Well, Dad, to answer your gospel question (cuz it was what interested me the most), I honestly don’t have a clue. But if you want my opinion, I feel that as we take the sacrament, we are renewing the baptismal covenanat and yes, being born again each week. I remember learning somewhere that being born again is not a one time thing. It’s a process of conversion and conversion is not a one time thing either. So as I see it,, yes, we literally are forgiven of our sins each week as we take the sacrament if we repent and progress. If not, we’re stuck in a rut each week from the sins we transgressed the week before. I you look at it as a process of progression, it has to be true that we are born again each week—progressing and repenting. But I dunno. That’s just how I feel.
Something that I’ve analyzed and really come to notice is that the gospel in all its truthfulness and profoundness is really the most simple thing that exists. That’s why the Savior taught through simple parables. We are the ones that make them complicated. The principles of the Gospel are pure and simple. I remember before the mission I was so obsessed with curiosity of the deep doctrine. Since being on the mission, I’ve come to a conclusion that the deepest doctrine is the most simple. One of the most simple doctrines that we teach everyday is the scripture that is most repeated in the Book of Mormon, “Ask and ye shall receive”. Prayer. It’s weird I still don’t understand prayer and have lots to improve, but that’s my spiritual thought for the week. Pray.
As far as this week went, we had a baptism yesterday. Woo Hoo! Sebastian! It was my first baptism with just one person and you know what? I liked it more. It was special to me because I was able to observe him more instead of stressing out about everything else. I really saw joy! I like it. My companion is amazing. I feel like she’s training me—so I am happy in that realm. I’m a little stressed because we don’t really have too many investigators right now. We’re having another baptism this Sunday though.
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