Hey mom and dad,

Thanks for the emails. It is starting to warm up now which is good but everyone is saying that it is going to get cold one more time. I wouldn’t mind if that didn’t happen.

This week wasn’t too bad of a week. We seemed way busy with appointments because this week is transfer week and I wanted to make sure I met people before I left. Sunday was really good. During our priesthood lesson they talked about when Jesus walked on water and told peter to come to him. I was thinking about that and tried to apply that situation to myself. Christ told, or you could say commanded, peter to come out and walk on the water. Christ new that he could do it. He was doing it himself. But when peter stepped onto the water and saw the strength of the wind he was afraid and started to sink. Then Christ immediately helped him. I was thinking how often the lord gives us commandments. All the time right. We have ones that we need to be always following, then i thought when we hear a commandment how often do we follow it whole heartedly? Or do we only follow part of the commandment (selective obedience) and sink like peter. The lord gave that commandment because he knew that we can do it. All we need to do is trust in him and have faith and we can do anything. This can be applied to missionary work as well as daily life.
As missionaries we have been commanded to open our mouth and if we do this it will be filled. Also when we speak we will speak with the power of the spirit. but how often do I and probably others fear what will happen if I go a little out of my comfort zone to talk to this guy. For me that thought should never cross my mind because if I just go talk to him, no matter what the result the lord will be happy with me because I wholeheartedly followed his commandment. Life is the same. I know I have thought a lot when the prophet says something that oh I am ok I don’t really need to worry about that. It doesn’t really affect me that much. Not always but sometimes this happens or where we follow commandments when it is convenient or just part of it. I don’t know it just hit me while I was listening to this talk that whatever the lord says/commands we can do so why not give it all you got. Don’t go in hesitating like peter did but with courage and with the knowledge that whatever happens god will help us and be there by our side.

Man do I love my mission. There are too many things that I have learned that I would not have learned anywhere else. The fact that I can have this experience is such a blessing. Thank you for raising me in this church. I don’t know what I would do without it.

Love you

Elder Christian Price