Meeting an Apostle of the Lord

Got to see all of my friends from the MTC this week!

A lot of wonderful and spiritual experiences were had this week. I won't be able to talk about everything, but I do want to focus on a few that really stood out.

So I'll address the subject of this email first. This week, our mission had the privilege of hearing from Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the quorum of the 12 apostles. Our entire mission met in Calgary to see him, Elder James B. Martino of the seventy, and Elder Spackman of the seventy. That was such a powerful meeting, and probably one of the only times in my mission that all of the missionaries will be together in one place. We had a question and answer session with them, and it was just incredible to watch Elder Christofferson pause after each question was asked and wait for the spirit to prompt him on what he should say. A lot of times he didn't exactly answer the question that was asked, but you could tell that he was telling you what you needed to hear. The spirit that was there as he and everyone else bore their testimonies of the Savior was tangible. I think it's safe to say that we all came away from that meeting determined to be better missionaries and disciples of Jesus Christ. Also, he was probably one of the funniest speakers ever haha. It's so different to hear an Apostle speak outside of General Conference. I can't even right down his jokes because you really just had to be there. But just know that he was cracking jokes left and right, while still speaking powerfully by the spirit. Just an amazing experience. I do want to share one quick thought that he left with us: "If you can't feel the spirit, express sincere gratitude for specific blessings. A grateful heart can better feel the spirit" and "Praying always means always being willing to receive and act on revelation or promptings" Man that meeting was just a treasure chest of wisdom.

Another great experience I had this week was to attend a High Council meeting where a missionary was reporting home. Now this is a rather ironic turning of the tables, because, Dad, you are usually the one telling me about these. To say the spirit was strong in that meeting would probably be an understatement. The spirit just filled the room, and, to steal an expression that I just read from Elder Rosenbalm, I felt like someone just popped my heart into a microwave because of the warmth I felt. To be honest, I don't even remember what the missionary reporting home said, I just know that I felt the spirit, and had a greater desire to fully dedicate these 2 years to the Lord, and give this mission my all.

Lastly, we had a lesson with a part member family in our ward. We shared with them the story of the Lamanite king and his conversion in Alma 22, and talked about turning our will over to the Lords. It was a powerful lesson. As I bore my testimony of the Savior, the spirit filled my heart, and reconfirmed to me that these things that we were teaching and bearing testimony of were true. I felt like in that moment I grew so much closer to my Savior, Jesus Christ. I think that was the first time I've cried in a lesson so far. I'm turning into a true Moffitt now haha. This past week I've been able to feel the spirit so much more, and feel of my Heavenly Fathers love for me, and for others. It's been an amazing feeling that I never want to let go of.

This is getting to be rather long, so I just want to end with one more quote from Elder Christofferson. "Never turn away from the Lord, because there is no hope anywhere else." Our focus must be on the Lord. We can search for hope or happiness by other means, but if we do, our search will be in vain.

Love you guys!

Love,


Elder Moffitt