September 23, 2013
Dear Family,
Well, as of tomorrow I will have been
on my mission for 2 months. I had no idea that I could learn and grow at such a
fast pace. It really feels like each Sunday I reflect on
the past week and see myself deepen in understanding and experience in the
mercies of God and blessings of obedience.
Saying goodbye to Elder Leben was such an odd experience.
He's home safe now getting ready to start a semester of school in Germany. I'll
miss that guy.
Starting a
new transfer I decided to look back on my study journal and personal journal to
see how far I've come. I've learned a lot about myself and how God qualifies
those he calls. My MTC District President said to me, "When you remove
doubt and fear, you have real power." The kind of power that prepares me
each day to be a better missionary, a man, and future husband and father.
My new companions is Elder Kevin Muirbrook from Spanish
Fork, Utah. He's been out nearly 7 months now and is eager to set a new vision
for this district - he's also District Leader. He's a superhero nut so we get
talking about superheroes a bunch; Spiderman is his favorite. The area he
started in was Elkhorn. When he arrived in Gresham and met some of our
investigators he said, "So many old people I'm gonna grow some white
hairs."
He was a bit sickly this past weekend but is find now. We
were on house arrest because of him being sick so I had a chance to read and
study, literally, all day. Especially this week, I learned that Heavenly Father
allows us to go through trials because he knows exactly what we need to
learn from our experiences; as we learn to overcome the trials in life we are
given the opportunity to grow grace to grace.
Glad to hear from everyone. Pray always (D&C 10:5)
I am praying that I get to go to the temple some time on my
mission - Elder Muirbrook was able to go in his last area.
I am so excited to hear from you guys about scripture study
and prayer; and the way I feel those blessings and prayers answered. I read an
article from the General Conference issue of the Ensign that spoke about
"Standing in Holy Places"; your letters, emails, cards, and my
Patriarchal Blessing are holy places I stand in when I need a loving message
from home.
Love,
Elder Taft Robinson
P.S. Oh! I received the package - Thank You :) The
pillow case is the bomb.com
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