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Hello everybody it's me again from the sunny beautiful coast. In case if you are wondering, yes I still love it here in Lincoln City. And no I am not looking forward to this upcoming week because rain is coming! But that is beside the point.
I am now with Elder Fish. Elder Nelson has headed off to Bend. Elder Fish is great. He and I have a ton in common because we both raced mountain bikes together. Not really together but sort of because we raced for the same league. He is a great guy though and we have a ton of fun together. He is from Orem Utah and this will only be his 3rd transfer. It seems like he knows what he is doing out here better than I am lol. He keeps on commenting on how beautiful it is here and how much he loves it. I must be getting used to it because I forget how blessed I am to be here for all the time I have been able to spend on the coast.
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On our way back from dropping off Elder Nelson and picking up Elder Fish, the member who brought us was having problems with his truck and when we were almost back to Lincoln City his truck died on us, it had lost all power lol it was pretty funny. I noticed that none of the gauges were working and he just said that we would drive til it died. We had to call another member and have him come and tow the truck home lol. It reminded me of home and all of the time I or my friends would break down and need a ride lol. Good times.
Saturday seemed like the longest day in a long time. We only had one lesson set up and it fell through so we were on foot all day long talking to as many people as we possibly and knocking on as many doors as possible. Talking to people on Saturdays is tough because so many of them are from out of town and don't want to talk because they are trying to enjoy their weekend. Or they are on spring break from Idaho and already members. But it is all good. At one point we saw this lady and she was on some hard drugs and just all over the place and yelling at cars as they went by, so we crossed the street away from where she was at. She noticed us and started yelling at us although I couldn't understand what she was saying. I thought that she was going to run across the street and attack us or something but luckily she didn't. We didn't have a ton of luck that day but then the next day we got a referral! So it wasn't all for nothing and the Lord still blessed us. That night we were both super tired and we fell asleep with all the lights on. Half way through the night I woke up and was "too tired" to turn all the lights off so I turned off the light in our room and closed the door so I didn't have to worry about the other lights haha.
Recently I have taken an interest in apostasy or a falling away from Christ and his true teaching. It is interesting because without there being an apostasy this church wouldn't exist. Well I was studying in preach my gospel and it gave me an idea to write what would be a news article about apostasy and I wanted to share it with all of you!
Apostasy is all around us. Apostasy is a rejection of a certain affiliation or religion. People all over the world claim to have the true doctrine of Christ but who is right? They all look towards the same God but have different beliefs on how to get back to him. Let's take a look at Christ's original church. Paul describes Jesus going about doing good. There is much good from all churches. The Bible describes Jesus giving power and authority to his Apostles so that they too could go out and do much good in his name. Jesus Christ then went out and worked mighty miracles among men who despised and hated him. These wicked men crucified Jesus Christ but three days later he overcame the bands of death and showed his resurrected perfected body to his disciples. After Jesus Christ ascended into heaven his disciples went about all the land and spread the good news that Jesus Christ had risen. They taught and preached their gospel to all they could. Many believed in their words and looked towards the savior but even more fell farther away from the teachings. Like Christ the twelve Apostles took their faith and knowledge of Christ to their last breath of this life all of the acts of the Apostles is the disciples going about the people trying to correct the teachings of Christ that had been corroded by men's teachings. Men changed the original precepts and teachings of Christ to fit their needs and desires. They did this searching for power and wealth, not to go about doing good as we saw Christ and his Apostles do. There are many people who tried to get back to Christ's original teachings but the power and authority was lost with Christ and his Apostles. The teachings and precepts of men are all around us. Who can we trust? Where can we search for the truth? Which church is Jesus Christ himself head over? To figure this out we must get back to the original teachings of Christ only found in the scriptures. The true church of Christ must believe in angels and visions. They must have the same church foundation as Christ's original church. They must believe in modern revelation and that the heavens are open. They must believe that they must go down to the waters of baptism then receive the gift of the holy ghost by someone who holds authority. They must covenant with the father of our spirits to always remember Christ's name and to wear it proudly. Where is Jesus Christs true church today? Where is the power and authority? Where are the angels, visions and revelations? And how do we get back to Christ's original church? There is only one way, through a restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. A reformation of his church wouldn't be enough. The power and authority has to be restored through one who already holds it. The angels, visions and revelations must be restored. The fundamental foundation of Christ's church must be restored, this can not be done through man alone but Christ himself must be in charge of this great restoration. He is the only way, he has been from the beginning and he will be until the end. He must be head over his church.
-Elder Robbins
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| Elders Robbins, Fish, Mathews, Gutierrez, Greenwood, Boyd |
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