Hey Er'body
So the big news this week, is that I guess we are doing 6 weeks transfers? I'm not sure if it's permanent, but I'm being transferred. I'll be moving to............Peja, Kosovo. Which is going to be awesome! The language is gonna be harder, because they speak a different dialect of Albanian called Geg. And it is pretty different. And here in Fier they speak the clearest Albanian, I guess in the world. So I'm kinda going from the cleanest to almost the dirtiest! haha It's a lot more difficult to understand! Oh well, I guess I'll get the hang of it! hahah I'm excited. I do love Fier though. It is my "birthplace" and I love the people here! Especially the branch, they are amazing, but the missionaries that will be serving here are Awesome so I'm not too worried about it!
We had a really good week! Met some new investigators and had some amazing lessons with others! We have a few people that want to be baptized and I think that the really understand the importance of the step they are making, which is awesome! It is a wonderful thing that we can follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and take His name upon us. It may be hard at times, but that's why we are also given the opportunity to have the Holy Ghost with us all the time. And we are promised that if we do our best to Endure to the end, that He will make up the difference and lift us up!
I don't really know what to talk about now, it's just super weird that I'll actually be leaving Fier! I am super excited though! We didn't do anything to exciting for Pday today, mostly just did absolutely nothing. Yeah, we cleaned a little, for Elder Squire who will be coming down here. Sorry if this weeks post was boring, but stuff happens haha.
Much Love,
Elder Simons
Monday, July 28, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
July 21, 2014
ç'kemi shok!
Shok is also plural for those of you that google translate it haha. Another good week here in Fier! A lot better than last week, certainly a lot less dramatic! hahah we were able to do a lot more missionary work! which was good cause that's literally why we're here haha. No but for reals it was a good week!
Our sister missionaries here in Fier had a baptism, and I got to baptize their investigator! I don't know here very well, but she seems like a really nice person and I'm sure she'll be an awesome addition to our branch here in Fier.
We have a couple of awesome investigators who are progressing! Some who are just really accepting what we teach and who are keeping commitment invitations and are really coming closer to Christ. A couple on baptismal dates, and they are just so awesome. We love them and we love teaching them!
My companion, Elder Smoot, is awesome! We are getting along really well, he is a really interesting guy! He has an awesome story too! He is a really good companion and missionary! We are trying really hard, but now that Summer has hit, the entire atmosphere of the city has changed, making it significantly harder to have success. However we are trying to do our best, and after all that's what we need to do. If we do all we can the Lord will take care of the rest, especially since this is His work.
So one thing I forgot to tell you about last week, was our P-day last week! We went to Appolonia and my MTC Vallai (Teacher) Vance was actually visiting Fier, so Vance, his wife, and all of the missionaries went to Appolonia. Now I've been there once before, last transfer. So I know that when you go through the old tunnels from the communist times, that you run into to a few things. Those things being bats...lots and lots of bats. So naturally my first suggestion was to go and scare the crap out of the bats. Needless to say, we succeeded hahah. So we all walked through these tunnels, except for our senior couple, and saw the hundreds of bats haha. I got hit in the face twice, once being in the eye haha so I'd just like to clarify that I am one step closer to being batman, one of many, many steps...But anyways. we also ended us rescuing a bat who got caught in some thorn bushes, it then repayed me by flying back and nailing me in the chest... bats man, now I know why Bruce Wayne was so scared of them!
Well I hope you all have an awesome week and that you are able to help someone!
Elder J. Sajmëns
(Elder Simons bough a new camera this week - so we'll hope for some pictures next week :))
Shok is also plural for those of you that google translate it haha. Another good week here in Fier! A lot better than last week, certainly a lot less dramatic! hahah we were able to do a lot more missionary work! which was good cause that's literally why we're here haha. No but for reals it was a good week!
Our sister missionaries here in Fier had a baptism, and I got to baptize their investigator! I don't know here very well, but she seems like a really nice person and I'm sure she'll be an awesome addition to our branch here in Fier.
We have a couple of awesome investigators who are progressing! Some who are just really accepting what we teach and who are keeping commitment invitations and are really coming closer to Christ. A couple on baptismal dates, and they are just so awesome. We love them and we love teaching them!
My companion, Elder Smoot, is awesome! We are getting along really well, he is a really interesting guy! He has an awesome story too! He is a really good companion and missionary! We are trying really hard, but now that Summer has hit, the entire atmosphere of the city has changed, making it significantly harder to have success. However we are trying to do our best, and after all that's what we need to do. If we do all we can the Lord will take care of the rest, especially since this is His work.
