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Called to Serve him, Heavenly King of Glory

Dear Reader,

This weekend is General Conference. Who is excited? I am excited. Not only do we get to listen to the General Authorities give inspired addresses meant to benefit our lives, I get to listen to conference while at work. I work in the MTC for those of you who don't know. On Saturdays, we often find ourselves with hours of down-time at a time. Thus, my coworker and I will have ample time to whip out a laptop and listen to conference that way. Sweet deal, right?

We talked about this conference in our Doctrine and Covenants class this week and decided that this will be a landmark conference statistically speaking. No one really knows what the amount of Church growth has been or how much it will be in the next year. We talked a lot about becoming a global church and how the word of the Lord is penetrating literally every corner of the earth at this point. I love hearing things like that. Globalization comes with great accomplishments and some obstacles, but we can overcome those with some dedication.

So, let us keep serving. Congratulations to all those who have already stepped out on the field of full-time missionary service! Congratulations to those who are about to take that step out there. Congratulations to those who are preparing to serve full-time in the Vineyard! You have God on your side! I long to see how much is accomplished in the next couple of years and the years to come afterward.

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