This week we were able to get some good work in. We had all the elders over for Zone Conference on Cartí which got all the villagers excited. Having 16 elders and our mission president on a tiny island causes a lot of comotion.
We all ate absurd amounts of subway President brought and had some great workshops. President shared some thoughts on the atonement of Jesus Christ and challenged us to study His life over Holy Week.
One of my favorite scriptures about the sacrifice Jesus made for us is found in Isaiah. It reads,
"3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
"4 ¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
"5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
This week is a great opportunity to start studying the life of Christ with more purpose and with a greater devotion. Studying the life of Christ is a vital part of the process to gain an unshakeable testimony of His divinity and mission. Love y'all
Elder Nelson
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