Elder Uceda taught us so many powerful things. First thing he threw down on was Obedience in the mission! It was awesome!! favorite thing he said was, "There are no disobedient Gods in heaven."
That is sooo true! he also told us to write our moms hahha which is true I need to send more letters home!
He began to talk about the white hand book that us missionaries use and told us how sacred it is. How we need to live by this book. He also told us something that really struck my heart. That in this time that we have to serve missions does not only prepare us for the life after the mission but also to prepare us for the celestial kingdom! That was really interesting to me.
He told us if were are to get anything out of this meeting that we should always remember Philippians 4:13 which says, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
well Elder Uceda broke this down by using the Greek translation for some of the words.
which I do in greek is like esjua or something which translates in greek to I have the power to over come. Now all things in Greek is inpass which translates into, Anything, Everything, All manner of things. Now through in Greek translates to "with".
so when he expressed this verse through greek translation it translates into, I have the power to overcome anything, everything, all manner of things with christ which strengtheneth me.
It put so much more power in the verse it was really cool.
One last thing that he really expressed so much love with as he taught us was praying to our Heavenly Father. Im telling you he taught with so much love and power and authority. He is also super funny. Now he is from Peru, lima and so i told him how my cousin JD served his mission in Peru and he was like super happy and asked how long ago and i told him and he was like I am sure I have shared messages with him while on his mission. It was pretty cool to talk with a general authority. He is the most HUMBLE man I have met. Super sweet and loving guy. He also expounded on some sacred things that were super cool. He told us how he meets with the First presidency and the Quorum of the 12 Apostles in the temple every thursday. How humbling it was for him to be in the Lords temple serving around the Lords chosen!
Overall my week has been great and missionary work is awesome! Yet I am so exhausted cant you tell hahah!
I love you all and i hope you all have a great week!
Love, Elder Graham
So Transfers have come and it has been awesome! President Smith has made me District Leader which is going to be fun! I am excited for this transfer! I hope and pray that our gator will be getting baptized this transfer. Those who do not know what transfers mean, transfers are a 6 week period. so every six weeks we have a possibility of being transferred to a new area in the mission or staying in that same area for another 6 weeks. I am currently on transfer 5 not including the 4 weeks I was in the MTC. Crazy how the time is passing by! Month 7 already.
So my New companion is Elder Burch, he is pretty cool but I make him feel super old hahah just because he is 27 years old. He is a super good missionary and I am going to learn a lot from him this transfer! My companion and I are going to kill it this transfer!
This weekend is going to be awesome!! Elder Uceda a member of the President of the 70s is coming and we are having a HALF MISSION CONFERENCE! Those are always so much fun haha Its going to be fun though because he is going to call missionaries out to give experiences they have had with referrals and some missionary experiences! Also our investigator is doing awesome he wants to go to the temple so bad he is just so happy right now its awesome to see the growth in other people!
All I can say is the church is so true! This past sunday we have seen some amazing spiritual experiences! I just have been on my knees a lot these past few weeks and seeing the Lord answer my prayers through other people has been so amazing!
I have learned so much on my mission already! I love serving here in perdido, You just grow close to so many people and its just awesome! A lot of good life long friends! I love you all and I am so grateful for all the love and support all of you give! Makes the days and weeks a little easier! My saying lately has just been #KeepOnKeepinOn just taking it day by day! Also Everyone is out of school for the summer!! I hope everyone has a great and safe summer and if any of you are thinking about serving a mission, TRUST ME DO IT!! Its a Life changer! I love you all! Have a great week!!
Love, Elder Graham
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