Elder Crider's Weekly Email
Well. I just shook hands with an Apostle of Jesus Christ. He also gave us an Apostolic blessing in fluent Spanish after having a translator for his whole talk! I think that was the coolest thing ever!
Anyway, accompanying him were Elder Christensen and Elder Viñas (along with their wives).
First I'll respond to your (Mom's) email, then I'll talk about how it went this morning.
(We got Daylon's return home itinerary this week and I wondered about when he would be released): I'm sure he'll want to release me quickly, but as long as it's before 7 I'll be fine. I just want to make it to Trevin's game.
(Mom told Daylon she couldn't have made it through this particularly chaotic week without some help from extended family): We're definitely not leaving Arizona and we aren't planning on leaving Mesa.
Sis and Elder Christensen spoke in Spanish and talked about the joy (not just happiness) that comes from being exactly obedient and helping others.
Sis Nelson talked about knowing our pre-mortal selves and our eternal "to do" list. She also reminded us that we made covenants with God before coming to Earth (like serving a mission in Chile, being the Deacon's Quorum President, etc.) and how we should pray to have the Spiritual eyes to see the ancestors of those we share the Gospel with. They are always present because they're pleading that those on earth will accept the Gospel that they now know to be true.
Elder Nelson was definitely following the Spirit because I'm still trying to find the connection between everything he talked about haha. He started by talking about wanting to go off Sis Nelson's topic and give us a vision like God did to Joseph Smith. He told us that if we could look into Heaven for just 5 minutes, we would know more about a subject than if we studied it all our earthly life. He explained the Greek and Hebrew meanings of "I am" - how it's both a subject and a verb that means the same thing in past- present- and future-tenses.
Then he mentioned how Eve was the crowning center-piece off the Creation.
After he asked to show, by raising hands, what tribes we are from. All but about 4 of the 500+ missionaries present are from either Ephraim or Manasseh. He explained how that right there was the fulfilling of the Abrahamic Covenant - that through Joseph would the gather of Israel happen. He talked a good amount of time on the Abarhamic Covenant. Baptism is the gate we enter in and the Temple is where we receive a fullness of the blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant.
He ended by talking about how if someone we want to marry doesn't put the Lord first in EVERYTHING, then they are not the one we should marry - it will only end in conflict.
So pretty much it was amazing :D
Let me know what the bishop says about my release!
- Elder Daylon Crider
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