Hello family and friends! Everything went great this week. Our zone absolutely exploded with baptisms! We finished with 19 baptisms, 1 below the all-time mission record of 20 by a zone in a month. The Lord has blessed us so much, I know it's because of our love towards our Savior Jesus Christ. I have literally seen the hastening of the work right before my eyes.
Our mission finished with 104 baptisms. We haven't passed 100 baptisms in the last 2 years! The Lord is hastening His work, the Lord is brining forth his very elect. How exciting to be a part of this generation, in the fullness of times, that will be talked about for generations to come! I love this work! I am 100% committed.
This week the Lord has blessed me with a new found energy and strength, a deepe-found conviction of the truthfulness of this gospel. I love so much being a missionary!
As I stood at the pulpit yesterday during testimony meeting in our Spanish group, it was as if my whole mission flashed before my eyes. I saw all the people that I had taught, served and have come to love. It was a truly spiritual experience. As I bore testimony of the Savior, and the Restoration of the Gospel, I thought about how much I love being a missionary, there is no greater calling.
This week we will be training our zone on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I will be focusing on faith in Jesus Christ. One thing that Elder Porter told our mission when he came and visited us was "the first principle of the Gospel is not just faith, but faith in Jesus Christ." Faith in Jesus Christ is the way we live our lives, it's how we act. We notice faith in Jesus Christ in ourselves when we are living in accordance with the commandments of God and doing all we can to align our will with that of God's. A scripture that I love and has hit me more powerfully as of late is in 2 Nephi 31:21: "And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end, Amen." There is no other way back to our Father in Heaven, only through Jesus Christ. Our brothers and sisters in this world will not have that opportunity to return back to God's presence without the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We have been seeing great things happening in our area this past week. The Lord is preparing the hearts of the people in our area! I am looking forward to the month of April to find and teach and baptize!
I love you all so much! This work is the best work to be a part of! I know that God lives, we are His children. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior, He lives! This is the only true church upon the face of the earth, and what a blessing it is to be a part of it!
Love,
Elder Tanner Aiken
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