God's light is for everyone.

From Sept 12, 2017:

 

Hey Momo!!

Haha I'm glad you enjoyed the update from last week! :) There's always plenty of adventures to talk about. They don't always involve shedding blood or something crazy like that, but I like to think my life is exciting here. ^^ Sounds like life is definitely exciting over there. I have been wondering about all these natural disasters as well. It sounds like things are starting to heat up in the world, not only with politics but with the earth itself. But we don't Need to fear. 

 

 

Our friends are doing well. :) Monday is on track for his baptism and he (and we) are super excited for it. We Need to figure out all of the technical things right now because it's in about two weeks. Please pray that he won't encounter any problems. Satan really likes to go for people at this point. But other that our other friends are doing well! We had a call this week from a guy who investigated the church quite a long time ago who told us he wants to be baptized. It was kind of a shock, because this guy had some really hard deep Gospel questions the last time we met with him, but apparently he's decided to make some life changes. :) We'll see how that goes, we're meeting him tonight. Ildiko (Our friend from Hungary) told us she feels a special spirit and strength when she reads in the Book of Mormon, and we had a great lesson about the Plan of Salvation. Basically, things are going pretty good with them.

 

Besides that, Elder Palfreyman and I had a Zone conference in Salzburg, and that was great. :) President Brown is such a great man. Very inspired, and he knows us all very well. We planned to sing a duet soon, so we'll see how that goes!!! Aside from that we had some fun experiences this week! Not too exciting, but pretty funny. For some reason this week everyone was touching Elder Palfreyman on the street and it made him super uncomfortable. I mean, it was hilarious. He'd try to stop someone and they would express their non-interest by putting their hand on his shoulder or something and getting in really close and saying the equivalent of: "I'm Catholic sonny, no thanks." After this happened a few times he expressed his discomfort to me and I taught him how to say: "Hands off!" In German. xD I don't know if he'll actually say that to someone, but it was just hilarious to see like 3 old people in a row refuse him with a grab of his arm or shoulder. 

 

 

We got to watch the Joseph Smith movie this week for Family home evening. I love that movie so much, it's just so full of emotion and captures his life in a perfect light.

Amos & Aaron from Chur surprise visit!  They were here for a Spartan Race!

I'd like to share with you something super cool that I learned this week before I go. :) I would recommend reading these scriptures in this order. It brings a crazy new perspective to aquiring light from God.

D&C 93:

36 The ^aglory of God is ^bintelligence, or, in other words, ^clight and truth.

27 And no man receiveth a ^afulness unless he keepeth his commandments.

28 He that ^akeepeth his commandments receiveth ^btruth and ^clight, until he is glorified in truth and ^dknoweth all Things.

24 And ^atruth is ^bknowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come;

D&C 50:

24 That which is of God is ^alight; and he that ^breceiveth ^clight, and ^dcontinueth in God, receiveth more ^elight; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day.

D&C 88:

67 And if your eye be ^asingle to my ^bglory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light ^ccomprehendeth all things.

Moses 1:

39 For behold, this is my ^awork and my ^bglory—to bring to pass the ^cimmortality and ^deternal ^elife of man.

John 17:

3 And this is ^alife ^beternal, that they might ^cknow thee the only true ^dGod, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast ^esent.

4 I have ^aglorified thee on the earth: I have ^bfinished the work which thou gavest me to do.

5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the ^aglory which I had with thee ^bbefore the world was.

I testify that all that comes from God is light. God's light is there to guide us, and help us come to know him. I know that when we do our best to follow the commandments and follow the light God gives us, he can only give us more light to guide us down the path of righteousness. Light chases away the darkness, and the light of the Gospel is enough to chase away any kind or amount of light in anyone's life. The Gospel is not subjective, and God's existence is not subjective. God lives, whether we believe it or not, and his light is there whether we believe it or not. This light is for everyone. I know that to be true. I'm grateful that I can give my all to share that light with others. 

I love you Mom! I'm so grateful to be your son and to know that everything is still ok back home. Thanks so much for the support and virtual hugs! They go a long way for sure!! :)

Well I gotta go, but I miss you so much! I hope you have a great week.

-Elder Tanner Larson

My "after the mission Islam study plan"!