Week 64 - Oh how sacred and special the temple really is

So I don't have a ton of time today but it's because of some really amazing news! So the first part is that I have preparation day today due to going to the temple today. (Sorry I forgot to tell you, it just totally slipped my mind.) It was an amazing session and I really felt the spirit of revelation so strongly it was awesome. I had some really cool experiences in the celestial room with Heavenly Father answering some of my prayers about things that I've been trying to figure out while here in Reedley. Oh how sacred and special the temple really is. I'm so grateful for the amazing blessing to go every 3 months. What an amazing blessing I have in this mission! 

Alright... the second part is the really exciting part.... SALINA'S GETTING BAPTIZED!!!!!! Oh my goodness. The glory of this day is very very high. I get to go back to Merced today and get to go baptize Bo (her fiance, soon to be husband today). I can't tell you how much joy I have since I found out that it's happening and especially today as the hour gets closer. I can't believe how far she has come. She is perfect evidence of the power of the Atonement and how it can change someone. Oh I love her and her family so much! This is seriously one of the best days of my whole entire life. I wish that I was better at writing and expressing myself through this so I could just say how happy I was!!!!!! fadhhewaojfaowf WOOOOO!!! YESSSS!!! haha. 

This past week was awesome as well. I was able to go on exchanges for like half the time. Which is fun... but kind of hard since it takes me out of my area for the whole day. We found 16 new investigators this last week!! Say whaaaat!? People are super open down here. They are pretty humble and enjoy what we have to bring. We're working really hard on helping people progress. That's kind of the harder part haha. People love us coming over but driving to another city to go to church.... they're just not that dedicated yet. But we're helping them the best we can. 

I love this gospel y'all and am so privileged to be serving my Savior even though I'm so unqualified to represent him. I've definitely realized that over the past little while. Just how inadequate I am. It's definitely helped me lean on the Savior more so I'm very grateful for it. 

To answer your questions about always having the spirit to be with you. I only have one thing that I've seen kind of help recently. I realized how much I was thinking about myself. Not in a bad way. i was constantly thinking about how I could improve, how I could find more people and how I could help them get closer to Christ. It was a very righteous desire I was having. I wanted to help people. But I wasn't 100% focused on them. I started praying for love and charity. I have had some of the most tender and wonderful lessons the past couple of weeks because I've been overwhelmed with love for these people. As I've done so I've become a little more unselfish and been able to feel the influence of the Holy Ghost more because of it. I don't know if that helps at all. But I guess in short just seeking to love everyone and help people has helped me feel the spirit a ton. 

I love y'all so much!! Hope you have a wonderful week :)

Love,

Elder Robertson