Small Girl In A Big City: Elder Bennett!

I always say I am going to write my emails in advance... And then I
blink and it is already Tuesday night again! The weeks just fly by way
too fast!:) I guess it happens when you are having fun! As someone
very wise tells me all the time, find JOY in your missionary journey!
And there really is so much joy to be found, in any journey:)

I can't explain how 2 days of receiving instruction from a general
authority can change who you are and how you do missionary work so
completely, but it does! I am so grateful for Elder Bennett coming to
speak to our mission!:)

During our conference Thursday, Elder Bennett told us that he had
not prepared anything. That he was just going to go by the Spirit. And
I knew that was true when Elder Bennett started talking about the fall
of Adam and Eve, he said he didn't know why he was talking about the
fall- but I did. He asked us why he might be talking about the fall so
I told him about one of our investigators who was struggling with
understanding how the fall was a good thing and we didn't know how to
help her see that. And Elder Bennett asked if there was any way that
Heavenly Father would have us all listen to a lecture on the fall of
Adam and Eve for one person, and he said absolutely He would! Elder
Bennett showed us that not everything was good before the fall of Adam
and Eve- they were immortal and they lived in the presence of God, but
they didn't know right from wrong and they were unable to bear
children. And after the fall, still not everything was good- Adam and
Eve now knew right from wrong and they could have children, but they
were no longer immortal, and they were not in the presence of Heavenly
Father. BUT, the fall makes our Savior's Atonement necessary. Without
the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can't make it back to our Heavenly
Father, before the fall, the Atonement of Jesus Christ wasn't
necessary. I am grateful for the fall of Adam and Eve not necessarily
because of what they did, but because we now need a Savior! And
through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, ALL things are made right- we
will live again, we will be able to return to the presence of our
Heavenly Father, we know right from wrong and can continue to become
better through all eternity, AND we can live with our families
forever, a win win win win! And we explained this to our investigator
on Sunday...... and she understood! She said, "oh well, you never
explained it to me like that!" It was so perfect!

I know our Heavenly Father is mindful of all of us! That he will have
a group of 50 missionaries learn about the fall of Adam and Eve for an
hour so that ONE of His children may be taught the way that she needs
to be taught. I am grateful for Elder Bennett for being so in tune
with the Spirit! I know the men called to lead and guide the church
are called by God!

I'm so excited because today we get to go to the TEMPLE!!!:) Ready for
a Spiritual recharge!!

And a quick shoutout to Sydney and Keauna, I'm so excited for you to
join me in the mission field!:) It will change your life!

I love and miss you!:)

Love, Sister Jones