So one thing I forgot to tell you about last week, was our P-day last week! We went to Appolonia and my MTC Vallai (Teacher) Vance was actually visiting Fier, so Vance, his wife, and all of the missionaries went to Appolonia. Now I've been there once before, last transfer. So I know that when you go through the old tunnels from the communist times, that you run into to a few things. Those things being bats...lots and lots of bats. So naturally my first suggestion was to go and scare the crap out of the bats. Needless to say, we succeeded hahah. So we all walked through these tunnels, except for our senior couple, and saw the hundreds of bats haha. I got hit in the face twice, once being in the eye haha so I'd just like to clarify that I am one step closer to being batman, one of many, many steps...But anyways. we also ended us rescuing a bat who got caught in some thorn bushes, it then repayed me by flying back and nailing me in the chest... bats man, now I know why Bruce Wayne was so scared of them!
Well I hope you all have an awesome week and that you are able to help someone!
Elder J. Sajmëns
(Elder Simons bough a new camera this week - so we'll hope for some pictures next week :))
Monday, July 14, 2014
July 14, 2014
Hey Everyone,
So I really don't have a lot of time this week! Last week was crazy anyway hahah and not really in an interesting way. It was just busy with stuff that was essential but sorta got in the way of teaching people. Hopefully it'll help the branch though. We have been having some problems with a couple young men. They are super unbelievably disrespectful and we have been trying really really hard to keep it at bay, and it's come to the point where they are not allowed back until they talk to our Stake President.
In other news haha we had a baptism this weekend. A few weeks ago we baptized a girl named Ema, well this weekend we baptized her twin sister, Eda. They are seriously so awesome! and they are gonna be awesome members! Hopefully eventually their family will start to develop interest, but for now they are really good examples to them!
We have some other awesome investigators that we will keep meeting with and hopefully they will find the truthfulness in what we teach! This last week was pretty trying, but we are excited for this week, and even if it's worse I know that the Lord is on my our side and is always there to help us, as He is for all of His children! Always remember, no matter how hard you fall, His hand is always extended to pull us back up, we just have to reach up and grab it. I'm not sure who really said that, but I know I didn't think of it on my own haha, so yeah.
Anywho, Peace out!
Elder Sajmëns
So I really don't have a lot of time this week! Last week was crazy anyway hahah and not really in an interesting way. It was just busy with stuff that was essential but sorta got in the way of teaching people. Hopefully it'll help the branch though. We have been having some problems with a couple young men. They are super unbelievably disrespectful and we have been trying really really hard to keep it at bay, and it's come to the point where they are not allowed back until they talk to our Stake President.
In other news haha we had a baptism this weekend. A few weeks ago we baptized a girl named Ema, well this weekend we baptized her twin sister, Eda. They are seriously so awesome! and they are gonna be awesome members! Hopefully eventually their family will start to develop interest, but for now they are really good examples to them!
We have some other awesome investigators that we will keep meeting with and hopefully they will find the truthfulness in what we teach! This last week was pretty trying, but we are excited for this week, and even if it's worse I know that the Lord is on my our side and is always there to help us, as He is for all of His children! Always remember, no matter how hard you fall, His hand is always extended to pull us back up, we just have to reach up and grab it. I'm not sure who really said that, but I know I didn't think of it on my own haha, so yeah.
Anywho, Peace out!
Elder Sajmëns
(Still no pictures-Elder Simons camera is broken. Hopefully he will buy a new one soon).
Monday, July 7, 2014
July 7, 2014
Hey!
Not much to talk about this week I'm afraid. It might be super short haha. We had a good week. The work in Fier and I guess in a lot of the mission has slowed down because it is Summer and everyone is gone for vacation and it's just a really different atmosphere! We are just doing our best though to try and do work the most effective we can.
We have some exciting news though. So a few weeks ago I mentioned and investigator that got baptized whose name is Ema, and she is a twin. Well this last week in a lesson with her and her twin sister who has also been meeting with us, has decided that she is ready to be baptized! AH! It's so exciting. I have seriously seen such a change in her as she has learned more about the gospel and the restored church of Jesus Christ. And we are so excited for her to take that step closer to God and His Son Jesus Christ.
