Revelation

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a great Memorial Day and are getting ready to enjoy summer! Well things are certaintly getting hot here. It's super humid here, which doesn't make any sense at all, so I think that Heavenly Father should make it not so humid so that everything will make sense, haha. The one upside to the hot weather has been the fireflys. I've never seen them in my life, and they are awesome! I saw them for the first time this week, so they've made me very happy. Well last week was a fun week. The Salt Lake Bee's came to Omaha, and I was chosen to be in a group of 12 missionaries that got to sing the National Anthem for the game. It was super fun, and a once in a mission opportunity. Elder Carrier and Elder Tanner didn't get to go, so they were pretty jeleous. I got to sit next to President Kunz during the game, so it was definitely really fun. Well, most of our investigators are doing well. We have a lot of different people that we are teaching. It's pretty easy so find people to teach here, but most of them are not very commitable, so that makes it hard to help them progress towards baptism. One of our best potentials Shaq, pretty much knows that everything is true. But guess what? She almost dropped us on Saturday!!! We were freaking out. She still hasn't prayed about all of this, and refuses to come to church, because she said she's afraid of the answer she will get. She knows that this will make her life better, but she doubts if she'll be able to make the necessary changes in her life. Hopefully the more she knows about repentence, the more she'll know that she doesn't have to be perfect, and that this really will bless her life in ways she can't even imagine. On Friday we were able to go to the Temple as a zone. It was really great. I always feel so peaceful in the temple, and it always helps me resolve any concerns that I may have. We took one of our investigators named Charles to a baptism on Saturday. He is really awesome. He used to be an alcoholic, but has been sober for several years now. He has a couple of mental problems, but is just the nicest person, and willing to learn as well. He went with our second councilor Brother Newland to the baptism, and he is also a former alcoholic, so they actually knew each other from AA. It was great, and he said he is really ready to get baptized now. He struggles with coming to church though, because he doesn't like crowds, so we're trying to overcome that right now. I've had so many experiences, and I wish I could tell all of them to you, but those are just a couple of highlights from the week. So Spiritual thought of the week. Lately it seems like we've had a couple of investigators who are willing to talk with us, and think we are really nice people, but just sit down and bash on our faith. They bring up arguments like grace vs. works, our potential to be like God, ect. They also just read a bunch of different scriptures to us, and try to convince us they are right. I pretty much feel just like Joseph Smith did when everyone was telling him different interpritations of the Bible. Luckily, we have the truth, and I am so grateful for modern day revelation. It truely is a miracle that Heavenly Father continues to speak to His children, and that Christ continues to lead His church thought a prophet. I have no idea where I would be or what I would believe if it weren't for modern day revelation. There are so many things that we can learn, not only from the things that Joseph Smith received, but especially from the things our current Prophet and apostles speak to us. My testimony is strengthened so much every General Conference, and we always receive exactly what we need for our lives at that time. If we are ever feeling confused in life, or especially in the Gospel, we shouldn't. All we need to do is read the words of our modern day prophets, and then pray to have a spiritual witness that they are true. We can all have Joseph Smith-like experiences, and come to know as much as He did, that the Gospel is true. I love to teach others abuot prophets, and I hope we can all seek to follow their teachings and seek to know the eternal truths they have revealed. I love you all and hope you have a great week. Godspeed, Elder Chandler Kendall