For My Grandchildren

Hello to our Future Church Leaders and Missionaries!

1.  Once a month all 12 missionaries in our zone (including us) meet together.    During this time, the zone leaders teach us a lesson.   We count on them to share a powerful gospel message with us----and they always do.   One of our zone leaders is only 18 years old and the other one is 19 years old.   They have the responsibility to teach missionaries from 18 years to 69 years old!  It is a big job to instruct us for 1 hour.   We love being taught by them.   So as you attend Young Women, Young Men, Seminary and Sunday School, try to discover what touches your spirit and what inspires you.   You will need that knowledge on your mission as you teach others.

2.  At our last meeting, our zone leader read an announcement from the Mission President to all missionaries.    It concerned new guidelines for how they spent their lunch time.    The new guidelines were very challenging and would require creativity on the part of the elders.    After the announcement was made, several elders complained.   A few other elders said that the new guidelines couldn't work.  One elder said, "It can't work in our zone, the President doesn't understand how it is here."   

Then one elder raised his hand and said, "This is a chance for me to be obedient.   I know I can make it work if the president asks us to do it.   I want to be obedient."  Suddenly the room was quiet.   Two elders remained kind of grumpy, but the others all began to say things like:   Well, maybe it can work."   The atmosphere became optimistic again.  We could actually feel the change.

I LOVE this elder----he wanted to be obedient.    Just by saying, "I will obey the president" he blessed HIS life and the entire group.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW, THAT IF YOU DECIDE TO BE OBEDIENT, NO MATTER WHAT, YOU WILL BE BLESSED.  

Remember, the power of ONE person. 

I love you so much.    I know the gospel is true.   I know that the Church of Jesus Christ is the only true church.   I KNOW that trying to follow the commandments makes us happy.   

Love,

Sister and Elder Todd