Week 85 - It's amazing to me how "soft" I've become

Thanks for your letters! They always make me happy because there filled of so much of your testimonies. with the gospel. I even tear up sometimes now!!! Which is super weird. Just a small little insight on the life and times of Elder Robertson. hah.

Mom, I totally talked on Sunday too in my ward. We got given the assignment the night before! We were baffled by why so many people were coming up and saying thank you and all, cause it wasn't just the usual oh thanks for your talks they were good type of thing. We realized that it was simply because we just taught doctrine and testified. It's amazing that people try so hard to do more than that and say the most "profound" thing ever when in reality all they need to do is teach the doctrine. It was a cool realization for me.

A little excerpt from my letter to president of my recent learnings:

I, as well, have been loving the counsel and admonition to teach repentance and baptize converts. It's amazing to me how when the Lord wants me to get something he truly makes it apparent in every aspect of my life. I've been seeing that a lot lately during my studies. It's been a perfect line up as I've been reading through Alma and the great missionary stories of the sons of Mosiah. Wow did they know how to teach repentance and baptize converts! If only we could continually find, teach and baptize people like King Lamoni and recent converts of the same magnitude.  

It's amazing to me how manifested the principles of a mission are shown through the scriptures. I've been learning a lot lately as I've been searching my soul for how to be able to do things differently in 2016 as well as how to make this area what it needs to be. Elder Speer and I are giving a training tomorrow in Zone Meeting on "As For Years". I'm stoked. I'm starting to realize how when we live our missionary purpose that is one of the foremost principles that will be apparent. It is when we become servants of the Lord and not merely ourselves that we are able to say that we are serving "as for years".  

I'm dedicated to making sure in all times and in all places that I am serving the Lord so that the hastening of his work can go forward not only in the Hanford 1st area but in all the places that I set foot.

I've been loving the missionary chapters in the Book of Mormon. I think I've finally become humble enough for the Lord to speak through the scriptures to me and it makes my studies incredible.

This past week was transfer week so we were running around kinda crazy helping everyone. We have a worldwide training coming up though which is SUPER exciting. I'll let y'all know all about it next week. I'm excited to turn 21. It's crazy that it's already here. Thanks for all of your birthday wishes and love! I love y'all tons!! Have a great week.

Love,

Elder Robertson