Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 9:20 AM
Here it is Monday Morning... What did I do last
week... At this point I only have 30 minutes to remember...GO!
We were able to see Ben and Amber again this week!
They are doing fine, and little Kelsey, well, she's still little! Amber
is still apprehensive bringing Kelsey to church. Kelsey will get a little
fussy during church (don't let this fool ya! Kelsey is the best 6
month-year-old in the congregation), so this week Amber and little Kelsey
stayed home. However Ben made his appearance at church this week!
He did a lot better going through church this week. He gave answers to
questions, and was a good participant of the classes! I was grateful for
that. Why? Our Gospel Principle teachers were gone this week, and
it fell on Elder Welch and I to teach the class. It was on.... The
Gathering of Israel! Good hefty topic right?
Ben I think enjoyed church more this week, now knowing how
the system works. He describes to us his other church. They
burn through scriptures like nobody's business. During class Sunday he
still had a little bug in him, and he was flipping through the book of
Numbers. Hopefully we can get Amber in Kelsey there next week!
As for the gathering of Israel, I find it funny that
we got called upon to teach that. Why? While you are out here you
get study "bugs". Times where you want to dive into a certain
principle. This past week, it was the Abrahamic Covenant. While I'm
still grasping this great Covenant that God made with him, my mind has been
expanded on how we works with us. To bring to pass our eternal
life. To give us the Priesthood, and the ordinances of the Priesthood to
lead us to salvation, and exaltation. Very clearly in Abraham 2:11 the
Lord promises to bless the families of the Earth. This is a testament to
me that God truly is the same Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. He hasn't
been harping about families only in this dispensation!
What has sunk in: The sanctity of my calling.
Under this Covenant, and others that have been renewed, I am Gathering
Israel. I am acting under the keys given to Moses, then to Joseph Smith
in the Kirtland Temple to gather Israel. I always knew that it happened
someplace up in the Cleveland Mission, but it has sunk in while here in the
Columbus Mission.
There are many other promises that follow the Covenant, but
knowing this, the message of the Restoration has more meaning.
I will get of my soap box... I love you all. Good job
Leighton at your swim meet! Wish I could have done a cannonball of the blocks
with ya!
Have a great week, and happy Birthday Mr. T!
Para Siempre,
Elder IpsonThe Great Ohio Columbus Mission
P.S. So this is our indicator sheet. We email this to
President every week. If you wonder why letters have gotten
shorter. This is the reason why!
