Week 60

Week 60

Wow, what a week! It's been really exciting and also really busy! It was good! Love this missionary work thing! Not quite as busy as transfers! Elder Riggs and I play football every morning with the foot ball that my mom sent.

Tuesday, President came into the country, so we had to take him the van to use and we also had a teaching visit. 

Thursday we had Zone Conference and President had us roll play in front of everyone again. It was a little horrifying. J/k we did it last month too.

Friday we had a teaching visit with Elder White Elder Kennedy. We also did Shem's baptismal interview. 

Saturday, Shem was baptized!!! It was so awesome. He did great and only had to go under once. He is also a deacon now which really touched me. I remember being a deacon and passing the sacrament with Austin Ferrin. He'll pass next week. After the baptism, he got up and bore his testimony on Joseph Smith, the priesthood, and the Book of Mormon. It was so awesome. He is a great kid. But, the coolest part for me was his testimony of Jesus Christ. I know, just like Shem knows, that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. He performed the Atonement so that we might live with God again.  

But it's more than that! It helps us to:

Strengthen our weaknesses (Ether 12:27) 

Ease our burdens (Mosiah 24:13-14)

Heal infirmities (Alma 7: 11-13)

Resist temptations (Helaman 5:12) 

Satisfy justice (Mosiah 15:8-9)

Change (Mosiah 27:25-30

I've been studying the Atonement a lot! I know it's true and I love you!

-Elder Andrus