Hey everyone!how is it going? I am doing well here in Georgia. We had a very very successful week. So this week we had Zone Conference and I will tell you what it was intense. President King laid down the law and called for our mission to change. Luckily there really wasn't much that need to change in my area or with the zone leaders. It was just intense. It reminded me of one of Elder Kilpelainen's favorite scriptures. Revelation 3:19 "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent." i think that puts it better then I could. I felt rebuked that I have not been baptizing and I came out with a new fire and desire to save some souls.
This week was much more successful then we have had in the previous weeks. We picked up on baptismal date for the 22nd of November. It isn't super solid but at least we have someone to work with right now. We plan on being more bold and letting our investigators know that if they are not willing to keep their commitments and prepare for baptism that we will just not be able to spend our time with them.
I feel a new fire within me! I love missionary work but i know that i can always improve and do better. Rob the talk you gave on grace was incredible. I hope that you dont mind if i use that in trainings or to teach people about the divine nature of grace. I am pretty tired of people proclaiming the false doctrine that faith is all you need to be saved. This preception of man is FALSE! Just like you said about grace... far to often people mistake this as a free ticket.
Just to clarify this a little, Revelation 22:12-16 " And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without (works) are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoesever loveth and maketh a lie. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches."
there are plenty more refrences but i will share that another time. I love this gospel. I know it to be the full and everlasting gospel of our savior Jesus Christ. He did in full, pay all the debts that will ever be incurred by us in our carnal state to the father. He is our advocate but if we do not show that we are willing to take up our cross and follow him surely in the last day he will deny us. I pray that all of us will be found amongst the just. D&C 138: 12-14 "And there were gathered together in one place an innumerable company of the spirits of the just, who had been faithful in the testimony of jesus while they lived in mortality; And who had offered sacrifice in the similitude of the great sacrifice of the Son of God, and had suffered tribulation in their Reedemer's name. All these had departed the mortal life, firm in the hope of a glorious resurrection, through the grace of God the Father and his Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ."
I pray that we may have a firm hope in a glorious resurrection when we depart from this world. Let us not put off our time of repentance. I love you all and I am praying the truth may be brought to more souls. Help others understand "It is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do" (2 Ne. 25: 23) In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Love you all. franny, got your letter. will be getting back to you this week!
Elder Erick Delgado
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