This week was awesome. My companion and I had a lot of fun, and we
were able to talk to a lot of people and teach a lot of lessons, and make some
good progress with some of the families in the area. As we have continued to
keep our sites on the less-active part member families, we have been going in
with the words of Elder Bednar in our minds. He gave a talk titled, "And nothing
shall offend them" or something like that, and he tells of his experiences with
trying to reactivate less-active members before he became an apostle, and what
approach he would take. I love how straight forward and bold he was, and we have
been trying to follow his example as we do our work, and it has been working.
I have pondered a lot this week on Elder Hollands talk this from this last
conference. I have been trying to put my self in Peters shoes when standing face
to face with the savior and asked by him the question, "Do you love me?" If any
of you were put in that situation today... what would you be able to say? I am
confident that each of us would be able to answer sincerely as Peter did, "Yea
Lord, thou knowest that I love thee." But what has been getting me is: what
would be the saviors response to that? Would he ask for a 2nd and 3rd time if we
love him as he did to Peter? Or would he say that he knows that we do love him
by what we do to serve him? I have been reflecting on my life, and have been
really trying to figure out what his response would be, and to be quite honest,
his response right now wouldn't be what I would want it to be. I think he would
look at me and say, "Oh you love me do you? Then why are you doing this and this
and this!?".
I am overjoyed at the beauty and perfection of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
It is so perfect! As I have continued to study more about the life of the
savior, and who he really is and what he has done.
I really am loving it out here. I'm sad that the days are passing so fast
though. These really are the best 2 years.
I love you all! Bye for now!
Love, Elder Bradley Dillard
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