We also met a new investigator who is just ballin' (awesome)! She like finished the Book of Mormon in a few days...what? who does that? haha just kidding, its awesome, but like dang. She has a lot of faith in Christ! and She is going through a lot of what Joseph Smith was going through, before he took those fateful steps into that sacred grove. She has been searching for the true church. And now she is learning about the restored church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and about the Book of Mormon and I think she is recognizing the truth in the things that we are testifying about. The Lord really does prepare some people.
And we have another investigator, and her and her husband and son are going through a tough time, because they don't have work. Unfortunately that is a huge problem in Albania. But she has so much faith in Jesus Christ and she is also learning about the church and she recognizes the Spirit testifying of the truthfulness of this the Church.
I think that's it for the week. I love you all, and I love being a missionary! I am learning so much about life and about our Savior. My testimony has grown so much, and I am so thankful for the opportunity to serve Him. You guys are all awesome and I love you and I hope you have an awesome week!
Elder Sajmëns
Not much to talk about this week I'm afraid. It might be super short haha. We had a good week. The work in Fier and I guess in a lot of the mission has slowed down because it is Summer and everyone is gone for vacation and it's just a really different atmosphere! We are just doing our best though to try and do work the most effective we can.
We have some exciting news though. So a few weeks ago I mentioned and investigator that got baptized whose name is Ema, and she is a twin. Well this last week in a lesson with her and her twin sister who has also been meeting with us, has decided that she is ready to be baptized! AH! It's so exciting. I have seriously seen such a change in her as she has learned more about the gospel and the restored church of Jesus Christ. And we are so excited for her to take that step closer to God and His Son Jesus Christ.
We also met a new investigator who is just ballin' (awesome)! She like finished the Book of Mormon in a few days...what? who does that? haha just kidding, its awesome, but like dang. She has a lot of faith in Christ! and She is going through a lot of what Joseph Smith was going through, before he took those fateful steps into that sacred grove. She has been searching for the true church. And now she is learning about the restored church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and about the Book of Mormon and I think she is recognizing the truth in the things that we are testifying about. The Lord really does prepare some people.
And we have another investigator, and her and her husband and son are going through a tough time, because they don't have work. Unfortunately that is a huge problem in Albania. But she has so much faith in Jesus Christ and she is also learning about the church and she recognizes the Spirit testifying of the truthfulness of this the Church.
I think that's it for the week. I love you all, and I love being a missionary! I am learning so much about life and about our Savior. My testimony has grown so much, and I am so thankful for the opportunity to serve Him. You guys are all awesome and I love you and I hope you have an awesome week!
Elder Sajmëns
Monday, June 30, 2014
June 30, 2014
Hey!
First week of the transfer. I don't know what I did to deserve this, but I have another awesome companion! We were in the MTC together, he was in the other district so I didn't get to know him that well, but he is a swell dude (elder). His name is Elder Smoot, which unfortunately for him sounds an awful lot like an Albanian swear word. so we call Elder Smot.
This first week was interesting. We ate a lot of really unhealthy food haha and had a hard time with some of the youth and disrespect in our English Course. Most of our problem was with a non-member, who we've unfortunately had to ask not to come back, because of some of the stuff he said to me and my companion. That was really sad, but a church is a house of God and people need to have respect for it. Another crazy thing that happened was that Sister Kokol had a problem with a guy, he's actually pretty old, but he expressed romantic feelings, which resulted in an emergency transfer, which sucks cause Sister Kokol is freakin awesome! But she had to go, and the whole branch is gonna miss her. But we got a new sister to replace her and she is awesome too!
As far as missionary work is going in Fier, it has slowed down a lot because it's summer and everyone has left on vacation, or just has no care in the world and so no one wants to talk to us. But we are still working hard! I tried boarding for the first time the other day. It's where you make a board and/or poster and street contact by it. So we just stood there and people walked pass, we also couldn't get it to stand so we didn't even end up using it. It's also SUPER HOT!!! And apparently it's gonna get even hotter!! what?!! man oh man. We sweat walking from home to the church which is like a 5-10 minute walk, and street contacting is a nightmare as far as sweating goes haha. Fortunately a nation wide solution is an afternoon nap, so at lunch if we ever have time, we try to assimilate ourselves into the culture ;) It's awesome. Fier is still awesome, it's just gonna be a different transfer, that's for sure! I'm really excited for it though!
