Hi Everyone!
Just found out Monday that I get to stay in Danao with Elder Benjamin! I get to continue with training my "anak (son)" we call them that here because I'm basically the father figure as I teach him because he's brand new in the mission field. This will be interesting - he might end up being the first ever missionary to be my companion for two transfers in a row! Even my MTC companion and trainer were with me for a transfer and a half. But on another interesting note, a previous companion of mine, Elder Cunningham, was just made a zone leader! I guess the effects as the "Refiner's fire" (as nicknamed by Elder Woods) was delayed by 2 transfers :)
The work here in Danao is progressing, but we don't feel that any of our mga tudloan are progressing enough. We are going to try and figure out what is missing - if it's them or us or the ward. It could be that they just aren't that elect, or it could that there's a lack in our teaching, or it could be that they need fellowshipping and/or not getting enough support from the ward. Either way, there's something lacking and so we're going to do our best to find it - it may just be that they lack commitment and so we may need to put them on the backburner and maybe focus on the members because there's many of them who need some extra nourishment by the word of God - it's so tiring to try and bring people back to have them fall away again - as a mission, we're trying to find the lacking in each area and each tudloan. If we look at the numbers, it's obvious even though we're trying to bring people back, there's still more falling away - it's like trying to fill a cup with a huge hole in it - you need to find the lack, or the holes in it, so they can make it as a ward and not just the small number who are keeping covenants and reading every day and doing everything to the best of their ability - if they don't do that, they will have regrets. when they have the first partial judgment as a spirit, and await the resurrection, if they have any regrets, it's not going to be a paradise for them - it'll be a prison. Remembering all they could have done, and wishing they had done more; we should all strive so we can avoid that! I encourage all reading this to seek the pathway towards eternal life, and follow it!
g2g - hope all's well with you and yours!
Just found out Monday that I get to stay in Danao with Elder Benjamin! I get to continue with training my "anak (son)" we call them that here because I'm basically the father figure as I teach him because he's brand new in the mission field. This will be interesting - he might end up being the first ever missionary to be my companion for two transfers in a row! Even my MTC companion and trainer were with me for a transfer and a half. But on another interesting note, a previous companion of mine, Elder Cunningham, was just made a zone leader! I guess the effects as the "Refiner's fire" (as nicknamed by Elder Woods) was delayed by 2 transfers :)
The work here in Danao is progressing, but we don't feel that any of our mga tudloan are progressing enough. We are going to try and figure out what is missing - if it's them or us or the ward. It could be that they just aren't that elect, or it could that there's a lack in our teaching, or it could be that they need fellowshipping and/or not getting enough support from the ward. Either way, there's something lacking and so we're going to do our best to find it - it may just be that they lack commitment and so we may need to put them on the backburner and maybe focus on the members because there's many of them who need some extra nourishment by the word of God - it's so tiring to try and bring people back to have them fall away again - as a mission, we're trying to find the lacking in each area and each tudloan. If we look at the numbers, it's obvious even though we're trying to bring people back, there's still more falling away - it's like trying to fill a cup with a huge hole in it - you need to find the lack, or the holes in it, so they can make it as a ward and not just the small number who are keeping covenants and reading every day and doing everything to the best of their ability - if they don't do that, they will have regrets. when they have the first partial judgment as a spirit, and await the resurrection, if they have any regrets, it's not going to be a paradise for them - it'll be a prison. Remembering all they could have done, and wishing they had done more; we should all strive so we can avoid that! I encourage all reading this to seek the pathway towards eternal life, and follow it!
g2g - hope all's well with you and yours!
og kakugihang misyonaryo sa Ginoo,
si Elder Dallin Carlson
si Elder Dallin Carlson
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