PURITY OF THE TEMPLE!! 🤍

 HOLINESS TO THE LORD!  

What a deeper meaning these words now have to me! One of my new companions has an appointment every week in Atlanta and we got permission to stop by the the temple every week as we go! This past week was my first time ever seeing the Atlanta Temple! As I was on the grounds I could feel God's love for me. We were walking to the front door and the Temple President walked out, President Ingrim, we chatted for a bit and he left go home! Our companionship talked for probably 10 min when all of a sudden President Ingrim came back and said he left something inside and invited us to come "STAND IN THE TEMPLE" 

Friends and Family! I'm not sure if I've ever felt the spirit stronger in one step through a door! Right when we walked in and stood our companionship looked at each other and were all on the brink of tears! What a sacred experience! I'm so grateful for that tender mercy to learn the deeper meaning of the Temple to me and of the love my Savior and my Heavenly Father have for me! May we all remember that deep love and continually strive to 

"STAND IN HOLY PLACES" 

MIRACLES have been constant out here in Georgia! 

• Emeka is a lady that I've become friends with other the phone! She is a woman who is struggling with family things and with work! We taught her 4 times in the last 2 weeks! She has great potential, Emeka wants to find that love in her family and we taught the Plan of Salvation but are gonna specifically bring up the temple with her! She loves prayers and is excited to come to church again! 

• The Peppers family, Sister peppers a older lady told us everything going on in her life! Her two kids live with her and don't do really anything and she takes care of all three of her grandkids and a ex husband who was abusive but has nothing. 

When I first went over and saw her house I was like oh wow. I judged. But once we started talking and explained everything to us, all my judgmental thoughts left and I felt terrible but then it was replaced with Pure Love for this daughter of God trying everything to provide for her entire family! She then asked me to give her a blessing, I have never felt more like an instrument in Gods hand til this point! We all were crying with Sara and she gave me the biggest hug!! this miracle taught me so much and helped me understand Christ-like love to the fullest! 

• Tandy is our golden person this transfer we have been working with her for a pretty long time! But we are on a new level! She keeps inviting us over more and more!! We have taught her everything twice. The one concern she has is still having a calling, we are bringing bishop this week and we think Tandy will be on date to be baptized by Wednesday! Last time we saw her was at a relief society activity and she gave us a big hug! Tandy Barrett is ready to start her journey on the covenant path!! 

• TEMPLE IS OPENING UP SOON IN ATLANTA!! 

My studies this past week have been turned continually to General Conference and also Temple Covenants! 

the specific covenants being 

• Obedience 

• Sacrifice 

• CONSECRATION 

I'm going to share a quote for y'all (it's long sorry haha) 

"Consecration is related to and builds upon sacrifice.  The word consecrate means to develop and ‘dedicate to a sacred purpose.’  Sacrifice is what we will offer, surrender, yield, or give up.  Consecration, on the other hand, is to fully develop and dedicate to a sacred purpose. … As we live the law of consecration, we are willing not only to offer anything and everything that we possess for the sake of the gospel—but we also promise to develop and devote our best selves—our time, our talents, and our ever increasing capacity—to the building of the kingdom of God on the earth." 

Consecration is not just sacrificing our possessions (worldly things) but to sacrifice ourselves, devote ourselves (obedience) and to develop to ultimately build the kingdom of God here! 

I would share more but I am writing way too much but let me end with this pledge/commitment that we have made:

" I will give me and all that I can become, and I will live for the gospel of Jesus Christ. The principle of sacrifice is a lesser-law preparation for the principle of consecration.  Consecration includes and encompasses sacrifice and much more. … True consecration is motivated by charity and produces an increased desire to serve. In these latter days, more is required of us as children of the covenant than our money, substance, and time. We need to consecrate unto the Lord our whole souls" 

I know this to be true! Consecration is a higher, holier, and celestial way of living! "Where much is given, much is required!" Let us not only give up the worldly things to the savior but also OUR WHOLE SOULS! I know that as we strive daily to "move the old debris in our life" (President Nelson) we can more fully accomplish the work that we have covenanted to do today!! I will end with this! 

Consecration will never be 100 percent achieved in this life! We will fail but just like Elder Ucthdorf said " Because of Jesus Christ, our failures don't have to define us, they can refine us" I know that it is through Jesus Christ that we can be made 

PURE, WORTHY, AND CONSECRATED! 

I love you all so much and I appreciate the many emails of love and encouragement! Have the best week ever! Keep studying and learning from The Book of Mormon and our latter day Prophet and Apostles! 

"Your flourishing Faith will help you turn challenges into unparalleled growth and opportunity." 

Love, Elder Wold 

🤍 📸 PICTURES 📸 🤍

1. Sick picture I took  haha

2. The Cash Family (Jade is in white, we baptized her 3 weeks ago) 

3. Temple! (Were in quad right now) 

4. Last District council from last transfer 

5. Best apartment (last picture) 

6. Sister's we met at the temple from the Atlanta mission 

7. At the Hospital, Elder McNeill got hit in basketball and got a bad concussion and passed out we were there until 1:30 am 

8. Selfie while doing service