It's crazy that yesterday was my 5 month mark...what? I'm almost a fourth of the way through my mission...It is flying by. It has been such an incredible experience and I'm glad I still have 19 months left!! But I'm worried that they are just gonna go way too fast! I really miss a lot of the missionaries I served with last transfer, but I'm sure they are all doing great!
I don't have much else to say haha and my camera is broken, so... I definitely don't have pictures haha.
If you have a tough trial, God trusts you enough to get through it.
I love you all and I hope you have an awesome week!!
Elder Sajmëns
First week of the transfer. I don't know what I did to deserve this, but I have another awesome companion! We were in the MTC together, he was in the other district so I didn't get to know him that well, but he is a swell dude (elder). His name is Elder Smoot, which unfortunately for him sounds an awful lot like an Albanian swear word. so we call Elder Smot.
This first week was interesting. We ate a lot of really unhealthy food haha and had a hard time with some of the youth and disrespect in our English Course. Most of our problem was with a non-member, who we've unfortunately had to ask not to come back, because of some of the stuff he said to me and my companion. That was really sad, but a church is a house of God and people need to have respect for it. Another crazy thing that happened was that Sister Kokol had a problem with a guy, he's actually pretty old, but he expressed romantic feelings, which resulted in an emergency transfer, which sucks cause Sister Kokol is freakin awesome! But she had to go, and the whole branch is gonna miss her. But we got a new sister to replace her and she is awesome too!
As far as missionary work is going in Fier, it has slowed down a lot because it's summer and everyone has left on vacation, or just has no care in the world and so no one wants to talk to us. But we are still working hard! I tried boarding for the first time the other day. It's where you make a board and/or poster and street contact by it. So we just stood there and people walked pass, we also couldn't get it to stand so we didn't even end up using it. It's also SUPER HOT!!! And apparently it's gonna get even hotter!! what?!! man oh man. We sweat walking from home to the church which is like a 5-10 minute walk, and street contacting is a nightmare as far as sweating goes haha. Fortunately a nation wide solution is an afternoon nap, so at lunch if we ever have time, we try to assimilate ourselves into the culture ;) It's awesome. Fier is still awesome, it's just gonna be a different transfer, that's for sure! I'm really excited for it though!
It's crazy that yesterday was my 5 month mark...what? I'm almost a fourth of the way through my mission...It is flying by. It has been such an incredible experience and I'm glad I still have 19 months left!! But I'm worried that they are just gonna go way too fast! I really miss a lot of the missionaries I served with last transfer, but I'm sure they are all doing great!
I don't have much else to say haha and my camera is broken, so... I definitely don't have pictures haha.
A lesson that I have been learning the past few weeks is that trials are for our benefit, and that's not because I'm going through them, but I read about examples in the Book of Mormon of people enduring their trials. They don't ever ask for their burden to be taken from them, but instead for a way to endure them. I look back and a lot times I have asked for mine to be taken away. Trials are legitimately for our benefit, and I am ready for the next one, because I know that Heavenly Father only gives us stuff that we can handle. As a friend of a friend once said haha roughly "God gives His toughest battles to His strongest soldiers" So if you are going through something really tough right now, I'm not gonna pretend like I know what you are going through, but there really is someone who does. If you turn to God, with faith in Jesus Christ, you will receive the strength to endure, and that is a promise. In the wise words of Gandalf: (I also sent this to a friend because they send me quotes and it was a Lord of the Rings quote this week haha :))
Frodo: " wish none of this had happened"
Gandalf: "So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that has been given to us."
Gandalf: "So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that has been given to us."
If you have a tough trial, God trusts you enough to get through it.
I love you all and I hope you have an awesome week!!
Elder Sajmëns
Monday, June 23, 2014
June 23, 2014
Hey guys.
So I've almost been on my mission for 5 months...what? haha it is going by so fast! Today is the last day of my first transfer! Tomorrow I'm not a trainee any more! Which is kinda scaring the crap out of me.. but what do you do? 1 Nephi 3:7... Oh yeah. It'll be great. I'll be staying in Fier an my companion will be Elder Smoot, from the MTC. He was actually in the other Albanian district, but it'll be great.
I will miss my trainer though, Elder Ostergaard is awesome! He is such a fantastic missionary, and he really did an awesome job showing me the ropes! Hopefully I won't forget everything he taught me haha. He is going back up to Tirana to be Zone Leader. He's a stud. He'll be awesome there! I'm really excited to be staying in Fier! I think this has been a really good learning experience being in Fier and I've still got plenty of room to grow and learn so bring it on! haha.
