Week 11/104


Meetings,

This week was full of meetings.  The first was a zone conference; a zone conference is where all the missionaries in an area meet together and are taught by the zone leaders and sometimes by the mission president.  This time we were taught by the mission president.  All the lessons are in Spanish and I understood all but 2 lessons.  Quickly translating is a lot of work so I was pretty tired the whole time. 

Saturday and Sunday were (filled with watching) General Conference.  General conference is when the prophet, apostles and other leaders in the church, address us and teach us things according to promptings by the Holy Ghost.  At this general conference we, as a church, sustained the new living prophet, Russell M. Nelson and 2 new apostles. I know that God chooses prophets to lead us on the earth today and all his guidance and counsel is how the Lord wants His church to be run. 

The messages I loved the most were by Brian K. Taylor, Larry Echo Hawk, David A. Bednar, and Massimo De Feo.  You can find all these messages on mormon.org or lds.org.

Also this week on Sunday, so yesterday.  I rolled my ankle pretty bad stepping off the curb of a sidewalk and I heard a loud pop as well, pero esta bien.  Only out of commission for a day or two.

As it is Easter weekend my thoughts are turned to Jesus Christ, His atoning sacrifice for us and how He died for our sins and afflictions.  All this so that we can be strengthened by Him through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. 

This weeks scripture is in the Bible. Matthew 11:28-30:
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.


I would also like to share on of my favourite hymns (a song sung in church)


  • 1. I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me,
    Confused at the grace that so fully he proffers me.
    I tremble to know that for me he was crucified,
    That for me, a sinner, he suffered, he bled and died.

    1. Oh, it is wonderful that he should care for me
      Enough to die for me!
      Oh, it is wonderful, wonderful to me!
    2. 2. I marvel that he would descend from his throne divine
      To rescue a soul so rebellious and proud as mine,
      That he should extend his great love unto such as I,
      Sufficient to own, to redeem, and to justify.
    3. Oh, it is wonderful that he should care for me
      Enough to die for me!
      Oh, it is wonderful, wonderful to me!
        I know that Jesus is our Savior and that He died for us that we may repent and return to live with God again some day.


    I miss you all and wish you the best

    Elder Porowski

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