First off, sorry for the missed email last week. We had a Zone P-Day last week and we took everyone bowling. It was a bit hectic and didn't work out as well as they made it seem like it would, but we ended up having a good time and we even saved a little time to play basketball afterward.
In the last couple of weeks, we've had the opportunity to attend two baptisms from our ward and provide a brief intermission, Elder James and I plus one ward member sang some songs for a roomful of old people, and we've started teaching another family from Africa. Their names are Fred and Osé, and they are a father and son from Nigeria (the rest of the family doesn't usually join or lessons). Lately, we have been able to have excellent lessons with them, especially as we read out of the Book of Mormon with them. They are well versed in the Bible, so reading the Book of Mormon has been really enlightening for them, especially as they realize the truths it contains. The first time we opened it we read in Alma chapter 7, which contains one of my favorite verses. Verses 11 and 12 read as follows,
"And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.
And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities."
What a miracle it is that Christ has descended below all things, and because He has done so, He knows exactly how we feel and how to support us. Like our Elder Brother, He is conscious and aware of each of us individually, knowing our deepest pains and desires.
With such infinite power so near, it's important for us to tap into His great love and continually grow closer to Him. I may have mentioned it before, but our mission is completing an initiative called "90 Days to Come Unto Christ," designed to help us prepare for the upcoming General Conference. Below, I'll attach a picture of that initiative, and I would invite each of you to study and ponder the designated material. I truly know that as you do so, you will gain a greater relationship with Jesus Christ, and have an enhanced understanding of His great and eternal sacrifice.
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