Meet me halfway

Well folks, I'm halfway done with the mission. I completed a year on the 10th of July. I can't tell you how fast the time goes.  I feel young still in the mission. It's been a great year. I've learned so much. I've had so many growing experiences. I bet I'm really different than I was when I left. I know I've made changes and I am a better person but it's kind of the frog in the frying pan idea you don't really recognize it. Anyways in my last interview with President Cordón before he left he told me that I had changed a lot, starting with my spanish. He didn't mention anything specifically but that was pretty cool. I am very convinced that the mission is one of the best things that anyone could ever do. It gives you an opportuinty to refine yourself. It is not easy at all but it is the best. You learn so many valuable things, patience, love, tolerance, hard work, self control, self sufficiency and so many other things. You also learn so much about the Gospel and how it helps people. I am also thourghly convinced that the Gospel is the answer to every problem. Doesn't matter if you're dirt poor or filthy rich, happy or sad, dumb or smart we all have problems and the answer is found in the Gospel. If you have problems in your life I invite you to study the scriptures, pray, and go to church. This will help you change. We all need to remember the 5 basic principles and ordinances of the Gospel. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentence, baptism (sacrament). The Gift of The Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end (making addition covenants in the temple regular church attendance, paying tithing, service, and priesthood). If we can all follow the Gospel and repent we will be so much happier.  2 Nephi2:21 And the days of the children of^amen were prolonged, according to the ^bwill of God, that they might^crepent while in the flesh; wherefore, their state became a state of^dprobation, and their time was lengthened, according to the commandments 21 And the days of the children of ^amen were prolonged, according to the ^bwill of God, that they might ^crepent while in the flesh; wherefore, their state became a state of ^dprobation, and their time was lengthened, according to the commandments which the Lord God gave unto the children of men. For he gave commandment that all men must repent; for he showed unto all men that they were ^elost, because of the transgression of their parents.which the Lord God gave unto the children of men. For he gave commandment that all men must repent; for he showed unto all men that they were ^elost, because of the transgression of their parents.25 ^aAdam ^bfell that men might be; and men ^care, that they might have^djoy.

 

Have a great week!

Love you all

-Elder Rowberry