Saturday, December 26, 2015
The last blogpost
Woah! So hey everyone!
This is it. This is my last blogpost! It has been quite the experience! I have love my mission so much! It has change me and my life so much for the better! I wouldn't take back the last 2 years for anything in the world! I love the Lord and have loved working in His vineyard!
So today is Christmas! The 25th of December does not mark the actual birth of our Savior, but it is a time to set aside and worship Him. We can take a step back and look at His life, so that we can change ours to be more like His. He came to this earth for us and lived a perfect life in humility to the Father's will. We can look to Him as a light and a guide so that we can return to live with Him and our Father in Heaven. He suffered for us so that we could be forgiven of our sins. It is through Him and only through Him that hope can be found for true and eternal joy and peace! It is only by the name of Jesus Christ that we can be saved! I testify of Him and His life! He is the only begotten of the Father and the Savior and Redeemer of the whole world! He loves as and is always ready to help us when we ask! As a missionary in His service and as one of His representatives I invite all of you to come closer to Him and to learn more of His life! We can ALL learn more of Him and closer to him. Let us all become stronger followers and disciples so that we will be ready to head His call to serve and help others.
I love you all and hope that you have had an amazing Christmas and that you were able to focus on the true purpose!
Have an amazing week!!
Elder Sajmëns
This is it. This is my last blogpost! It has been quite the experience! I have love my mission so much! It has change me and my life so much for the better! I wouldn't take back the last 2 years for anything in the world! I love the Lord and have loved working in His vineyard!
So today is Christmas! The 25th of December does not mark the actual birth of our Savior, but it is a time to set aside and worship Him. We can take a step back and look at His life, so that we can change ours to be more like His. He came to this earth for us and lived a perfect life in humility to the Father's will. We can look to Him as a light and a guide so that we can return to live with Him and our Father in Heaven. He suffered for us so that we could be forgiven of our sins. It is through Him and only through Him that hope can be found for true and eternal joy and peace! It is only by the name of Jesus Christ that we can be saved! I testify of Him and His life! He is the only begotten of the Father and the Savior and Redeemer of the whole world! He loves as and is always ready to help us when we ask! As a missionary in His service and as one of His representatives I invite all of you to come closer to Him and to learn more of His life! We can ALL learn more of Him and closer to him. Let us all become stronger followers and disciples so that we will be ready to head His call to serve and help others.
I love you all and hope that you have had an amazing Christmas and that you were able to focus on the true purpose!
Have an amazing week!!
Elder Sajmëns
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
December 14, 2015
Hey Everyone!
Well time is just flying by! I am down to just a couple more weeks! I love my area! We are working with some pretty awesome people! We had an investigator get baptized this last week, which was awesome! This is such a special time of year! I am so thankful for the time I have had to serve my mission! and especially for my time in this last area! Serving the Lord is the most incredible thing we can do!
This week was pretty good! I am like super tired a lot haha. We have a pretty busy month!! It is awesome though! I went on a couple of exchanges this last week, which were both fun! On one of them I got to go Christmas caroling, which was super fun!! hahah may not have been fun for the ones who had to listen to me sing, but hey that's the Christmas season for you! We also had a missionary organized Christmas devotional for the 2 wards in District, to give the members an opportunity to bring friends! It was an awesome activity! It felt very Christmassy!! :) I love this time of year!
I hope you have all had the opportunity to watch the new Christmas video from the Church, "A Savior is Born". it is incredible and it really has an amazing effect on people! it really has the power to touch and open hearts! I know that this initiative is from our Heavenly Father and that He and His Son, Jesus Christ, is guiding His work on the earth! I know that the Church of Jesus Christ is once again restored upon the earth and that it brings so much happiness and joy! Let it into your lives if you haven't already, and let it more fully encompass all that you are! It will change your life in ways we can't even understand!
I love you all, and I know that God loves you as well! He has a plan for us, let us embrace it and become more like our Savior! Let us remember Him throughout this Christmas season and let us start off the new year with a renewed determination to follow Christ!
Have an awesome week and Merry/Happy Christmas!!
Elder Simons
Well time is just flying by! I am down to just a couple more weeks! I love my area! We are working with some pretty awesome people! We had an investigator get baptized this last week, which was awesome! This is such a special time of year! I am so thankful for the time I have had to serve my mission! and especially for my time in this last area! Serving the Lord is the most incredible thing we can do!
