October 6, 2014

Hey everyone! I'm doing well. This week was crazy. We had meetings galore and lots of prayer, effort, and hours went into preparing and delivering them. I've been getting much better at recognizing how the Spirit "distills upon the soul as the dews from heaven." Elder Bednar describes it as a sunrise, gradually and slowly delivering light and revelation. What the Lord has been telling me recently about the work is that the most teaching, the best teaching, happens when we're not even there. It comes in the quiet moments when the investigators are following through on their commitments and receive witness from the Holy Ghost. Understanding that has changed my teaching a lot. I went into Conference looking for a big, life changing experience like I had last time, and was really confused when I didn't feel like I had it. But then the Lord told me "The most teaching, the best teaching, happens when you're not even there." He was reminding me that Conference will make a huge impact in my life IF I ponder the messages I got, review the teachings, and have those quiet moments. I'm looking forward to it.

Thank you for your prayers and encouragement.

Elder Norton