Monday, November 9, 2015

Reflecting on the past 100 days


Historic Kirtland hosts tribute to veterans



Members of the Painesville post of the American Legion, Post 336, and others look on as missionaries with the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints perform a patriotic number in honor of U.S. veterans and the men and women currently serving in the U.S. armed forces.Jonathan Tressler - The News-Herald 


Hello everyone! 

   Can’t believe it has already been 100 days since I entered the MTC! 

Here are some things that have really stuck out to me these last 3 months,

1. The scriptures (The Book of Mormon especially) teach us everything that we need to do in order to be happy in this life no matter what we are  going through.

2. The eternal perspective of things. Something that has hit me as I have been teaching investigators the plan of salvation is just how short this life really is in comparison with everything else but just how important it is. If we can remember when the times get tough that one of the big reasons we were sent here is so that we can be tested and tried in order to learn that I have found that it brings a sense of hope.

3. Our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ loves everyone so much, no matter what we have done. They want to help us so much bu they can only do that if we let them. 

4. I am so grateful for the Atonement in my life and all that it has done for me. Repentance is something I didn’t really quite understand before my mission I have realized But the more that I learn about it and see it work in my life as well as others I become more and more thankful. 

5. The Gospel is simple.


Well here are just a couple things that i want to share about this last week.


1. Elder Ogle and I decided to set really high goals this week to see what we can accomplish. We set a goal to teach 32 lessons which hasn’t been done in this area yet but we felt like we could do it. Last night when we had call ins with the zone leaders we saw that we had actually taught 33 lessons! The people in the area that we focused on this week were really receptive. We found 8 solid investigators and a family that had their records removed a couple years ago that now has changed their minds and want to start over again and come back to church. 

2. We had a less active we have been working with since i arrived i the area come back to church for the first time in a couple years. It is really awesome the feeling of seeing someone come back to church and see how the ward just welcomed them back with open arms. The smile on her face after partaking of the sacrament and everything made this all worth it. Just seeing that we were able to help someone feel of that happiness again is awesome. 

3. On Saturday there was a performance for all the veterans in the area and i was able to participate in that. I love serving in the Kirtland area it is such an awesome experience.  Here is the link to the article about the performances. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.news-2Dherald.com_general-2Dnews_20151107_historic-2Dkirtland-2Dhosts-2Dtribute-2Dto-2Dveterans&d=CwIFAg&c=z0adcvxXWKG6LAMN6dVEqQ&r=EjAw-8N6rwsajrekJwRJNIl7ID56QYKTePUhy_5eGLU&m=smvP7dpvioWXd8N-HpfdBOOlneV-qPvYC4AduaWAX9A&s=o0-K4WDrwkpGP1hxeCfB14PxDCFUHIYBSfrbhmx-57U&e=

And if you look at the picture i am the guy right in front the only one wearing a grey suit

Well that's all that i have for this week. I love being able to serve the people of Ohio. I am grateful for the lessons that I have learned so far. Love ya all! 


Elder Frandsen 

1 comment:

  1. In a letter Lafe wrote to us this week he said he has lost 18 pounds and grown an inch. So he is now 6 feet tall and a little over 180 pounds. He thinks that part the weight loss may muscle, he was a little sad about that. They are walking about 15 miles per day, that could be part of the weight loss also.

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