Family,
Well we had an interesting
week. We have been preparing for Pres. Harding and his family to come to our
mission. But bad news he just had emergency surgery and won't be coming until a
couple months after he was regularly going to begin his mission (July
1). But the Satterfields are leaving on July 1......so that poses a
problem. We will have an interim mission president until Pres. Harding comes
(probably Sept or Oct). His name is Lowell M. Snow, he was just released from
the 2nd quorum of 70, and has been a mission president twice, Mississippi and
Temple Square. It was quite a shock, and we are not sure how it is all going to
go down, but we know it will turn out for the best.
Saturday I went down to
Columbus with Elder Wiberg to attend the baptismal service of Sis. H, and
her daughter Brooklyn. She asked us to speak on the Holy Ghost. It was really
cool to see her family all united together has members of the Lords church.
Bro. H shared a cool experience with one of the Elders who is serving there
right now. He said that he pulled out his patriarchal blessing and read it for
the first time in years and for the first time realized that it talked about
his family all becoming united in the gospel. There were specific events
predicted in his patriarchal blessing that unfolded right before his eyes with
his family joining the church. The Elder he was talking with explained to him
how these blessings were fulfilled- by living righteously and keeping the covenants
he made, the Lord kept up his end of the promise as well. Bro Hatch connected
the dots and cried some tears of Gratitude. This is totally the work of God. I
read a cool scripture the other day, John 4:34. Christ tells his disciples that
his "meat" or what gives him life, joy or spiritual support is to do
"[the fathers] will", and to do "his work". On my mission
it has been very easy to forget that my mission is really not mine, it is his
mission and his work. He is doing the work, not a missionary, we are simply the
tools in his hands. It is the same for us in our church callings, or our
family callings, which are the most important (ie Mother, Father,
Brother, Sister, Grandmother or Grandfather). We do not raise children for us,
they are not ours, they are His. Thanks to you Mom and Dad, for doing the
fathers will and his work in raising us, we know whom you serve, thank you! Especially
to you this fathers day Dad, Thank You for being a real Man, and a faithful
obedient, hardworking and humble priesthood leader of our home. You have been
an effective tool for the Lord in my life, and thousands of others, and
at some point even millions of others. Thank You!! I love you all!
Elder Hendrix
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