12/26/2011

First of all there needs to be thanks given for all of the blessing that you are. And just for all of the love and support.
Number B: Holy Conference call. That was nuts. It was so fun when we were all on for a little while because it kinda was like we were all sitting there together. And although not everyone was talking all at once and stuff I could just picture faces and it was like chillin' with the fam. Or even "rolling with the homies" if you will. So that was a pleasant surprise! It is funny how fast 40 minutes can go though! It was great to hear eveyone's voice and to hopefully show that I am doing just fine. I forgot to tell you guys that I am still alive. Ha. But I am. So dont fret.

I was just thinking: Church is so cool. Because we dont go there to socialize or to show people how good of Christians we are, we go because we are helpless without the Spirit and we want to better our relationship with our Heavenly Father. We seek revelation from Him to direct our personal lives and it doesnt matter (to me at least) what the other people sitting there are judging me about. My relationship with God has nothing to do with them. And so its just neat to me that we have church because it is just one more place that is set apart from the world where we can go, and enjoy the Spirit. It doesnt matter who we are, God is always ready to accept us with open arms... As long as we are willing to accept His son and His commandments. Its a pretty cool set up we have. And I am grateful that other people can see it that way too. That we go to church for ourselves. Not to prove anything to anyone else. And sadly I think thats how it is for a lot of people.

Its weird how my desires have changed. Like last night I was dreaming about Street contacting. And just like finding people to talk to and helping them to resolve their concerns. Its kinda interesting. I love to find people who will actually listen to us and take/ consider what we have to say. Although not all of them accept the invitation to listen to the message and pray about it, the thing that I know is that I am helping a seed to be planted inside of them. And I like that thought. My purpose as a missionary is not simply to BAPTIZE people, but it is rather to "Help others to Come unto Christ." And that is my biggest desire right now. (Although I wont lie, there are temptations of other desires that come about but those I try to stray away from!)

We spent the afternoon with a family named the Woodburys. They had a son home from Southern Virgina who is preparing for a mission and a daughter who is a freshman in High school. It was pretty fun to spend time with them, and to see that there are good people all around the world.
One goal that I have is to stop thinking of myself. I think that has been hindering me a lot lately. So I am trying to remember, "Forget yourself and go to work." Its funny because in the book of mormon we see that when people start only focusing on themselves, thats when destruction comes into play. However when they spend time trying to work on God's will and make sure that that is done, they have so much joy surrounding them. If I strive for humility, I can be strengthened to have more of it. Weaknesses can become strengths right, Ether!?

I hope you are So excited for this new year! I know I sure am. I will be expecting a golden birthday and it will be a great year that I am hoping to see a lot of growth in my life. Have a happy new year. And remember that today is Kwanza, so be of service to someone.


<3 Always,
Elder Kyle David Webb