This week was pretty good! I am like super tired a lot haha. We have a pretty busy month!! It is awesome though! I went on a couple of exchanges this last week, which were both fun! On one of them I got to go Christmas caroling, which was super fun!! hahah may not have been fun for the ones who had to listen to me sing, but hey that's the Christmas season for you! We also had a missionary organized Christmas devotional for the 2 wards in District, to give the members an opportunity to bring friends! It was an awesome activity! It felt very Christmassy!! :) I love this time of year!
I hope you have all had the opportunity to watch the new Christmas video from the Church, "A Savior is Born". it is incredible and it really has an amazing effect on people! it really has the power to touch and open hearts! I know that this initiative is from our Heavenly Father and that He and His Son, Jesus Christ, is guiding His work on the earth! I know that the Church of Jesus Christ is once again restored upon the earth and that it brings so much happiness and joy! Let it into your lives if you haven't already, and let it more fully encompass all that you are! It will change your life in ways we can't even understand!
I love you all, and I know that God loves you as well! He has a plan for us, let us embrace it and become more like our Savior! Let us remember Him throughout this Christmas season and let us start off the new year with a renewed determination to follow Christ!
Have an awesome week and Merry/Happy Christmas!!
Elder Simons
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
December 7, 2015
Hello!
So this last week was pretty good! We are getting really pumped for the Christmas season and using the new A Savior is Born video produced by the church to help people come close to the Savior! We have Tirana zone finding activities to invite people off the streets to see the video and learn more about the life of Jesus Christ! We are also planning to go Christmas Caroling as a district! Now I am not a particularly gifted singer to say the least, but it is the Christmas season and I'm super excited!! :) I know that this initiative by the church has the power and ability to draw people closer to the Savior!
I have a strong testimony that this Gospel changes lives! If we try to put aside our pride and let it work in our lives, it will work countless mighty miracles! The Lord wants to bless us and He can bless us so much if we try to be worthy of them! If we try to stay close to Him and to do the things that He has told us He can bless us more. I know that this Christmas season is the perfect time to try to come closer to Him! Thought He wasn't born this month, it is still a wonderful time to come closer as families and to learn more about Him!
We have several investigators that we are working with who are doing well! We are really excited for them! We are teaching one guy who will be getting baptized on Friday! He is awesome! He really has a strong desire to follow Jesus Christ and to come closer to Him! I'm really happy to be a missionary this Christmas season!! It is like the best place to be, besides with family! But I am so grateful for my time here!
I know that the Savior loves us and the He was born, and lived for us! His life is a perfect example for us to try and follow. If we stay close to Him, He will help us do all that we must to return to Him. Heavenly Father truly loves us, enough to have sent down His Son, to voluntarily die for us! Because of Their sacrifice we can now be resurrected and have the possibility to live with Them again! Let us all try and think more of Christ this week, and His perfect example! I love you all and hope that you have an amazing week!!
Elder Simons
So this last week was pretty good! We are getting really pumped for the Christmas season and using the new A Savior is Born video produced by the church to help people come close to the Savior! We have Tirana zone finding activities to invite people off the streets to see the video and learn more about the life of Jesus Christ! We are also planning to go Christmas Caroling as a district! Now I am not a particularly gifted singer to say the least, but it is the Christmas season and I'm super excited!! :) I know that this initiative by the church has the power and ability to draw people closer to the Savior!
I have a strong testimony that this Gospel changes lives! If we try to put aside our pride and let it work in our lives, it will work countless mighty miracles! The Lord wants to bless us and He can bless us so much if we try to be worthy of them! If we try to stay close to Him and to do the things that He has told us He can bless us more. I know that this Christmas season is the perfect time to try to come closer to Him! Thought He wasn't born this month, it is still a wonderful time to come closer as families and to learn more about Him!
We have several investigators that we are working with who are doing well! We are really excited for them! We are teaching one guy who will be getting baptized on Friday! He is awesome! He really has a strong desire to follow Jesus Christ and to come closer to Him! I'm really happy to be a missionary this Christmas season!! It is like the best place to be, besides with family! But I am so grateful for my time here!
