This week's lesson has been on diligence! Woooo!
We had Zone Conference this past week which was fantastic! There was lots
of great training, practicing, reminders, and just all around goodness. My Zone
Leaders presented a portion of training on diligence and what it means for us as
missionaries to show it. They gave an analogy of a fireman, a police officer,
and a doctor. A fireman saves lives from burning buildings, a police officer
upholds the law, and a doctor saves lives in the operating room. All three are
jobs of authority, leadership, and weigh heavy at times on those who do them.
But what happens if the fireman doesn't sharpen his axe or take care of his
truck? What happens if the doctor tells someone he won't operate on them
because the last patient he tried to save died? What if the polic officer was
just too tired and didn't respond to an emergency call?
In short: people die.
As missionaries we don't save lives, we save souls. So what happens when we
don't practice our skills in the mornings to keep them sharp and honed? What
happens if we refuse to work with someone because the last person we taught
didn't want to be baptized? What if on a long day I'm just too tired to go
tracting for the last fifteen minutes of my night?
People are lost or stay lost.
So I've been called to a new standard of diligence. To work like everything
depends on me, and then allow the Lord to do the heavy lifting.
I love you all. Be good. Stay excellent.
With Love from Can-Win
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