Golden Envelopes - May 2016

June 1, 2016




Opening Golden Envelopes is a magical time.  Every missionary anxiously awaits the moment when President Waddoups calls their name to come to the front of the room and open their envelope.  Any sign of tiredness is immediately replaced with anticipation mixed with a little bit of fear -- excited to finally find out where they will be serving and fearful because they don't know where it is or anything about their trainer.  I wish we could bottle the enthusiasm and energy and open it back up when the hard days arrive.  Sooner or later, every missionary has a hard day.  It's inevitable.  It's part of the stretching process, but for this moment, it's a glorious opportunity to finally be a missionary serving in the Italy Rome Mission.   

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D&C 112:21-22

21  And again, I say unto you, 

that whosoever ye shall send in my name, 

by the voice of your brethren, the Twelve, 

duly recommended and authorized by you, 

shall have power to open the door of my kingdom unto any nation

 whithersoever ye shall send them—

22  Inasmuch as they shall humble themselves before me, 

and abide in my word, 

and hearken to the voice of my Spirit.

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Golden Envelopes

April 27, 2016


One of the highlights of the mission is watching the new missionaries open their "golden envelopes".  It was exciting when they opened their mission call, but most of them agree this is even more exciting.

(We have wonderful senior missionaries serving in the office who are so willing to help and ensure that the new missionaries get off to a good start and then help sustain them on their journey.)

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 Alma 7:14-15

14  Now I say unto you that ye must repent, and be born again; 

for the Spirit saith if ye are not born again ye cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven; 

therefore come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye may be washed from your sins, 

that ye may have faith on the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, 

who is mighty to save and to cleanse from all unrighteousness.

15  Yea, I say unto you come and fear not, and lay aside every sin, 

which easily doth beset you, which doth bind you down to destruction, 

yea, come and go forth, and show unto your God that ye are willing 

to repent of your sins and enter into a covenant with him to keep his commandments, 

and witness it unto him this day by going into the waters of baptism. 

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