This last week has been awesome! It was kinda sad cause our district has been awesome! but I'm excited for the other missionaries who are leaving Fier and finishing their mission! And I'm excited for next transfer. We had our last baptism of the transfer! and our branch is doing really well, I think! I'm really glad that I get to stay and help out some more!
I'm also excited cause I get to serve with some of the same missionaries, Sister Kokol and Elder Balwin. They are both awesome! Sister Kokol is so funny and Elder Balwin is a super helpful and willing person! So it'll be a good transfer!
I hope that my mission slows down though, because it is going by really fast, I'm almost a quarter done! It is such an amazing opportunity and blessing to be able to assist in the Lord's work! And sometimes I am definitely too quick to forget my God, because of stress, or selfishness. But He loves us regardless, and has offered us a way to be forgiven!
I had to give a talk on Sunday, for 10 minutes. That was a rough experience haha, but it went better than I thought it was going to. My Albanian is still pretty iffy, but it's come a long way! So hopefully I'll keep improving, but I know that it's with the Lord's help that I have come this far and it will be by His will that I move forward! Without our Heavenly Father we are nothing, I need to be better at remembering that. Especially as a missionary, I am a representative of our Savior, Jesus Christ. He has done something for us that we cannot even begin to understand! He suffered beyond mortal capacity and gave up His life, willingly, so that we could return to live with Him and our Heavenly Father. I haven't been the best example in my life, but now I understand a lot more that I need to at least be trying my hardest to live the way He has showed us! Making it back to our Heavenly Father is impossible by our selves, but with Jesus Christ, it's a whole lot easier! Always remember that He is there, holding His hand out, ready to lift you back up. He always has to help me up, but He does.
I hope you have an incredible week and can feel the Saviors love for you in your lives!
Me Dashuri
Elder Sajmëns
So I've almost been on my mission for 5 months...what? haha it is going by so fast! Today is the last day of my first transfer! Tomorrow I'm not a trainee any more! Which is kinda scaring the crap out of me.. but what do you do? 1 Nephi 3:7... Oh yeah. It'll be great. I'll be staying in Fier an my companion will be Elder Smoot, from the MTC. He was actually in the other Albanian district, but it'll be great.
I will miss my trainer though, Elder Ostergaard is awesome! He is such a fantastic missionary, and he really did an awesome job showing me the ropes! Hopefully I won't forget everything he taught me haha. He is going back up to Tirana to be Zone Leader. He's a stud. He'll be awesome there! I'm really excited to be staying in Fier! I think this has been a really good learning experience being in Fier and I've still got plenty of room to grow and learn so bring it on! haha.
This last week has been awesome! It was kinda sad cause our district has been awesome! but I'm excited for the other missionaries who are leaving Fier and finishing their mission! And I'm excited for next transfer. We had our last baptism of the transfer! and our branch is doing really well, I think! I'm really glad that I get to stay and help out some more!
I'm also excited cause I get to serve with some of the same missionaries, Sister Kokol and Elder Balwin. They are both awesome! Sister Kokol is so funny and Elder Balwin is a super helpful and willing person! So it'll be a good transfer!
I hope that my mission slows down though, because it is going by really fast, I'm almost a quarter done! It is such an amazing opportunity and blessing to be able to assist in the Lord's work! And sometimes I am definitely too quick to forget my God, because of stress, or selfishness. But He loves us regardless, and has offered us a way to be forgiven!
I had to give a talk on Sunday, for 10 minutes. That was a rough experience haha, but it went better than I thought it was going to. My Albanian is still pretty iffy, but it's come a long way! So hopefully I'll keep improving, but I know that it's with the Lord's help that I have come this far and it will be by His will that I move forward! Without our Heavenly Father we are nothing, I need to be better at remembering that. Especially as a missionary, I am a representative of our Savior, Jesus Christ. He has done something for us that we cannot even begin to understand! He suffered beyond mortal capacity and gave up His life, willingly, so that we could return to live with Him and our Heavenly Father. I haven't been the best example in my life, but now I understand a lot more that I need to at least be trying my hardest to live the way He has showed us! Making it back to our Heavenly Father is impossible by our selves, but with Jesus Christ, it's a whole lot easier! Always remember that He is there, holding His hand out, ready to lift you back up. He always has to help me up, but He does.
