There is a quote that I think of every time that I am having trouble. "Missionary work is not easy but it was never easy for Christ". Between that and "missionary work is just Gods' bring your kid to work day" I know that things will be hard, and I will face a lot of rejection, the language is not easy, but I will make it no doubt about that.
In terms of spiritual experiences the entire time I am here at the mtc (missionary training center) I am drinking out of a firehose it is constant and strong but difficult to pinpoint any one time that I have really felt the spirit stronger than any other time.
If you want to be humbled my teacher explained to us just how small and insignificant the human race really is. Our sun is like a grain of sand on the beaches of the universe and our planet is like a discoloration on a grain of sand, and we as people are too small to be seen like an electron on the speck on the grain of sand on the beach, but we are made in gods image and we are his children, crazy right.
From what I have found out though there are five kinds of missionaries
1-the book worms, they know a lot but drown the investigator
2- the fearless, they challenge everyone every time they see them (a little over eager)
3- flow riders, let the spirit do it all, the investigator never learns
4- teach principles like there is a perfect line between right and wrong in terms of difficult principles
5- love them through service
Sound familiar? right it is possibly the strangest thing but this is what I concluded to be a good missionary you have be Divergent. HAHAHA you have to combine the different ideas and find what works. I have thought a lot about how everything we do is a reflection of Christ, the atonement, or the plan of salvation. (just listen to son of man from Phil Collins and think of your purpose of life it will blow your mind).
AEldste Vance
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