Dec. 20, 2009

My first week in the office involved taking the departing missionaries to the airport. Elder Geohagen and I did that we're both brand new neither of us had a phone and we didn't know where the airport was and my gps was packed in my bags at the Franklin stake center so we got a little lost but eventually we found the airport and then we got a little lost again and eventually we found all the missionaries there.

Then we've been driving President around the mission all week for him to do the interviews. It's interesting that you mentioned the law of consecration, because that's the thing we've been training on. While Elder Arnold was here he taught about the 3 laws of heaven 1st obedience, 2nd sacrifice, 3rd consecration, and each is a step progressing further and further towards exaltation. We used the example of the Savior's sacrifice in the atonement and asked if He had not first been obedient would His sacrifice have meant anything? Then we tied that into missionary work, if we're not striving to be obedient what power does our sacrifice have? Then we talked about how the essence of consecration is the atonement. "And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of ONE heart, and ONE mind, and they dwelt in righteousness, and there were no poor among them." The word Atone isn't reek or Hebrew or Latin, its anglo-saxton English and it means to be at one. So living the law of consecration as Zion did makes us at-one in mind and heart with each other and the Lord. You can't have consecration without first being obedient to the commands of God and you cant have a worthy sacrifice without first being obedient, and you need both sacrifice and obedience to fully consecrate yourself to the Lord. That's what we've been training on all week several times a day every day.

I figured that I've gone over 500 miles in the last week. It's fun though, just a different kind of fun.

For a time to e-mail home we don't really know yet because we don't know what's going to be happening during the week or on Christmas day, but since we'll be in the office I'll be able to e-mail you again before Christmas to tell you a time for sure. If you could tell Kaylee that I know I owe her a letter and I feel really bad I haven't written her yet, I've been meaning to ever since I got a letter from Sister Baker that had a picture her and Kaylee with their primary class on it, however I don't have her address in my book. So if she could send me a letter I would be more then happy to write her back, or if you could send me her address via e-mail that would work out just fine. I'm planning on getting caught up with all my letters on Christmas and Christmas eve. I'm way behind. I still haven't sent out all those Christmas cards that you sent me!

Hopefully Ali gets feeling better soon, and I'll be writing you back probably today or Wednesday with the time that I'll be calling you
Love you; buh bye!!