La Obra Misional

Hey Family!!!
  Aqui estamos andando en la obra. Hey everyone so this week I finally met my new companion Elder Terry. He's from Texas/Idaho (he moved to Idaho just barely before he left on his mission.) He's a baller and loves the Spanish culture, he is basically mejicano his Spanish is super good too, but hes only got one transfer left after this one:(. We've been working really hard in our area and have already found 1 new person to teach this week.
  This week we also had zone conference but this one was a little different because we had a general authority come. So Elder Nielson of the seventy came to our zone conference and he is the head of the missionary department for the church. He's a very spiritual person and loves the work of the Lord. We learned about several things that will be coming to missionary work soon including the new Light the World program for Christmas, as well as some updates to certain missionary functions, and the announcmement of the new Book of Mormon videos (which will come out sometime before Christmas). However the thing that stood out to me the most was how much he focused on the enabling power of the atonement of Jesus Christ.
  The one quote that helped me the most was that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is not only for those who have sinned its used to make bad men good and used to make good men better. So although most of the time we think of the Atonement as an eraser its also something that empowers us and enables us to become stronger and better. So never think that you will never not have to use the atonement in your life because its necessary for everyone.
  Another thing that Elder Nielson told us was that we need to be ready for this general conference because there will be some things that will definitely be announced that might surprise us. So I invite each of you to prepare for General Conference just as we should prepare for every General Conference because this is literally the time that we get to hear from the prophet of the Lord. Pay careful attention to what he invites us to do and things he invites us to change. I know that Russel M. Nelson is the Prophet on the earth today and he receives revelation from God today.
  I love you all so much and hope that you continue to learn and grow in the Savior every day through using the atonement that he has provided for us. Les quiero muchisimo, se Cuidan!!!!
Elder Gibbons