I love all the media that the church has put out. I wish I had taken
advantage of having easy access to church media when I was home. It invites the
spirit whenever the prophet or the apostles speak. For family home evening you
should watch a Mormon message or two. We also taught Jadese and Jodi about
eternal families. I am so grateful for the blessing of being able to be united
as a family forever. Another thing that I have been reflecting on lately goes
really well with a verse in 2 Nephi about receiving knowledge line upon line
and precept upon precept. (2 Nephi 28:30) Sometimes as a missionary I forget
that what I am teaching is something that many people are not familiar with.
Just like in school, we can't learn calculus until we first learn addition,
people new to the gospel can't understand all about the priesthood until they
gain a testimony of the Book of Mormon. It's mango season down here, so there
are mango's everywhere! I was admiring a large mango tree this week and looking
at all of the fruit on it. I saw that there was fruit high up on the tree and
also many mangos that were low on the tree. I think sometimes I look up and
want to baptize the high hanging fruit without seeing or really recognizing the
ripe fruit that is hanging in front of my face. A young man we just started
meeting with more seriously is ready to be baptized. He has already received an
answer to his prayer about if the church is true or not and he has been coming
to church very consistently. His name is Tristen. I am grateful that he is
trying to better follow his Savior, and he has changed a lot since we first met
him. Don't miss the fruit, whatever the fruit may represent, that is right in
front of us. The work is going well and I pray for you guys everyday!
Hurrah for Israel!
Love, Elder Parker
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