August 6, 2018 - Opposition

One of my favorite quotes I saw this past week was "True disciples of Jesus Christ see opportunity in the midst of opposition" I love this so much. When Adam and Eve fell from the Garden of Eden, they could know right from wrong and through that opposition is how we can learn and grow. When opposition arises in life we shouldn't be scared of it but be excited for what is to come afterwards. Opposition is moments for learning and helping others learn correct principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I have had many people oppose my beliefs and what I know to be true. One of the weirdest ones is I had a man try to tell me that Joseph Smith wasn't the founder of the church but that Brigham Young was.

There are many opportunities to grow if you can think of all of the opposition in the world. Mosiah Chapter 18 Verse 21 teaches us how Christ wants this life to be which is not contention or opposition. It says "And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another." If we truly love one another with all our heart, then we can do what Christ wants us to do and be who he wants us to be.

This past week was a great week. We have been doing a lot of finding and also a lot of dropping people. It's always sad when you drop someone but you know that the Lord is preparing someone else for you to find who may be ready to receive the gospel. One of the highlights of the week was that LaTasha went to the Portland Temple Visitor Center and had one of the most wonderful experiences there. The temple is the place where we can feel closest to God and learn more about him. We weren't able to go with LaTasha this time but the next time we will be able to. Other than that, I can't think of anything else huge that happened.

To all of my priests from Lehi 29th ward, I am so excited for everyone of you who have decided to serve a mission and can't wait to hear all about it!

To everybody else, thank you for all of the love and support while I have been on my mission!

Here's a great picture of Elder McElmurry up close and an awesome hike from last week.

 -Elder Robbins