Elder Robbie Wilson

January 22, 2018

Make Dat Chicken Pie

Hey Y'all!

Well what a week its been! I feel like this past week was just a big blur because I honestly cant remember half of it so either I have stage 1 memory loss or we are just working really hard.. Ill leave that up to you guys to choose what it is lol.

We had MLC this past week which was really good! As I said last week was kind of a rougher week so it was really nice to see President and Sister Lindhardt. They always know exactly what to say to inspire me to be a better missionary. And at this point of my mission its very much needed haha. I'm very grateful for it though. In MLC we discussed the need of keeping to the basics of missionary work and how that can help us become masters in all things because its the basics of missionary work and doctrine that help us form into master teachers and disciples!

After MLC we had an exchange with the New Martinsville Elders and that was a blast! Elder Ballard interviewed Nathaniel for baptism and he passed!!! SO we will be having his baptismal service this Saturday at 6pm. Pray that it all goes well this week and we can have things run smoothly. We call the week before the baptism "Hell Week" because its the week that Satan will try all he can to get the baptism canceled. sooooooo ya prayers will help :)

After our exchange with New Marty we went down to Phillippi and had an exchange with them and that was a lot of fun haha I got to go with Elder Jensen, Hes just a little ball of joy haha we talked to a total of three people that day.. and on top of it, it was cold and wet, So ya that explains that day BUT we had fun, we laughed at our situation and tried to make the best of it haha. After our exchange with the Phillippi elders we went back to Clarksburg and worked our area for a little bit. We were so tired we were walking around like zombies haha everyone thought that we were sick because of how tired we were..

This week we have to prepare for Zone Conference and have two more exchanges and a baptism so it should be another quick week (heck ya) So hopefully we can find some extra juice in the battery to push through another tiring week! :)

For my weekly email I want to share something that President Lindhardt shared with us in his letter last week:

There are a few truths that we ought to be aware of at all times and try to live accordingly. They are basic and they were revealed at the First Vision and shortly thereafter...
-Our Heavenly Father is real, He loves us and has a perfect plan for us. He expects that we will return to Him, after becoming more like Him, through the wise use of agency. If this is true, which it is, then we should seek to know His will for us and do it.
-Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. He came, as sent, to set the only perfect example and to do for us what we could not do for ourselves within the Father's plan. If this is true, and it is, then we should seek to follow his example and to repent and use the Atonement to progress back to the Father.
-The Book of Mormon is the word of God and contains the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the tool of the gathering in this last dispensation. If this is true, which it is, then we should be serious students of that book and we should strive to draw nearer to God by following it's precepts. We should also try to share it with others as often as we possibly can.
-We are led by a living prophet. Whether that prophet stands as the head of the Quorum of the Twelve or at the head of the First Presidency, he is God's mouthpiece on earth and he receives revelation from divine sources that he shares with the world. If that is true, which it is, then we ought to be constantly aware of the latest direction from those we sustain as prophets and implement it into our own lives as we understand it.

Don't Forget that its the small and simple things that we do and know that keep our testimony a live. I know that as we remember these small and simple truths that our testimonies will never be shaken! Remember the Promise in Helaman 5 that if we build our foundation in Christ that the devil will never be able to shake us! what a cool promise from a prophet of God. I love you all and hope you have a good week!! stay safe and warm out there :)

Elder Wilson