Hey all!
Hope you're doing well. I would write you back individually if I could, but I hope this'll do for this week.
It's been a pretty good week, and while summer means the days are getting hotter and the bugs are getting buggier, it also means there are more people at home to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with and more daylight to be out sharing. The fireflies are always a nice bonus too.
Stuff we did:
- Transfer week! This time, I'll be saying goodbye to the promised land of Monett and heading next door to shotgun Pierce City, Missouri with Elder Handley! Plus, we were roommates for three months back in Bentonville, so this'll be nostalgic.
- Found a chill couple and felt inspired to check how much they understood our lesson by having the wife teach her husband the whole story of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon and she taught him the whole lesson like a champ. Legendary.
- Became a gameshow host for our brand-new Monett Victory Prep (MVP) training calls. Every Thursday night, we help our missionaries hone their skills through games, practices, and competitions, and to the victors go the spoils. In this case, that's Throw Throw Burrito, collectible bobbleheads of The Rock, a full-scale Lego Infinity Gauntlet, and four hundred pennies in a plastic bag.
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Thought:
"This is the great latter-day work of which we are a part. That is why we have missionaries; that is why we have temples—to bring the fullest blessings of the Atonement to faithful children of God. That is why we respond to our own calls from the Lord. When we comprehend His voluntary Atonement, any sense of sacrifice on our part becomes completely overshadowed by a profound sense of gratitude for the privilege of serving Him."
- Russell M. Nelson, "The Atonement"
Jesus Christ is the source of all solace. We may have forgotten Him when you came here, but I testify that He has not forgotten you. Learn of Him, exercise faith unto repentance, and do the things you have seen Him do, and you will never be led astray.
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To the missionaries reading this:
For the one-and-a-half to two years you serve, your voice is amplified. Use this time to let your example be a converting influence in the lives of the people who are most dear to you. Send out some emails. Call your family on P-day. Write a letter once in a while. It's worth the effort.
(Super) cool speech: "Depending on the Lord: Gospel Insights from a Musician" by Ray Smith, a BYU saxophone professor and the director of BYU's premier jazz ensemble:
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Love,
Elder Rigby
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