I hope you have an incredible week and can feel the Saviors love for you in your lives!
Me Dashuri
Elder Sajmëns
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
June 16, 2014
Hey guys!
One more week this transfer, which is pretty insane!! We have mission conference on Wednesday and I'm really excited to see some of my MTC district(s)! We're will also be getting a new Mission President pretty soon here! It's pretty crazy! I guess it probably seems a lot less crazy to all of you hahah but for us here in the Adriatic South it's pretty ridiculous!
So this week was kinda weird! We had some issues with some youth being kinda crazy. We have a couple people who really wanna be good (we think) but who are teenagers and sometimes get more caught up in what their friends think of them, than what the Lord thinks of them. But I mean we all do or have done that at some point (or many haha) I know I have before. So we are just trying to do our best as missionaries, but without overstepping our bounds, cause we do have certain responsibilities in our calling. On the other hand we had two baptisms this week! They are both awesome! And we are baptizing another this week who is a sister to one of the people we baptized this last week! They are all awesome! And they are gonna be awesome members!
Right now I'm reading in Alma, more specifically all the wars. There are a few things that I sorta learned/am learning. Life is tough. Looking at Moroni and Helaman and the Anti-Nephi-Lehites, sometimes we have trials that we just to trust the Lord and endure and there are others where we have to listen to the Lord but we have to act and fight it. This can be taken literally, but I've trying to focus on more of a spiritual sense. It is also important to know when to fight back and when to endure. The beautiful thing is that the Lord is on our side and we will always win if we listen to Him. Another thing that we can learn from the Nephites is that if we want to continue to have our Heavenly Fathers support than we need to always remember Him and His commandments. He is not gonna give us blessings if we aren't doing our part. Personal study is one of my favorite parts of my day! There is so much to be learned, and we will learn every single time, because we aren't learning from the words, but from the Holy Ghost, and He always has something to tell us or teach us! We can always do better, and I am so thankful for all the examples we have, in the scriptures and in life. We really are blessed in this life!
I don't really know what else to say. I would recommend reading my brother and sister's blogs, they are awesome and have much better blogposts hahah, but I hope mine aren't too boring, if you read them anyways.
https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2008-06-01-the-restoration
Watch this, it's awesome :)
Have an awesome week!
Elder Sajmëns
One more week this transfer, which is pretty insane!! We have mission conference on Wednesday and I'm really excited to see some of my MTC district(s)! We're will also be getting a new Mission President pretty soon here! It's pretty crazy! I guess it probably seems a lot less crazy to all of you hahah but for us here in the Adriatic South it's pretty ridiculous!
So this week was kinda weird! We had some issues with some youth being kinda crazy. We have a couple people who really wanna be good (we think) but who are teenagers and sometimes get more caught up in what their friends think of them, than what the Lord thinks of them. But I mean we all do or have done that at some point (or many haha) I know I have before. So we are just trying to do our best as missionaries, but without overstepping our bounds, cause we do have certain responsibilities in our calling. On the other hand we had two baptisms this week! They are both awesome! And we are baptizing another this week who is a sister to one of the people we baptized this last week! They are all awesome! And they are gonna be awesome members!
Right now I'm reading in Alma, more specifically all the wars. There are a few things that I sorta learned/am learning. Life is tough. Looking at Moroni and Helaman and the Anti-Nephi-Lehites, sometimes we have trials that we just to trust the Lord and endure and there are others where we have to listen to the Lord but we have to act and fight it. This can be taken literally, but I've trying to focus on more of a spiritual sense. It is also important to know when to fight back and when to endure. The beautiful thing is that the Lord is on our side and we will always win if we listen to Him. Another thing that we can learn from the Nephites is that if we want to continue to have our Heavenly Fathers support than we need to always remember Him and His commandments. He is not gonna give us blessings if we aren't doing our part. Personal study is one of my favorite parts of my day! There is so much to be learned, and we will learn every single time, because we aren't learning from the words, but from the Holy Ghost, and He always has something to tell us or teach us! We can always do better, and I am so thankful for all the examples we have, in the scriptures and in life. We really are blessed in this life!
I don't really know what else to say. I would recommend reading my brother and sister's blogs, they are awesome and have much better blogposts hahah, but I hope mine aren't too boring, if you read them anyways.
https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2008-06-01-the-restoration
Watch this, it's awesome :)
Have an awesome week!
Elder Sajmëns
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