Melton-Japan-Mission

Our missionary scripture is Moroni 7:47, "But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found  possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him." It is our hope that we are following this on our mission. The examples of the apostles and prophets are encouraging us to endure to the last day with charity. So many conference talks were great and inspiring. Their testimony that Jesus lives is powerful and sustaining. Following Christ brings us joy that is eternal. Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of love. General Conference was special this October. Since the passing of our beloved prophet there were many comments of comfort to his family and appreciation for the work and service he gave to members of the church. We also felt grateful that we were able to live at this time when President Nelson resided at the head of the church. The sermons from conference were soul touching and invigorating. Sister Melton used Patrick Kearon's me...

                                                                              At the start of this last two week period we reviewed our schedule and thought it looked overwhelming. Sometimes you just take one day at a time. Other times, you just take it one hour at a time. Yet when we find ourselves feeling overwhelmed, we find blessings abound as we step forward in faith. One example is bidding farewell to a couple of sister missionaries where the mission president decided to pull them out due to concerns about their apartment and an ongoing problem of the members accepting sisters in their ward. They were very dedicated and we had helped them earlier to move in and out of their apartment as repairs had to be made. We had hoped they would have been able t...