Elder Benson Plaster

Merry Christmas!!! Hope you all had a great day!  I feel like being on the mission today helped me feel how Jesus felt when he had to leave His Father in Heaven to come to the earth for His divine mission. It helped me realize that even though it is difficult to be away from family during the holidays, I know that I am where I'm supposed to be. This week was very long because P-day got moved to Christmas day. I don't remember a lot of what happened, but I do know we had a lot of spiritual lessons and even though we aren't seeing immediate results the blessings will come.  This week I had the opportunity to study a little about Christ's birth. I love this part in Luke 2 that talks about when the angel tells the shepherds about Christ's birth. "13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." I really love the message of joy and peace...

This week was pretty chill. Many people are traveling and gone because of Christmas so it was harder to find people at their houses. We finally got some friends to church so that was pretty awesome.  The highlights from this week were a ward activity, collecting mangoes, and lots of rain.  The scripture I want to share today is in the book of Mosiah 4:16. "And also, ye yourselves will succor those that stand in need of your succor; ye will administer of your substance unto him that standeth in need; and ye will not suffer that the beggar putteth up his petition to you in vain, and turn him out to perish."  I love this scripture because it shows how we should love and support everyone. It has been a little difficult to love others on my mission especially when they are very different than me, but as I pray to feel the love that God has for them it becomes a little easier everyday. Hope you all have a great week! If you have any questions or just want to talk you can email ...

Sorry I didn't write an email last week. P-day was pretty crazy and I didn't have enough time. Lots of stuff happened this week, but it also flew by.  I did exchanges with the Zone Leaders and the District Leader so I got to learn a lot. This random lady driving down the street this week told me I needed to go away. The members in the ward have already told me many times I've been here a long time and now the random people driving by on the street are saying it.  I know that faith is super important and will help us to grow. I had an experience this week when I didn't want to do something but I decided to use my faith to trust God that it would all work out. It ended up being a super spiritual experience for me. God loves you! If you have any questions or just want to talk you can email me at  benson.plaster@missionary.org . Tchau, Elder Plaster  Dinner with Awesome members  Mentorship  Rainbow 

I'm staying for a 5th transfer in this area. I'm going to stay with Elder Boxx. He is going to be my first comp I've had longer than one transfer. I also stayed 5 transfers in my first 3 areas combined and I'm entering my 5th in this area so I've almost been here for half of my mission at this point.  Not a lot happened this week. We saw a decent amount of animals. Both dead and alive. It also rained on Sunday so everyone used that as an excuse to not go to church.  The scripture I want to share today is in Jacob 6:12. "O be wise; what can I say more?" I like this scripture because the prophet Jacob giving the best advice he could. If we are wise and do the things God asks we will be blessed. It doesn't matter how difficult of a challenge we face, like staying in a transfer for a 5th transfer, if we are smart and keep the commandments God will lead us and bless our efforts.  Hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving! If you have any questions or just wan...