BIG things this week. We had 2 conferences in L'viv. One
with all the Church Members of our mission, and one with all the missionaries
in the Carpathian Zone. The southern half of our mission.
The District Conference was super nice to be able to tune
into the spirit instead of trying to figure out what the heck they were even
saying. It went so well. So many good talks and meetings. It was so awesome to
see the strength in numbers we have here in Ukraine. There's not a ton of them,
but we all know the story about the Stripling Warriors.
The Zone Conference was amazing, too. Elder Martino, an Area
70, came and spoke to us. He spoke so strongly, so boldly and was filled with the
Spirit. There was so much personal revelation for ME, too. He spoke a ton about
diligence, about how to be better missionaries and how to get the most out of
our missions. He spoke on the Atonement of Jesus Christ like I've never heard
it before. It was so amazing. I know 100% that it is ONLY through Jesus Christ
that we can obtain pure happiness, and grow into the people that our Heavenly
Father has planned for us.
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| Best District Ever |
We decided to visit the American Diner after Zone
Conference. It was the best burger I've had out of the United States. No one
thought I could finish it. Due to traffic and our late call to the taxi, that
same night, our taxi came an HOUR late and got to us after our train already
left. That meant that we would have to take a 9 hour BUS home the next day. It
wasn't half bad either. That's why we're writing on Wednesday. Thankfully I didn't have to stand up once on the bus though. I did have 5 different peoples
backsides literally touching my face though. Complimentary pillows!!!
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| Burgers as big as your face |
Me and Big Baby Eller got to go to Ivan's basketball game
this week. My dream came true. We both got a DUNK down there - wearing our shirts and ties.
You can believe me or not. I took a video of Big Baby Eller. He got it down
good. Everyone went crazy. I did it right after him, but no video
unfortunately. Next time!!
Yesterday I had a super powerful experience. I KNOW that God
answers prayers, just the way that we need them to be answered. I promised
myself that I would read from the Book of Mormon every single day for the rest
of my entire life. Right before i had to go to bed i only had time for 1 verse,
3 max. I was in a fat time crunch. I ran to my desk, realizing I hadn't read
yet that day. I grabbed my scriptures and said a small but meaningful prayer,
asking to be spiritually fed even by the means of only one verse. I knew that
He had the power to do it, and I believed it. Before my prayer even finished,
the word ENOS was ringing in my head. Super strange, because it's almost the
smallest book in the Book of Mormon.. 1 chapter! So I thumbed the tab and
plopped it open. Verse 15 was the only verse highlighted on both pages: "Wherefore, I knowing that the Lord God was able
to preserve our records, I cried unto him continually, for he had
said unto me: Whatsoever thing ye shall ask in faith, believing that ye shall
receive in the name of Christ, ye shall receive it." If that isn't an answer, I don't know what one is. I know
that God HEARS and ANSWERS our prayers always. It's not always going to be a
grand dream or vision or anything like that, but I know the best place to
search for answers are HIS WORDS. The Book of Mormon and Bible, being both the
word of God, are some of the best places to turn to. Through small and simple
means, God answers our prayers through confirmations by the means of the Holy
Ghost, whose presence we can feel each time that we read the scriptures.
Have a good week.
#flyeaglesfly
Elder Stott
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| The view from our apartment |
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| Inner courtyard |
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Stairwell at our apartment
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