Elder Yates: Being Disciples of Christ

Howdy Ya'll!

First off, thank you so much for all the love and support towards me and my mission! I have definitely felt the prayers in my life! It was definitely hard leaving home. But, I did it! I made it on a mission! It has already been really hard, but through the love of Jesus Christ, and feeling his spirit, we are all able to do hard things.

In the scriptures, Christ said "I never said that this work would be easy, but I did say it'd be worth it." This work that we are all doing by being those missionaries in people's lives, is bringing those people closer to the savior. Missions are the hardest, and the most rewarding thing anyone could ever do!

in Ether 12: 26-27, it talks about how God made us weak to humble us, but through Him, and ONLY through Him can we be made strong! This scripture has put a whole new outlook on why we suffer with trials and hardships, because it MAKES US STRONGER! And who doesn't want to be better than they already are?

SO, if you are reading this thinking, man I need to be reading more scriptures to be closer to God, then you are feeling normal! No one knows everything, everyone is constantly learning, and all of us as children of God are striving to become better! Just remember that through constant Book Of Mormon study, not just reading, but study, Heavenly Father will bless you more than you know!

I know that this e-mail is semi short, but if there is one piece of missionary wisdom that I could share, it is that Christ's infinite Atonement is preformed out of pure love! He loved us all individually so much that He would go into that Garden of Gethsemane and suffer that atonement for EACH of us! He literally died for EACH of us! And, He rose from the tomb so EACH of us could return to live with Him again.

Remember to always show that love to those around you, and to always be that Christ-like example!

Never get angry or upset! And always forgive!

-Elder Yates, over and out