FAR, FAR TOO LONG .....
April 9, 2019
Oops... There goes a month. Woah. Elder Robinson and I worked like crazy this last month in Rialto, because it was his last month as a missionary, and so we had a great, exhausting time running around!
Unfortunately, we'd always end up being busy on our Preparation days, and I'd lose track of time, and now I'm catching up after 5 weeks of not writing a weekly email. Huzzah.
But these past few weeks have been great! I've learned a lot, grown a lot, and have lots of opportunities to help others to do the same. My new companion is Elder Hopper, and he is just one of my most favorite people already! We both love history and sharing the gospel, so we're getting along great and are just loving all of the extra opportunities to serve the missionaries and people around us!
We've really been working with this one man named Jesus over the past several weeks, and, pause for effect, HE IS GETTING BAPTIZED THIS SATURDAY!!!! This man, in about a month, has read through most of the Book of Mormon (4 Nephi!!!), and has really grown in his love for God and his Faith in Jesus Christ as he has diligently studied it and prayed to know if it was true. He is such an inspiration to me!
I love what we most recently learned from a Prophet of God about repentance. Repentance can be about making big changes in our lives to bring them into harmony with God's Commandments. But it can also mean bringing little things, like being more patient when in line or loving when in traffic, everyday parts of our life in closer harmony with God's desires for us. Daily Repentance brings Purity before God, and Purity brings power to overcome our challenges and to do God's will!
I love you all! I've got to go...
Elder Richardson
