Tietjens Down Under: January 2012

Friday, January 6, 2012

The Three Sisters

Oct 28 2011, We headed home from our marvoulously spiritually lifing Missionary Conference in Sydney. We stopped to view a rock formation called “The Three Sister” which is on the South end of the City of Katoomba.

What a breath taking view.

Sister Moses and Sister Pearce, enjoying the view.

There is a hiking trail that leads down to the actual rock formations but we didn't have the time or ambition (or hiking shoes) so we just enjoyed the scenery from the lookout point.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

The Sydney Opera House

October 27 we had an all day missionary conference in Sydney. As much as I hated to go back to Sydney, we went and had a very spiritual experience. We picked up the Sisters Missionaries and really enjoyed their company.
While there in Sydney we braved it and went to see the Sydney Opera House at night. We were told that it is so beautiful.

So over the Sydney Bridge we went

Through a tunnel (didn't know it was a toll tunnel and got fined a couple of dollars)

Trying to find our way through the maze.

We finally came to see this beautiful restful site.

It was worth going to see but we will probably never do it again.

Back out into the mad traffic and head to the safety of our Motel.

WHEW, WE MADE IT!

We are serving in the Sydney Australia Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

We will be sharing the message that the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth in these latter days. That in the spring of 1820, a teen age boy named Joseph Smith was searching for the true church of Jesus Christ. He attended many of the churches in his area and was not finding answers to his questions.

One day he was reading in James chapter 1 verse 5 “If any of ye lack wisdom, let him ask of God” After reading this, he determined to do just that and going into a grove of trees near his home, he knelt down in prayer. He at that time received a vision of God the Father and his son, Jesus Christ. He was told that none of the churches upon the earth at that time contained the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ but if he remained faithful, he could be instrumental in the restoration of the fullness of the gospel which would include the restoration of the Priesthood of God that Christ had ordained his Apostles with.

A few years later, he was given the records of the people on this continent which he translated by the power of God. Among other things, they contained the account of Christ's visit to this continent after his resurrection. The records had been gathered and compiled by a prophet named Mormon and hid up until they were given to Joseph Smith in 1829.

In the spring of 1830, he was instructed to organize the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which name was given by revelation.