"For the Lord shall be thy confidence." Psalm 50:5
The Lord continues to sustain us in our work here in San Diego. We were graced with a visit from Elder James B. Slaughter of the Seventy at the end of February. He taught us an important concept, one that continues to resonate through the mission, about confidence. He explained that while we often think of self-confidence and self-doubt as being on opposite ends of the spectrum they actually share the same, self-centered, inwardly focused side of the spectrum. He continued and explained that opposite the self-centered side we find “Christ confidence” which is outwardly focused. He taught us that with that outward focus, Christ can work through us to bless others. One exhibits Christ confidence when they choose to follow Christ without fear of man. In the New Testament, Paul is a prime example of an individual who practiced Christ confidence and there are many examples of such contained in the Book of Mormon. Our missionaries have many opportunities to show and practi...