Beloved brothers and sisters,
How is everyone doing? Elder Dredge is doing great. I am so glad for the oppurtunity to be serving here, in Zacapa, Guatemala, at this time in my life. We are starting to see many miracles as a result of our efforts to delegate responsabilities to the members and therefore build the kingdom here in Zacapa. We are able to bring many investigators to this general conference as a result, which was, by the way, a spectacular conference. And yet, I feel humbled. The more people we allow to engage in the mission work, the less we need to do out of all that must be done, and yet more lives we bless. In the end, it is the Lord that does His work.
I love this Scripture in Moroni 3.
1 The manner which the disciples, who were called the elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers—2 After they had prayed unto the Father in the name of Christ, they laid their hands upon them, and said:
3 In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest (or if he be a teacher, I ordain you to be a teacher) to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.
4 And after this manner did they ordain priests and teachers, according to the gifts and callings of God unto men; and they ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.
This is how the Church is established; by ordaining worthy men to receive power from God to do His work. This is how the Lord blesses all of His children. He gives us the chance to do His work, and as a result, the people we serve become more converted to the Gospel, we become more converted to the Gospel, and the Lord is pleased.
None of this would happen, nonetheless, without the example of our Savior, and His Atonement. It is His ministry to do the will of the Father in all things, and allow for all mankind to return to the presence of God, by exhorting them to follow Him. How beautiful, and how wonderful is the plan that our Heavenly Father has for us. We can particiate too, if we choose to have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repent, be baptized, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end. I know that this is His Gospel, and His Church. I know that Jesus lives, and is my Savior and Guide. I love him. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Have a wonderful week!
Yours truly,
Elder Dredge
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