"I want it absolutely clear when I stand before the judgment bar of God that I declared to the world, in the most straightforward language I could summon, that the Book of Mormon is true" - Jeffrey R. Holland

 

The Oasis 

I wanted to add a little something from Jeffrey R. Holland since his passing. I have always loved his talk from October 2009 general conference titled "Safety for the Soul." I love his testimony of the Book of Mormon and this is one of my favorite quotes from that talk and I would recommend listening to it! 

PHOTOS📸: 

Christmas with the Sweat Family!


Merry Christmas to all and happy new year to come! I had an amazing week but Im going to start with last p day because it was pretty exciting. If you have heard the song "Friends in low places" by Garth Brooks, you might remember that he mentions going down to the Oasis.🏝 Welp turns out the Oasis is a restaurant that is here in my area!! So of course when we found that out we had to go there for a district lunch! Its a massive restaurant right on the edge of Lake Travis, but not only is it a restaurant, its like a little town too. Pictures describe it best so I'll just attach pictures of it. But if anyone happens to vacation to Austin I would recommend going to the Oasis because I know I am when I come back here someday! 

I've always wondered what Christmas would be like on the mission and now I can say that it honestly was one of my top favorite Christmas ever!🎄 At first it definitely felt weird and a little sad to he away from home, but once I decided to just enjoy my Christmas here it was so much fun!! Especially since I realized I will probably only get one Christmas here in Austin. But we mainly hung out together as a district, called family, got to play some b-ball with some young men, and then had an extra long member dinner at the end of the day. We weren't allowed to proselyte because oddly enough, people don't like to talk about christ on Christmas with the missionaries! I will never forget my first Christmas as a missionary though and I'm so grateful to be spending this time serving in Austin Texas! 

Speaking of having friends way down in this low place of Austin, our friend Jordan is all set to be baptized this Saturday!🌊 I'm legitimately so happy for him and this choice that he is making to make a covenant with his heavenly father! I cannot wait for this Saturday especially since this will be my first baptism! 

Other than that we don't have other progressing friends at this point. We taught Deborah, our new member, about Patriarchal blessings though and now she can't wait to get hers!! She's so awesome and I always feel the spirit when I am with her. We did have a fun conversation with a seventh day Adventist who basically bashed us for calling Sunday the sabbath and not Saturday. So that was entertaining. 

Spiritual thought: 
This one is actually more mission advice or something I have learned on my mission. I was talking to a young man in my ward who is a little nervous about serving a mission, and he asked how to always stay positive and happy while serving. I told him to make sure to always be yourself. On the mission, there is so many standards and other missionaries to compare yourself too. Some missionaries completely change themselves to try to be like other people. This applies to normal life too for everyone not serving missions. The lord made you who you are, with your own personality and spiritual gifts! Don't change that just to please others! 

Have a good new years! I love you all!
- Elder Peters 

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