Journal Entry, 21 March 2020

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Sabado Day 6 of Quarantine

We read the church article for ourselves this morning. It turns out that the announcement is not to send everyone home, but more or less that the missionaries that continue in their missions should be serving in missions close to their home or in their own country. We still have heard nothing from our mission president regarding this. However, he had the American missionaries make an account in some kind of government website that is for those people that want to be notified if there is some kind of evacuation taking place. Interesting.

Elder Oswald and I watched the One Fold and One Shepard movie by the church. I've already seen it before, but it had never before touched my heart more than now. I cried several times hahahah.

I was talking with Elder Oswald about how the missionaries that come home right now are reassigned to another mission only after 14 days of quarantine. Our idea is to go camping for 14 days. B9 Hopefully it'll work out and we can go to the hobbit caves close to Logan. He lives close to there and says that it's awesome.

Many times throughout today I have felt strong promptings that I should do what I can to continue as a missionary.

I remembered the revelation I received regarding the thing that would bring me the greatest joy in this life (this thing will be brought to pass in this time through being a missionary). It also hit me pretty hard the scripture where Jesus said that he came into the world to do the will of the Father. Also, pondering on that now brings to mind the scripture where he is suffering the Atonement and he asks the Father to "remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done." He, the champion of free will, is perfect by choosing to not do his own will. God knows us better than we know ourselves. In these months as I have trusted in the will of the Father and my purpose, I have felt joy. I have never regretted my acts. I have grown, and I am becoming the man I want to be. I feel love for myself and my fellow man. I have understanding where before there was confusion. I love my God and by following his Son, I have come to know him. He is the God of the lost and of the found. This sentiment means so much more because I feel as though I have been both. 

I have felt many more promptings that I will be losing many blessings if I choose to leave the mission. 

Thinking of my own earthly father, David Norman Hale, I feel that I chose him to be my father, and he chose me to be his son before this life. I love him, and am so grateful for his example and diligence. 


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