April 30, 2012

Hey!

Alot of things have been happening this week. That´s awesome that Tessara broke the record for pole vault! She almost jumped a basketball rim. It´s also cool that Dallin almost killed him self jumping out of a plane and riding bulls (by the way I'm incredibly jealous). I'm also very happy that Jayden will have the great opportunity of killing an elk. 

cool stuff guys baah

This week was very special to me. We traveled all Friday night to arrive in Santa Maria morning. The whole mission was there it was reaaly fun to see old companioins and freinds. We waited for President Holland to get there. It took a while but he eventually arrived. We took a picture and shook his hand afterword.  

The conference was incredible. The whole mission had been fasting that he would be able to leave a apostolic blessing with our mission. HIs talk was great. He talked about hypocrisy, the very first thing he taught was what Jesus said to Joseph after 2000 year of not hearing his words. he said that (the churches) "Draw close to me with their words, but their hearts are far from me" He also used the example of Jesus casting people out of the temple and the parabola of the fig tree that jesus killed when the tree didn´t produce friut.The times that Jesus was most mad was with people (or alegories of people) that didn´t live what they taught.

He also taught alot his love for us. He said that president Ribiero is the best mission president in Brazil and maybe the whole world right now.

A little after he said that he felt impressed to do something he hadn´t done in the other 15 missions he had recently visited. When he said that it was like I got hit by a car. I felt the spirit in a way I never have felt it before. I started to cry a little bit, and I couldn´t stop until 20 mintues after he left the building. I never felt quite like that before in my life. He then started to give us an apostolic blessing. He said that it was as if his hands were literally on our heads and was meant for us and the other missions he visited in Brasil. What was so great about the blessing was what I felt. He blessed us to have fruits of our faith. That we don´t have to worry about the future. He blessed us with answers to our personal prayers. I could talk alot about what happened saturday but it would take too long. It was, to say the least, the most spiritual experience in my life until now. 

Sunday was great, some of our investigators went to church. We have alot of trust in the members right now which is great. We are started to work more with members in order to baptize and it looks like it will be both easier and more effective.

I'm thankful for my chance to be on this mission and I know the church is true.

Com amor,
Elder Rollins

Ps. I could use Skype for mothers day!!!!!! Tell when it will be better for you gys and i´ll see if it works for me.

Tchau!