Week 12 and 13

Dear everyone,

There was a lot that went over the last two weeks. Sorry I didn't get an email out last week. We went down to Lancaster and had to spent a lot of time out there this week. We were able to go on exchanges with the Zone Leaders this past week and it was neat getting to learn from them. They're good missionaries and they work hard. It makes me excited to get better and learn more. I just have to be patient and understand that some things will come with time.

A definite highlight of this week was a special zone conference we had. Two members of the quorum of the seventy came to instruct us. Elder Costa and Elder Pingree both came and spoke and had a lot of good instruction for us. The zone conference was all about how we can better rely on and recognize the spirit. Being out on my mission has been very eye opening in so many different ways and especially eye opening to the fact that I have so much to improve on. I feel like each day I have more that I want to learn about and study and traits I want to develop in myself. It's very humbling and at the same time exciting. It's exciting because I know that the things I want to learn and the traits I want to develop can be learned and developed while I'm out here on my mission. It's a perfect example of the scriptures we read in Mark and Luke when Christ taught that "whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it". Spending this time in my life sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ isn't me just giving up my time. It's giving my time up to Heavenly Father to make me into who He wants me to be, as long as I give up the things that I want, and trust in the things He wants for me. But just coming on a mission won't force me to change. Heavenly Father doesn't force us to do things because He's given us the freedom to choose. So I have to choose, to spend less time thinking about me and more time thinking about what Heavenly Father wants me to do for His children here on Earth. I know that allowing this change to happen in myself is going to put me on the path to becoming the best version of myself. I also know it's a long process and I'm far from perfect haha very far. Like I said, I have a lot to improve on and a lot of room to grow. We all do because we don't know our own potential. We are all children of God and so we all have divine potential. If that's not exciting then I don't know what is! I hope everyone is doing well and I appreciate all of the emails sent my way. I love hearing about how things are going for all of you. There are a lot of amazing things happening out here in the mission field, miracles happen all around.

Love,

 Elder Anderson