Kendrick, Nick

If you are reading this, there has been nobody or nothing that has stopped you.  No one, no thing, anything has been done to you, you are still here.  Nothing so far has stopped you.  You are capable of a lot more than you know. We all are.   God is are on your side. As Elder Kearon said in the last conference  "God is in relentless pursuit of you."   Are we in relentless pursuit of Him?   God loves us more than we will every understand. He wants us to return to Him and He  has given us so many things so we can learn from Him. To list a few, the book of  Mormon, Prophets and Apostles, Revelation for us and those we have stewardship  over, the Priesthood and those around us that should be helping us.   Are we using these as much as we should?   I'm not perfect, but it is quite breathtaking to think about how much God has done for us.  I don’t think we will every know until the next life.  ...

These past few weeks have been amazing. Our members have been extremely helpful with our friends and helping us achieve our purpose. Our purpose is to invite all to come unto Christ, by helping them receive the restored Gospel through: -Faith in Jesus Christ and his Atonement -Baptism, receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost -Enduring to the end. Elder Nash came to our mission and he is amazing. He talked a lot about doing member work and how important it is. I've seen on my mission that the Lord will bless the area as us as missionaries have a good attitude and are ready, as well as the ward. Why would the Lord send more people into a ward if they weren't ready for them? As I've been coming closer to coming home, one of the things on my mind is constantly being a disciple of Jesus Christ. Life is better that way and a mission isn't an excuse to stop or "take a break." With that being said, this week I helped our friends realize their purpose, as in what God want...