Duncan, Jarom

Hello! This week has found me with a packed P-day, and an even more packed week. Multiple days we've gotten home just a few minutes before 9:30, which is the absolute mandatory curfew. But the friends here in Boardman are inspiring. Luis is getting baptised this week, and a couple other friends are working towards it. I'm companions with Elder Stewart, and I have been amazed by what a great teacher he is. Because of these friends, I decided to deepen my understanding of baptism. Although he is already perfect, Christ was baptized, and in doing so he set the example of obedience to Heavenly Father. Through obedience to the commandments of God, we are blessed. On things seemingly large or small. For baptism, we are promised the gift of the Holy Ghost to act as a constant guide and companion. What a blessing that is! To have the guidance of God, who knows everything, in your life! "And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to fulfil...

Hey all! Transfers are upon us, I'm leaving the boonies in Basin city and headed to the boonies in Boardman, Oregon! Because it's transfers, I don't have a ton of time today, this one will be short. God works his miracles, usually through things you were already planning on doing. We were headed to our friend's house, and as we got out of the car, a nearby house stuck out to me. For some reason we had never knocked on it, so i told my companions we would knock it after this visit. So we did. A kid answered, and led us around to the back of the house where her dad was, and he was just sitting on the back porch relaxing. We talked to him, and he showed interest in coming to church on Sunday! That was a little sweet miracle. Repentance is an attitude of improvement, changing your will to be more in line with God's will. Christ taught us to repent, over and over, meaning it's pretty important. And he will be with you each step of the way as you strive to be more lik...

Hey all, A week ago, we knocked on a house that we hadn't been to before, that said Noe lived there. His wife answered and said we should come bwck during the week.  Some days later we got home from church, and received a text saying "Hey, Noe came to church! Feel free to stop by! Michael said he knows a lot and likes to bash. Haha good luck" So we went by again, and he warmly welcomed us in. He told us of how he'd read the whole Book of Mormon, and especially likes Alma. His wife brought us some canteloupe. We found out that he doesn't believe much of it, but he goes to church sometimes for the feeling of community. We weren't bashed, and this was a little anticlimactic, but he is one of the coolest people I've met. Studying about spiritual gifts, I found this talk from Juan Pablo Villar from the April 2019 general conference. He likens muscles to spiritual gifts, and says: "This is a long-distance race, a marathon, rather than a sprint, so do not fo...