Too Legit to Quit : Wk: 22 - Mission Life is Amazing!

This week has been amazing! The mission is amazing.. my life is amazing.. and the LORD IS AMAZING! I'm over filled with joy and the Spirit. I truly understand what it's like to have the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. I'm grateful for that opportunity I have in my life to be baptized and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. It wasn't until I was truly converted to the Lord that I realized the wonderful blessing I have received from doing so.

We had the opportunity to put a young man by the name of Morgan on a baptismal date this week. He is such an awesome kid. He's 15 and told us he really has been feeling the Spirit in his life. We gave their aunt a blessing and he said that he felt it the strongest he ever had. I can't wait until he receives that gift of having the constant companionship his knowledge and spirituality will only increase more when he does so. This will be my first baptism on my mission. I'm very humbled to be this boy's missionary when he makes this covenant with God. Every convert I've met so far after years and years always remember their missionary that baptized them.
The lady we have been teaching Priscilla was baptized when she was 12 and she's like 70. She stopped going to church right after baptism but still remembers those missionaries names. I thought that was amazing. So he's probably going to remember my name which is very humbling.

It's hard to think I've already been out 5 months to the day. And to look back and see the wonderful growth that's taken place in my life and everyone around me. I hope I can hold the light of Christ that has changed my life and keep it burning strong. He is everything to me I wouldn't be alive or standing here where I am without His help. Mosiah 27: 29 is my favorite scripture because that's how I feel when I think of my Savior. I am not perfect and I've made many mistakes to those I've loved in the past. I wish to say I'm sorry to anyone that I've hurt and only wish the best to them.

Lately I've been really contemplating families and my eternal companion. Not in a distracting way but an uplifting way. I'm so excited to be able to kneel across the altar to my beautiful companion someday. I wish I could just tell her right now how much I want this blessing in my life. And tell everyone how important family means to me and how badly I want to be able to love, comfort, and council with someone every day. It's one of the most important desires in my life ever since I can remember. But for now, I'm serving the one person I love with all my heart, mind, and soul.. the Lord. He always comes first in my life and the lessons and things I'm learning on my mission are truly preparing me to meet God once again. If we all just look down and put our shoes in Christ's footsteps we will eventually will live with God some day.

I'm grateful for everyone in my life. I know there's a purpose to everything and I wish everyone the same joy I feel at this time. The love I feel. All of it. Serving a mission is awesomely powerful. It is also the best time to grow in someone's life. Do it.. it's worth it.

But yeah this week has been good and I love all of you. Please pray for the mission field for this area and others that we can find some prepared people to teach. There isn't a whole ton of people here who are interested. We need some softened hearts so all your prayers will be appreciated. Have a good week y'all. Share the gospel with everyone and share your favorite scripture with them as well.

Talk to you next week,

Elder Greenlaw