Day 1, he was tired, overwhelmed and a bit frustrated and our favorite quote: "I HAVE A LOT TO LEARN"!!! :) The following Monday, he reported that his favorite thing was a fireside they had with 2500 missionaries and they all sang "Called To Serve". He said,
"I was so excited! I have dreamed of doing that for soooooo long! I finally got to and man Micah! I can´t wait for you to experience that! My body was tingling the entire time! And I sang so LOUD AND PROUD! It is amazing!"
He also loved the food and the fact that they had unlimited Chocolate Milk! LOL. What I loved is when he said he wanted to state the Missionary Purpose - b/c he loved it! Here it is:
"My purpose as a missionary is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them recieve the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and his Atonement, Repentence, Baptism, Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the End!!!!"
He expressed how much he loved that! Today, the email we received is how excited he is to get to served in Jacksonville in just a week's time! He also shared how he got to teach a "TRC investigator". He shared this (after the man asked why God doesn't answer prayers - which was a question I had for a long time!) :
"I shared Mosiah 4:9 (look it up) and I explained we dont understand everything god does!!!! And I related it to children!!! And said that as a child they dont understand that the things parents do for them is for there best interest and but they realize it later.. and it is the same thing with heavenly father!"
After sharing a bit more of the story, Levi - in closing said, "I love this work, and I can't wait to change lives!" What a beautiful statement!
Levi grew from a small seed to a tree in just a few short weeks...I'm excited to see what he becomes in the mission field over the next 2 years!
More to come...
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