after mission transfers day last week, we were literally THRASHED. it pushed us back kind of a lot here in the office. i didnt get to do much studying, nor time to just chill out. it was a week of "hey i forgot this at change meeting, can you bring this clear across the mission for me?" or "oh crap i got lost in centro when i was grabbing the visa where the heck do i go??". you can say that i kind of got some gray hairs coming in for me while in this change. there were some cool things that i did find out this week, as well as some spiritual experiences! whilst studying for the two seconds that i had one day, i was in doctrine and covenants. i normally listen to the spanish version and take some notes while im on my computer. i was walking through section 18, and i stumbled across a verse that really struck me. ...if he shall be diligent in keeping my commandments he shall be blessed unto eternal life... this is verse 8, and i completely love it! the whole idea of having to be blessed in order to live in eternal life that god gives us is astounding. if you think about it, you have to be sanctified in some way in order to be in the presence of god, and the only power that is known to man to cleanse our sins in that high of a degree is through Jesus Christ. This verse is saying that if you (in this particular sense, Oliver Cowdry is being spoken to, but applies to all of us) are diligent in keeping the commandments and obeying the demands of repentance, you will be blessed to the degree of perfection that will enable you to have this eternal life that is frequently spoken of in the scriptures, as well as desired for after this life in the life to come. i thought that was amazing! literally, the only way that we are going to be able to be cleansed is through our lord, Jesus Christ! AHHHH, YES, I KNOW THIS CHURCH IS TRUE! another cool thing that happened this week was Jeremy and Stephany were able to be baptized this week! i had the opportunity to baptize them and it was so cool! they were all dressed in white, we opened the font door to the baptismal font, and steam came out of it! but....then i got in and it was about as cold as the arctic tundra. oh my heck!!! jeremy went in first and he almost couldnt get in all the way. Jeremy: "c´mon we just got to do this thing fast i am going to lose my legs" me: "jeremy this is a spiritual experience we gotta do it a little slow." Jeremy: "um i want my legs so lets get this done fast please and thank" stephany did the same thing when she got in. she literally screeched from how cold it was. "ELDER WATTLES I DESPISE YOU AND THIS WATER AND THE HYPOTHERMIA I AM ABOUT TO GET" it was so dang funny jajajaja. sorry for the small email this week...i am going to get some cool pics this week so that you guys can see what i do and so i can give some inspiration to those who need a little! love you guys to the moon and back! ekw we dem bois new specs and trousers jeremy and stephany newest plant child
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Elder Karson Wattles
Chile Santiago South Mission apartado postal No. 544 San Bernardo, Chile Archives
May 2019
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