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Welcome to December, everybody! Now that we’ve entered the final month of the year and the Light the World Calendar is out, I can be comfortable with celebrating the holidays. No matter how many businesses were pulling out Christmas carols as early as October here.
December also means that I’ve made it to fourteen months on my mission (tomorrow)! And now everyone and their uncle is letting me know that there isn’t a lot of time left, which is terrifying. After a little bit, you sort of get used to being a missionary. Luckily, I still have four more months to keep on doing what I’m doing!
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Hermana Noyola and I have been to the office almost every single day this week. We only didn’t make an appearance during the weekend. It’s funny, because I think most missionaries assume that I spend most of my time working there, but the APs always seem so surprised to walk in and see us at a computer. What can I say? We’re unpredictable.
But during our time having to go to the offices, we had the orientation for the new missionaries! Orientation is probably one of the most stressful and rewarding parts about being the nurse. I just love those kids so much, and I hope they’re all doing amazing this week. In one of the trainings during orientation, a scripture was shared from D&C 121, and I loved it so much that right when I heard it, I said, “That’s going in my weekly.”
41 No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the priesthood, only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned;
42 By kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile—
I love the priesthood, and I love talking about it! It is the power of God, and it is not manifested by its sheer existence, but by these virtues listed in the previous verses. This whole section reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from Missionary Standards for Disciples of Jesus Christ:
“When a woman is set apart to preach the gospel as a full-time missionary, she acts under priesthood authority to perform a priesthood function. Anyone with a calling received from someone holding priesthood keys exercises priesthood authority in performing her or his assigned duties.”
I know this isn’t something talked about a ton, and it’s especially not a common weekly email subject, but I am very proud and humbled to have the power and authority of God with my calling. I hold sacred keys that I won’t be able to hold for the rest of my life. It’s a precious gift, as is any service opportunity we have. I am grateful that we have the knowledge and understanding that influence and money are not the things you can use to possess the priesthood. It’s through the gentle kindness of living the Gospel of Jesus Christ and being His disciple.
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We all have more potential than we give ourselves credit for, but I really do hope that all of you can see the effect that you make with all of your actions. At the very least, it will mean something to someone.
— Thanks for changing my life,
Hermana Newton
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