Never, Never, Never Give In

Alright so this last week was a blast! We were able to do some service with the Houston food bank which was super fun. It was like a drive through at the church with a line longer than Chick-fil-A at 12. The 24th of July was kinda sad. We made it fun though. For the food we made some getto Disneyland Churros, sushi, and grilled chicken. Also as of this last week quarantine has been lifted a little bit more, we're now able to go and see members as well as visit people on their porches. I can't wait to see people again!

I've been studying a lot of Winston Churchill quotes this last week. I love the heart of the British people during world War 2. It was a dark time for them but it has been said that it was their finest hour. To parallel  that with my mission, it has been a difficult ordeal. Being inside for 2 different transfers has not been fun for me; so I take heart knowing that if I continue on, never giving up, I may join the British people in saying that "this was my finest hour."  

Now the quote I loved was this "To improve is to change. So to be perfect is to change often" - Winston Churchill

President Nelson has reminded us that Repentance is change. "The word for repentance in the Greek New Testament is metanoeo. The prefix meta- means “change.” The suffix -noeo is related to Greek words that mean “mind,” “knowledge,” “spirit,” and “breath.” Thus, when Jesus asks you and me to “repent,” He is inviting us to change..." 

So in changing this quote we get something truly beautiful. "To improve is to repent. To be perfect is to repent often."

I know that as I have used the gift of repentance daily I have found the greatest self-improvement in my life. This pandemic has be tough, but the Gospel of Jesus Christ swallows it up with the consequence of Joy. I love this work and I hope y'all keep having fun. 

-Elder King

Still vs Asleep

Well this last week has been... The days and the weeks kinda mesh together. Though while I don't have many fun stories I do have a spiritual experience to share.

Life with this pandemic has given us ''Selah'' or ''pause''. It's a great time to be still and know God. But be careful, while it is good to be still it is not good to be asleep. I for one know that's hard for me because when I am still, I want to sleep. So while we are still on a pause of life remember to ask ''Am I sleeping through the restoration?'' There are many great things to be seen and you can't see things when you are asleep.

  Keep up the hope and have a great week.

- Elder King

4th of July

Slogging

Man oh man, this has been a week. We've finally started to get a group of people together that we can teach, and things have started to get looking a little bit better and then BOOM!!! missionaries contracted Covid-19! I think everyone will be fine as far as the sickness goes, but now our mission is back in Lock-down :(.

Since then everything got a little bit harder and it feels like I've been slogging knee-deep through mud. I can't say I enjoy the experience as a whole... but the results are Great! near the end of the week I felt so good after repenting little by little. I hate quarantine, but no matter where I am I can still live the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

CFM impression: 

There is a standard of truth. All moral decisions cannot be made without a God and his Standards.

Listen. There are a lot of voices that distract you from the Voice you should listen to. Korihor listened to the voice of satan, actually satan appeared to him; but even if that happens to either you or I, we can be patient and discern if that voice is really worth listening to. So the next time a big moral question is posed to you perhaps on social media or other platforms, listen and discern, is this voice leading me to God and happiness?

Love,

Elder King

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