We had a pretty good week here in Machias, we started the week by doing p-day and then after that we went to the Lecheminant's for a Family Home Evening activity. The whole theme of the activity was to CHEWS the right. Most everything had to do with bubble gum, which we are not allowed to chew. I wasn't too heartbroken and I don't imagine that Elder O'Rourke was either.
Following that we had a pretty normal week. On Wednesday we had our regularly scheduled district meeting and we went and saw some people out in the middle of nowhere, (like even more so than we already are.) At the end of the week we went on exchanges with Elder Wendell and Elder Harper from Rockland.
It was a pretty fun time because we got to take one of the young men with us on a mini mission! His name is Aaron and we took him teaching and finding with us in Rockland. We gave him a little more vision as to what a mission could be like and some of the fun and challenges that comes with it. Then we went to this bible camp that a young baptist girl invited us to. We played capture the flag with a bunch of teenagers for about 90 minutes in the tall grass and weeds. It was certainly challenging in a white shirt and tie but we had fun and they were super kind. That was good because we were afraid that we would arrive just to have them bash at us but it turned out to be a good experience.
I have been thinking alot about the principle of work lately and how it pertains to the gospel. With this pondering I have concluded that work is so deeply ingrained in the Gospel that it can be hard to recognize. The gospel that Christ has given us cannot bring us promised eternal life without hard work. In this life we are to work for our salvation by striving to build our faith, repent of our sins, and using the sacrifice that Christ made for us to endure to the end. Our Heavenly Father chose Christ's plan over Lucifer's because in a plan with no effort, no exertion or resistance, there is no progression. If our lives are dedicated to the work of the Lord and we strive to increase our understanding of the Gospel and live to that knowledge, than we are promised the greatest gift of all, Eternal Life.
I know that this is the Lord's work and that as we push ourselves to be greater and to try harder that God will consecrate those efforts.
When they say in Preach my Gospel that there is no more compelling work than the work of salvation they mean it!
I love you all and hope that you have a fantastic rest of your week.
Till Next time
-Elder Starr
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