January 15, 2018 - Christ Like Attributes

Missions are all about Christ. But while I have been on my mission I have learned more about him than I have my whole life. I've been studying his attributes a lot and how I can improve mine. my main focus attributes this week were faith and hope. we all need to learn about Christ to become like him, that is the goal of this life.  This past week was kind of rough but looking back now everything that happened was so funny. we met some very interesting people that said some very interesting things. the most interesting one to me was we walk up to this guy and started talking to him. we asked him if he was religious at all and he said he believed in Thor and Odin, Elder Pouwer and I weren't really sure what to do haha.  On Thursday it was super rainy and Elder Pouwer wanted to go play in the rain so we did and then we realized the key to get back into the church was in the church so we were locked out for a little bit. haha

I found this quote from Dallas H. Oaks that I really liked it says: 

“None of us should be like the fisherman who thinks he has been fishing all day when in reality he has spent most of his time getting to and from the water, eating lunch, and fussing with his equipment. Fishing success is related to how long you have your line in the water, not to how long you are away from the apartment. Some fishermen are away from home for twelve hours and have their line in the water for ten hours. Other fishermen are away from home for twelve hours and have their line in the water for only two hours. This last type may wonder why they do not have the same success as others."

I love this quote and completely agree with it but there is more than just how long we have our lines in the water. if we don't have the right bait to catch the fish then we aren't going to catch anything. I think this could be applied to almost every situation. you can try to solve it for some long as you want but without the right approach you won't accomplish anything. just thought that was kind of cool. 

We have been teaching this amazing family. we found them the first couple of days I was here in stayton. They have been loving the gospel and loved church too! the other day we were going to teach them about eternal families but at the beginning of the lesson the dad asked us a question and he basically asked us when he can be baptized. we were so excited and we taught the family on baptism instead! the dad and 3 kids are on date to be baptized on February 3rd! we are so excited for them! They were golden contacts and were so prepared for us to meet them. 

Something that lots of people probably don't know about Oregon is that there are lots of christmas tree farms everywhere! it's pretty cool!

We also have one of the coolest wards! they give us lots of food! don't worry mom I'm not starving. haha

This week has been crazy but we have seen so many little miracles. I am so thankful for all of the miracles because without them I don't know how I would get through the week. I love this gospel, I love being on a mission. it has been one of the greatest experiences of my life so far. I've learned to love the book of Mormon and to look to Christ for guidance in everything I do. thanks for all the support! love you all. 

-Elder Robbins

Food from the ward!  They're the BEST!