This letter is not about the movie. But Gods Army is one of the best Mormon movies Ive ever seen and definitely recommend it.
God´s army is what they call missionaries. We are the army of God, a bunch of 20 year old kids dressed in ties talking about happiness and families. Mormon Missionaries are the army of God and I am very blessed to be a part of His army.
The thing with mormon missionaries is that theyve seen tough things.
I love to talk with my friends here and a pattern that I have seen is that a lot of missionaries have something that theyve dealt with, either before the mission or during, that is something really sad and heartbreaking. My 20 year old friends have seen some horrible horrible things that make me really sad... There are old addictions and family problems and health issues and the thing is that we are a broken bunch. A really broken bunch. But we stay here because we believe. We believe things get better. We believe that anyone can overcome anything because we ourselves have overcome giant mountains. But we didnt overcome them alone... We overcame addictions and spiritual scars with the gospel and we know it works. And we want to share it with everyone. We want to share this with everyone because once youve tasted what it feels like to feel CLEAN. To feel clean after being ridden with sin and evil thoughts, there is nothing quick as sweet. There is nothing as sweet as being able to feel happy and in control that comes from the gospel.
Sometimes people look at missionaries and think we are an innocent bunch. Ive done it. What do these punk 20 year olds know about life. And the truth is that the only reason we are here, is because weve seen evil. Weve seen evil, and weve seen the ability to overcome evil... And what happens is that we look innocent because we choose it. Because we are clean once again. We have fought to feel innocent love, and thats what we want to share.
Because we´ve seen it. We´ve seen horrible things. And we dont want these things for others. You deserve to be happy. My friends and loved ones dont deserve to feel heartache that we have all felt. And because of this, we share a message of purity, of innocence, of love.
WE HAVE SEEN THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL. We are so grateful to be here.
LOVE,
ELDER AMANN
TODAY we went to Cerro Arco, which is a really tall hill, as a district and it was super fun!