I know that the Savior loves us and the He was born, and lived for us! His life is a perfect example for us to try and follow. If we stay close to Him, He will help us do all that we must to return to Him. Heavenly Father truly loves us, enough to have sent down His Son, to voluntarily die for us! Because of Their sacrifice we can now be resurrected and have the possibility to live with Them again! Let us all try and think more of Christ this week, and His perfect example! I love you all and hope that you have an amazing week!!
Elder Simons
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
November 30, 2015
Hey Everyone!
So this last week we had a mission conference for Thanksgiving! It was awesome! We talked about the new Christmas initiative A Savior is Born, which you should all check out right after you finish reading this haha Christmas.mormon.org. We also had a really good Thanksgiving dinner and all the districts did skits for a "talent show", all in all it was a good time! :) And I was given the opportunity to give my dying testimony, so that was intense! Especially since I still have a month left! hahah but it was good! My testimony has really grown on my mission! I am so thankful for the opportunity I have had to serve and the changes that the Lord has made in me. Now granted I still have a long way to go, I have still come a long way so far :) I love my Savior who is so merciful to us!
I am so excited for this Christmas Season to talk to the people here in Tirana of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Now even though He wasn't born December 25th, it is still a good season to think of Him and remember His life! He was born, lived, died, and was resurrected for us! He came down here to give us an example of how we should live, to fulfill the Plan of Salvation and to give us the opportunity to repent and become clean! Because of Him we don't have to feel pain or guilt, but we can become clean of all of the bad things that we feel. Our Heavenly Father loves us beyond our comprehension and He sent His Son. I'm excited to be able to spend this last month of my mission preaching to people that our Savior was born and He lives!
This week was really good! Aside from the mission conference we were able to meet with a lot of our investigators. We are working with one investigator who is really excited about learning and getting baptized. He is working towards a date and is really excited. I am very grateful for the opportunity I have to serve in Tirana and to work with the wonderful people here! I have really come to love the Albanian people! They are amazing and there are some incredible people here that I can really learn a lot from! I love my mission and am so grateful to serve here!
Well I hope that you all have an amazing week and that you really start to get into the Christmas season!! :) It's the greatest time of the year!! And don't forget that above all the wonderful music and movies and gifts is a more infinitely important reason to celebrate and that is our Savior Jesus Christ. He lives and loves us!
Love,
Elder Simons
So this last week we had a mission conference for Thanksgiving! It was awesome! We talked about the new Christmas initiative A Savior is Born, which you should all check out right after you finish reading this haha Christmas.mormon.org. We also had a really good Thanksgiving dinner and all the districts did skits for a "talent show", all in all it was a good time! :) And I was given the opportunity to give my dying testimony, so that was intense! Especially since I still have a month left! hahah but it was good! My testimony has really grown on my mission! I am so thankful for the opportunity I have had to serve and the changes that the Lord has made in me. Now granted I still have a long way to go, I have still come a long way so far :) I love my Savior who is so merciful to us!
I am so excited for this Christmas Season to talk to the people here in Tirana of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Now even though He wasn't born December 25th, it is still a good season to think of Him and remember His life! He was born, lived, died, and was resurrected for us! He came down here to give us an example of how we should live, to fulfill the Plan of Salvation and to give us the opportunity to repent and become clean! Because of Him we don't have to feel pain or guilt, but we can become clean of all of the bad things that we feel. Our Heavenly Father loves us beyond our comprehension and He sent His Son. I'm excited to be able to spend this last month of my mission preaching to people that our Savior was born and He lives!
This week was really good! Aside from the mission conference we were able to meet with a lot of our investigators. We are working with one investigator who is really excited about learning and getting baptized. He is working towards a date and is really excited. I am very grateful for the opportunity I have to serve in Tirana and to work with the wonderful people here! I have really come to love the Albanian people! They are amazing and there are some incredible people here that I can really learn a lot from! I love my mission and am so grateful to serve here!
Well I hope that you all have an amazing week and that you really start to get into the Christmas season!! :) It's the greatest time of the year!! And don't forget that above all the wonderful music and movies and gifts is a more infinitely important reason to celebrate and that is our Savior Jesus Christ. He lives and loves us!
Love,
Elder Simons
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