Insights and Events in the Life of Elder Harps: Woche 64

Moin moin!!

Hey hey hey, this week was awesome. We had a LOT of way cool stuff happen this week.

To start, on saturday, all the missionaries in this and one other Zone got to come together for a conference of missionaries to hear from Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles!!! Our tickets got us there really early, so we got to sit literally in the front row and it was so cool! It was cool to hear him speak, but also to just realize how human the apostles really are. They are special witnesses of our Savior Jesus Christ, but they are people too. People who have had their own real experiences and learned their own lessons, and people whom the Lord has asked to share their witnesses with others. It was a really sweet experience

We also had our split with the Assistants this week! I got to split with Elder Larson!! I love Elder Larson. We had a way fun time in Frankfurt. We found a way cool student on the University. We talked for a long time and taught him a lot and he was way excited to start reading in the Book of Mormon we gave him and meet again. We also had a way cool lesson teaching the Plan of Salvation to another student. She was way cool! It was such a great split and it was a lot of fun working so hard.

Elder Rasband shared a quote from his wife as they served as a mission president and wife in New York and it is way good. They had had some struggles trying to help their missionaries be obedient. They had talked about it for months at conferences and meetings with missionaries, about how they need to be exactly Obedient and not cut corners, but nothing was changing. Finally his wife said to him, "Honey, this isn't working". She encouraged him to shift his focus. Instead of hammering obedience over and over again, she suggested that they instead focus on the Savior. She said

"The more you know your Savior, the more you will love him. And the more you love him, the greater the desire you will have to serve him"

They focused on nothing but the Savior for months, and it worked. Obedience fixed itself. The missionaries became more charitable and more Obedient and Christ-like.

That quote and pattern is true. It is very simple but very powerful. I loved it and we've been sharing it with a ton of people already.

As we come to know our savior, our love will increase. As our love increases, so will our desire to serve him and his children.

I would invite you all to learn more about Jesus Christ this week, whether it be in the scriptures, in a conference talk, or some other way! Come to know him and his life and his sacrifice better, and it will bless your life. I promise you.

You are a son or daughter of a Heavenly father who loves and knows you! He wants you to come home to him. Come to know him and his Son.

Have a great week everyone! Ich hab euch alle sehr lieb!!

Elder Harps