First things first: The milk I bought today expires after I do.
Second things second: Hi, Jan!
Third things third: ... I'm going home.
It's been a wierd experiece today. I'm beginning to experience all of my 'lasts'. For example, yesterday was my last day in church in Poland. Today is my last P-day. Saturday was the last time I'll probably have to talk to a false prophet.
Oh, let me tell you about him! We were having a grill on Saturday and then this guy walks in, and he says that he's going around and talking to all the churches trying to warn them of the second coming of Jesus Christ. It's going to be the 28th of November this year, so mark your calendars! (This is all according to Daniel 9:2, by the way). He's also the prophet Elias reincarnate. It's actually been the third time that he was reincarnated, because John the Baptist was also Elias reincarnate.
I now understand why some people think we're a little strange for believing in modern day prophets, if that's what most people think of when they think of prophets. It's nice to know that we don't have to rely on our own knowledge and reasoning and can just listen to the Lord's authorized servants.
Also, I forgot to mention this last week, we do service at a place called Dom Aniołów Stróżów, and this last week I gave a presentation about space (because of course they assume I know everything about space because I said I want to study it in the future). But at the end a boy came up to me and said "you're the master". Yes... I am the Space Master
We also had not a mission conference, but a conference where one of the Area Presidency came, and half the mission met in Wrocław, and the other half in Warsaw. I got to see a ton of old friends and it was a good way to say goodbye to them. But the main part of this story is that the Seventy, Elder Sabin, gave an incredible lesson about what we do as missionaries, and how the pure simple truths of the Gospel give us reason to live and to rejoice and to try to share it with as many people as possible. I changed that day, I began to think how I feel when I testify of the Restoration, and of Jesus Christ, and I realized that I didn't alway rejoice. That sometimes I was aruging with people and I was angry and I was trying to force my belief onto someone by saying it really loud and forcfully. That doesn't work. Now I focus on how happy the gospel makes me, and while I'm testifying I just rejoice! I love it so much! And I just want to rejoice with other people with the knowledge that we have that we know where we're from where we're going and why all the trials and troubles of this life! It makes it all so clear and beautiful! The Gospel is simple.
I gave a talk in Sunday yesterday about prayer, and I really emphasized the simplicity of it all. We all try to make our lessons or our talks so interesting that we Begin to talk about things we don't understand or make something try to seem grander or bigger than it actually is. The Gospel is amazingly simple! So simple a child can understand it and be saved. We don't need more than what is plainly and wonderfully put forth by the Prophets, both ancient and modern.
I can't think of a less trite way to say that this has been the best two years, so there you have it. It's been so unbelievably great and filled with more blessings, trials, tears, laughs, and whatever else you can think of than I could have expected! I can't fit everything I learned into one email, but one thing that I have learned that is irreplaceable is my witness of the power of Jesus Christ to change. We can not be a witness until we have witnessed his grace, and I have been given that witness. I have seen so many lives changed, my own included, and I have found true purpose and reason to be here and to hope love and work despite all the things that seem to work against us! I rejoice in Christ and I teach of Christ and I know of no other thing that brings greater joy, for he is the light and life of the world, and without him we would have no place to find a remission of our sins and live in our guilt forever. But there is a Redeemer, and He is Jesus Christ and He is our brother. I will share that message with people for the rest of my life, because I know it's true!
I love you SO MUCH.
SO MUCH.
See you in one week!
Elder Liechty
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