Sorry for the delayed email this week. But let me tell you the reason before you start worrying about the Christmas call and the timing and what not. We had a Super P-day yesterday where the whole zone traveled to Kenema to go on an adventurous hike. Well, we took the wrong trial at first and instead of going back to the right junction to get on the right trail we decided we would wander through the bush and find the right trail. Yep, I bushwacked my way on a mountainside in Kenema. I didn't see any crazy things, except when Elder Kargbo drank water from the river (which influenced many others to do the same, don't worry I was always taught not to do that so I didn't). We eventually found the path after we hiked up the river. Any who, it was fun stuff and we didn't return to Bo until around 8 in the evening. Not enough time to email, until now.
Well on Sunday we received transfer news and surprisingly it effected our companionship. Elder Lamb is being transferred to Freetown and I am receiving Elder Lauti tomorrow. Elder Lauti is one of those missionaries that we met at the airport those many months ago. I had his passport and met him at his house the day before we left. It was a big surprise because both of us are MTC mates. We know each other well and we will get along fine.
I went on exchanges with Elder Kargbo on Friday. Elder Kargbo is one of my former companions from when I was in Liberia and he has improved so much as a missionary from the last time I proselyted with him. It made me so happy to see him teach with such confidence and power.
Yesterday in Zone Meeting (after the hike) I had the opportunity to instruct the Zone. I chose to instruct on the importance of our attitudes in the work. In order to create a Zion-like society requires the correct attitudes of every member in it. The definition of attitude is how we feel and think about something. The definition of Zion is found in Moses 7:18 "one heart and one mind" or the same feelings and thoughts of everyone in the society.
"When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest is when the Lord will endow us with power"
"Its our attitude not our aptitude (our skills) that determines our altitude."
"The only thing more contagious than enthusiasm is the lack of enthusiasm" Thomas Monson.
I've learned that if we choose to have a good attitude it makes any circumstances seem great. "Be of good cheer!" Those were just some of the things that have been on my mind lately and I shared them with the zone. Hopefully it will help.
Elder Degen
Rice is Life
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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