#20 啟示 qǐshì (revelation)

Welp, another week has come and gone here in the great CVM. It's been a fun week though, full of lots of fun meetings and some good exchanges. 

First off we had one of my favorite meetings ever on Tuesday, MLC! It was a lot of fun. We were able to council with the other leaders in the mission and determine how to best help the missionaries and the mission. We went through a lot of the things that are traditions in the mission and determined which ones helped us, and which ones were just tradition. It was super cool to see how revelation flowed as we Counseled together and determined what was best for the mission.

I was also able to spend some time in my old hometown area of Templeton! Some of you will remember that I served for about 6 months in that area before going down to Newbury Park! It was pretty crazy to see how a lot had changed, but also nothing had changed. Some of the same people I had worked with were still there and it was pretty fun to see some of them again!

One thing that I have learned about this week is the importance of being open to the spirit and being flexible with change. As we sat in MLC discussing which things could be taken out of the mission it was very hard for me not to say: "What are you thinking? We have been doing this for forever?". But as I listened to perspectives and read through missionary standards, I came to realize that just because something has been done for forever does not mean it's right. We must constantly be guided by the spirit to figure out how to accomplish his grand purposes, and bring to pass his great work.

Anyway, that's all folks! Have a great week!

Pics!

1. Nice

2. Our member and his rabbit