To the Missionaries of the Great Texas Houston Mission,
The prophets have taught that we are living the fulfillment of the Lord's statement that "I will hasten my work in its time" (D&C 88:73). Elders and Sisters, we are witnessing the fulfillment of those words. There have been more convert baptisms in June and July than any consecutive two month period in the history of the Texas Houston Mission! The Lord is truly hastening His work. We marvel at the wonderful people who have been prepared and we are grateful for each of your efforts to qualify in such a way as to allow the Lord to permit us all to participate in this great harvest of souls. We are mindful that some of you aren't seeing the results that you would like, but we assure you that the blessings we are seeing are only coming because of increased collective faith and collective obedience. No effort is wasted. No one has been forgotten.
The great blessing the Lord promises to the laborers in His vineyard is found in D&C 88:75. It reads:
74 And I give unto you, who are the first laborers in this last kingdom, a commandment that you assemble yourselves together, and organize yourselves, and prepare yourselves, and sanctify yourselves; yea, purify your hearts, and cleanse your hands and your feet before me, that I may make you clean;
75 That I may testify unto your Father, and your God, and my God, that you are clean from the blood of this wicked generation; that I may fulfill this promise, this great and last promise, which I have made unto you, when I will.
There are no greater promises we can receive than to be made clean and therefore inherit eternal life. The path to "preparing" ourselves is simply by living the way He would have us live and being who He would have us be. As we recommit ourselves to be as obedient as the Lord has asked and then labor in faith, we will see even greater blessings come to our families and to the lives of those we teach.
God lives. We love Him and we love you! There is no greater work on the earth. We are humbled to be able to share this time with you. God bless you all for your valiant service!
Love,
President and Sister Mortensen
We attended District Meeting in the Klein Oak District last Friday. It was great to be with them and learn from each other and from the spirit. We were inspired by the hard work and miracles that are happening.
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| Wonderful training from Elder Seamons and Elder Dixon |
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| Role Plays |
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| Klein Oak District |