The Power is
in You!
Dear Elders and Sisters:
Sister Clark and I truly enjoyed our Companion Studies,
Role Plays, and Pamphlet Training with you this week and trust you are greatly
motivated to invest more deeply in studying and discovering the doctrine in the
scriptures, using the words of the scriptures more to help Investigators
discover the doctrine, and keeping them in the scriptures by "dragging the
words and phrases along with you".
I also enjoyed our "walk about" interviews and am always
edified by your greatness, the wonderful gifts, skills, and abilities you
possess, and your deep commitment to serving the Master, Jesus Christ.
I feel guided to impress upon you an important teaching
from modern day revelation. I believe it
is the basis to the Introduction of the MHB.
It comes from Doctrine & Covenants 58:26-28: "26 - For behold,
it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in
all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he
receiveth no reward. 27 - Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a
good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much
righteousness; 28 - For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto
themselves. And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their
reward."
One of the great blessings of serving a Mission under PMG
standards is that the Lord and the Brethren would have you learn how to be
agents unto yourselves. Doing so will be
the key to your success as a Missionary and in life! In these scriptures, I note the command to be
"anxiously engaged", "DO many things of our own free will",
and "bring to pass much righteousness" ("Accomplish"). And then the Lord reminds us something of our
divinity - "For the power is in them [us], wherein [we] are agents unto
[ourselves]."
If you consider what we studied, prepared, practiced and
role played last week, I think you'll arrive at a conclusion that you can be
more "anxiously engaged", better "Do things of your own free
will", and then will be able to "bring to pass [more]
righteousness". I've given you a
model to "Teach Repentance" in-order-to "Baptize
Converts." What will be the model
you discover to better teach the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the
Plan of Salvation (Sister Clark has provided you a most excellent start with
both of these), and the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
What will you "Do" to be more "Anxiously Engaged"
in-order-to "Accomplish" more righteousness? Elders and Sisters, I promise "The Power
is in You to more fully Rise to Your Call!"
It is an important week as we will be blessed to have
Russell M. Nelson, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gather us for
a Mission Conference. This will occur on
Saturday at the Fresno West Stake Center and will begin at 9:00 am. Please be in your seats no later than 8:30
studying. This is only for full-time Missionaries. [No guests, please! They will not be permitted to attend.] Also in attendance and speaking to us will be
Sister Wendy Nelson, Elder Carl B. Cook of the Seventy and his wife, Lynette,
and Elder J. Scott Dorius of the Seventy and his wife, Rebecca.
Also, we will be blessed this week to participate in a
Worldwide Missionary Broadcast on Wednesday, the 25th beginning at 9:00
am. Please be in your seats no later
than 8:30 studying and preparing to receive.
For the three southern Zones (Hanford, Visalia, and Porterville), please
meet at the Visalia Stake Center. For
all other Zones, please meet at the Fresno North Stake Center at 8:30. Immediately following the broadcast, Sister
Clark and I will provide some additional training which will be broadcast from
the Fresno North Stake Center to the Visalia Stake Center where the Assistants
will conduct and President Mann will preside.
It's a busy week.
Please make sure to make it a productive week as well by being
"anxiously engaged, doing many things of your own free will, and bringing
to pass much righteousness!" Remember, "The Power is in You!"
With much love and great appreciation!
President Clark
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