I
have been getting a lot better at doing my job in the office and I have a lot
more confidence in myself. Yesterday and this morning we went on divisions with
the zone leaders. Everything is going really well! I was able to learn a lot of
things from Elder Malloy. He is from a converted family. His Mom has been a
member but her grandparents were the first members in her family and his dad is
a convert. He is the first ever missionary in his family. We have a lot of
similarities. Neither of us have a TON of doctrinal knowledge which is
considered to be the most important thing by most Latinos, but we both have super
strong testimonies. I do not know where it says this exactly but I do know that
it says it somewhere that we can be given the gift of simple belief. We do not
need to know everything, every fact, every detail, every doctrine, but we can
be given just as strong if not stronger testimony through the confirmation of
god. We both are more spiritual teachers. I have spent my whole mission with
Latino Companions who are master teachers in terms of basic doctrine. I Love them!! They all
have so much more knowledge than I do they all have more profound doctrine than
I do and they all know the scriptures and wield them like a sword in lessons! I
have never been able to keep up with them in terms of Teaching Lots of deep
doctrine in lessons but he helped me to understand that we do not need deep
doctrine for recent converts. It was as if a HUGE weight that had been weighing
me down for my entire mission just flew out of my hands. I knew in that moment
that I was not failing in the lords eyes. I felt a lot better about the lessons
that I had been teaching and my own progress. Being with very doctrinal
companions has helped me to become a better doctrinal teacher and to use the
scriptures more. I have learned so much from all of them and if I keep having
doctrinal companions its because I need to learn more. I know that I am suppose
to be here and I can testify of the truthfulness of the gospel and the
fulfilling feeling we receive through studies of the book of Mormon, Prayer,
and Church Assistance.
Love Elder Tanner
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