Monday, January 6, 2014

January 6 2014 Happy New Year!


This past week was awesome starting off with a meeting with Tracey

Watson, the director of proselyting in the LDS church for the world. I was

asked as was 9 others from the mission to meet with him and talk about

a couple topics he was assigned to receive information on. I have been

asked not to disclose a lot of information on what we talked about but

he did say that the information given, I might see it being implemented

while still on my mission and it would effect missionaries around the

world. Kind of cool to think about and kind of curious as to why

President Taylor asked me to go. Nearing the end he allowed us to ask

him questions that we had and one of the topics we got on was about

spiritual gifts. He talked about a number of the spiritual gifts

mentioned in the scriptures but also said there are numberless

spiritual gifts out there and the Father wants us to obtain all of

them. What keeps us from them is not coming to the Lord with a

specific question or desiring them. He told us to never stop praying

for them and studying for them and searching for them. What came to my

mind was that we have a Father in heaven that wants us to obtain all

that we can and he wants us to have all of the gifts he has provided

for us. We simply need to ask for them. How wonderful that is that we

can become who we want with the strengths we want by simply desiring

them, asking the Lord sincerely for them, searching, and always

working for them. I really took that to heart. Brother Watson is a

spiritual giant!


Had New Years and didn't get to do anything that crazy because one I'm

a missionary and second because my companion and I had to go to a 8 hr

long meeting that day. It was still good though. Have a great New

Year! Love you all!


Love Elder Caleb Leonhardt

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