The Atonement

The experience of humankind's unity with God, exemplified by Jesus Christ. -Dictionary.com The word atone means to reconcile, or to restore to harmony. Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ we can be reconciled to our Heavenly Father. -True to the Faith  Because of the wrong choices we all make We are no longer in harmony with our Heavenly Father. However, through Jesus Christ, we can return to Him, and once again be in Harmony...

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Keeping Your Spirit Warm

With all the winter weather that's hitting Buffalo, it's no surprise that my thoughts have turned towards the dropping temperatures and white powder falling non-stop from the sky. Whenever we do introductions with new people we meet, the weather is always compared to our hometown. One of my companions, being from Arizona, would always get the, "Wow, then you must hate this weather!" or, "Wow! This is a whole new experience...

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The Work is Hastening... With iPads!

Just recently our mission got iPads. How ridiculously cool is that? I have been hearing of "digital devices" coming to our mission since I first came out. (11 Months ago) Ever since I heard that they were coming I was pretty skeptical over why missionaries would need them. Let me tell you, the reason is incredible. It has been promised time and time again that the Lord would hasten his work in the last days. iPads are just one of the many...

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To be a Hero...

There was an awakening when I got my mission call that I wasn't expecting. Growing up I wanted to go to a country in Latin America on my mission! I wanted to be fluent in Spanish and be able to talk with my Dad in Spanish! When I opened the call and read Rochester, New York. I was pumped! I already had been to my mission before on vacation with my family and it had the same weather as Wisconsin. There wasn't really anything drastically...

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