didn't hit me until this weekend. Let me explain porque.
So on Saturday
we had the conference with the President with like 4 zones so it was
awesome. Normally I'm not to stoked about the conferences with President
cause you listen for like 5 hours and President tells you how you should
work, and you leave feeling somewhat crappy. But, not this time it was
just really good I feel very good with how I'm ending my mission. I had a
very personal experiencia. During the first months of my mission I
wasted tons of the Lords time and mine. I tried having my feet in both
worlds. I wasn't obeying the rules and I was trying super hard to have
success as a missionary. And as I was ending the mission I was doubting
that the Lord would accept my sacrifice.
In
Matt 20:1-16(if you haven't read it, YOU NEED TO READ IT) is the parable
of the Workers in the vineyard. President shared this account in the
conference. The owner of the vineyard paid everyone the same people that
worked the whole day got the same as the people that only worked a
couple hours. When I share this account and meditate about it every time
the Spirit testifies to me that God is happy with what Ive done. I
really wish I would've worked 100 percent of the time, but I learned a
great deal about who I am and what part the Atonement has in our life
here on earth.
This goes for all of you, doesn't
matter whats happened in the past if you've wasted 1 month, 18 months or
18 years the lord will forgive you the same. Satan wants you to feel
worthless that the changes you are making in your life don't count and
that God isn't even looking or it isn't enough. It is enough and I testify
that the Atonement works the same as it would for a bishop, as would it work
for a drug addict of 30 years.
I know that God
lives and that Christ is our Savior. He died for me and for you. Don't
wait to make changes. I've made changes and it was hard but the peace I
feel now. God knows us better than we know ourselves. I love you all and I will write my last letter next week.
Love you all Elder Rody.
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