The Prophet Of God

Great week!! Some of my favorite parts were a service project we did at the coast with Red Cross, planting trees with some amazing volunteers here. They are wonderful examples to me of selfless service and love. Damir also received the Aaronic priesthood this week and the ordination was powerful, I know that the priesthood will bless his family and him as he lives worthy of it. We taught some great lessons and Elder Jones did awesome taking the lead in teaching, I'm very grateful and blessed to serve with him. Always a good time haha.


We also had the privilege of hearing from President Nelson as he addressed the Europe area in a devotional. I wanted to share something I learned not from what he said, but from what the Spirit taught me. And that is that the Lord is keenly aware of you. He knows your situation, your thoughts and desires, and your potential to become like Him. I also know that the prophet speaks His words. This means that he speaks TRUTH, in a world that is becoming more and more confused. Please take time to listen to and study the words of the prophet, they are specifically directed to us in our day, and I promise they will bring clarity and light into your life. 


Elder Neil


P.S. I would love to hear from you! Thank you for all your faith and prayers.


Pictures:
-some views of Lake Skadar 
-Orthodox temple 
-Elder Jones and I
-our new friend, Pablo :)





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Simple Truths

Image
Bit of a crazy week, we got COVID and are on the up but we saw lots of miracles even from inside our century-old apartment! We got tons of Facebook referalls the past few days and nearly all of them were so open and honest about wanting to learn about their Heavenly Father and what His plan is for them. Just such genuine, prepared people. As a missionary, you can go for a while looking just about everywhere for those kind of people but to no avail. So to have THEM look for US is such a miracle in and of itself!  As we taught these people, I gained a new appreciation for the simple truths of the gospel. I love how simple and pure it all is. Just the truth that God lives and loves you is life-changing! When someone really believes that and chooses to reach out to God, miracles happen! They find the peace they are searching for and strength to overcome anything they are faced with. "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribul...
Read more

Worshipping God

Image
We talked this Sunday at church about worshipping God and the first question that came to my mind was, "What does my worship look like?"  When I think of the word "worship", the first thing I picture is kneeling, singing, or praying. Yes, those are all parts of worship! But as I studied the Book of Mormon this week, I found a verse that broadened my perspective, Mosiah 4:19 reads, "For behold, are we not all beggars? Do we not all depend upon the same Being, even God, for all the substance which we have?"  Thinking about these words led me to two important gospel truths: 1.)We are all children of our Heavenly Father. 2.) We show God we love Him as we serve one another. (In other words, we worship God through serving His children) So this week as I went about my missionary work, it wasn't just teaching a lesson or calling through phone numbers or trying to start conversations on the street. In each of my everyday activities, I saw opportunities to worsh...
Read more

Weakness

Image
To be perfectly honest, these past few weeks have been a lot; our mission-wide conference with Elder and Sister Kopischke, planning transfers, meetings, conducting trainings, helping the group of new missionaries arrive and get settled, and of course finding and teaching! But I love it all! Sure, there were a lot of stressful, sleepless nights and last-second change of plans but God came through as He always does and everything worked out. And we are praying for, expecting, and seeing MIRACLES in our companionship and as a mission. There is a real new momentum in the work and in each missionary here and we all feel it! It's so exciting! There's been a few distinct times on my mission where I've seen God's hand the clearest. Each of those periods was marked with being placed in an uncomfortable situation and a feeling of hopelessness in my ability to succeed. I love how this verse in Ether identifies and describes these moments. "And if men come unto me, I will show...
Read more