February 26, 2018
This week has gone well. Wednesday we had our zone conference that took up most of the day. It was a lot of training on how to use the smart phones and how they can benefit us and help us in the work. It really opened my eyes to how many more opportunities we will have to share the gospel with those in our areas and even those outside of it. It will definitely be a huge tool and resource that we will have now to assist us in the work. There's just a lot we have to do before we get there. For the next 2 weeks we have to spend 2 hours a day entering in all of the information from our area books into our phones. Everything will now be on our phones. So it will be nice when that is all done.
Thursday we had an exchange with the Puyallup Elders and I was with Elder Maughan in Puyallup. We had a good day we found a new investigator for them who was super open and receptive. He has 5 kids he has been raising alone for a while because his wife went to prison. We don't know why but she has been there for the past 5 years. I guess she gets out soon. Then we had an awesome lesson with a investigator who is a world champion arm wrestler! The guy is huge he's the coolest guy though!! I'll send a picture we got with him. He wanted to take a selfie to send to his girlfriend to show her he is "being good" his girlfriend is a member. Less Active though so hopefully she comes back if he joins.
We also had another really good lesson Thursday night. There are so many less active members of the church. So 2 of the apostles, Elder Rasband and Elder Ballard came up with a plan to "Rescue less Active Melchizedek priesthood holders" cause these are individuals who have once had testimonies and many of them have served missions and now have families. The plan and the idea they have set up is pretty intense and so powerful!! It was the first time I have been a part of one of these lessons and it was so good! The spirit was super strong and the guy we met with is just solid and I believe will definitely come back to the church. This plan they have is something they did a few years ago over in like Maine and it was super successful so now they have us doing it here.
Friday we ended the exchange and I went back to my area. Elder Delp and I were driving home and we get a phone call from a less active member we have never met and he said that he is just heading off of the mountain and he wants to come to church on Sunday!! He wanted to know when it was and we said perfect because there is going to be a General Authority here! Super awesome though it's not every day someone calls you up and tells you they want to come back to church! The mountains have a good way of bringing people back to Jesus!
Saturday was just an amazing day! So I got to go back to Enumclaw for another baptism!! It was for a girl named (R). She is someone that Elder Heal and I started teaching a few weeks before I left. I was super sad because I only got to teach her the first couple of lessons but I knew she would end up getting baptized. I was way excited to be able to go back to it and be there. Her grandpa was able to baptize her and it was a special moment something I'm sure he's been wanting for a long time. He is in the bishopric and just an awesome guy. So that was super exciting. It was way cool because the person who said the closing prayer at the baptism was (T) One of the other converts I taught while I was there. And it was way fun to see her and she said she is thinking about a mission!!! I'm so excited for her and I hope she goes she would be awesome!
And to end our night just amazingly we were able to go and have dinner with one of our investigators (D) He is the son of (G) They are the Hindu family. His wife made us a bunch of Indian food that was just so good!! We were then able to have a little spiritual lesson with them. They are super strong in their faith and are not planning on changing but are seriously the nicest people I have ever met in my life!! They would stop anything they are doing at anytime to feed us or do anything. They are awesome! It was a pretty cool experience.
One last awesome thing for today is that our investigator Sister (N) invited and took a non member friend with her to the adult session of stake conference tonight with Elder Dube!! So that was awesome too! It was just a way good day!!
Sunday was also really good. We had our stake conference and Elder Dube of the 70 came to it. So I got to meet him again and shake his hand again. Which is always cool. He came and toured our mission last year so I met him then as well. But he gave a really awesome talk about the importance of the Book of Mormon. Both him and President Monson implored each of us to read the Book of Mormon each and every day. Also to read a scripture to someone and then hand them the book and invite them to continue reading. He told of his conversion story and how he had a Book of Mormon for 3 years before he ever read it because no one ever told him the importance of it or why he needed to read it. When he finally got around to it he loved the book and the spirit was so strong and he was later converted. The Book of Mormon is one of the most powerful tools that we have to share the gospel with others. Continue to read it every day and share things you've learned with others! The Lord is hastening his work! So be a part of it and receive the blessings Heavenly Father wants to pour down upon each and every one of you!
I love you all thanks for the love and support!
Thursday we had an exchange with the Puyallup Elders and I was with Elder Maughan in Puyallup. We had a good day we found a new investigator for them who was super open and receptive. He has 5 kids he has been raising alone for a while because his wife went to prison. We don't know why but she has been there for the past 5 years. I guess she gets out soon. Then we had an awesome lesson with a investigator who is a world champion arm wrestler! The guy is huge he's the coolest guy though!! I'll send a picture we got with him. He wanted to take a selfie to send to his girlfriend to show her he is "being good" his girlfriend is a member. Less Active though so hopefully she comes back if he joins.
We also had another really good lesson Thursday night. There are so many less active members of the church. So 2 of the apostles, Elder Rasband and Elder Ballard came up with a plan to "Rescue less Active Melchizedek priesthood holders" cause these are individuals who have once had testimonies and many of them have served missions and now have families. The plan and the idea they have set up is pretty intense and so powerful!! It was the first time I have been a part of one of these lessons and it was so good! The spirit was super strong and the guy we met with is just solid and I believe will definitely come back to the church. This plan they have is something they did a few years ago over in like Maine and it was super successful so now they have us doing it here.
Friday we ended the exchange and I went back to my area. Elder Delp and I were driving home and we get a phone call from a less active member we have never met and he said that he is just heading off of the mountain and he wants to come to church on Sunday!! He wanted to know when it was and we said perfect because there is going to be a General Authority here! Super awesome though it's not every day someone calls you up and tells you they want to come back to church! The mountains have a good way of bringing people back to Jesus!
Saturday was just an amazing day! So I got to go back to Enumclaw for another baptism!! It was for a girl named (R). She is someone that Elder Heal and I started teaching a few weeks before I left. I was super sad because I only got to teach her the first couple of lessons but I knew she would end up getting baptized. I was way excited to be able to go back to it and be there. Her grandpa was able to baptize her and it was a special moment something I'm sure he's been wanting for a long time. He is in the bishopric and just an awesome guy. So that was super exciting. It was way cool because the person who said the closing prayer at the baptism was (T) One of the other converts I taught while I was there. And it was way fun to see her and she said she is thinking about a mission!!! I'm so excited for her and I hope she goes she would be awesome!
And to end our night just amazingly we were able to go and have dinner with one of our investigators (D) He is the son of (G) They are the Hindu family. His wife made us a bunch of Indian food that was just so good!! We were then able to have a little spiritual lesson with them. They are super strong in their faith and are not planning on changing but are seriously the nicest people I have ever met in my life!! They would stop anything they are doing at anytime to feed us or do anything. They are awesome! It was a pretty cool experience.
One last awesome thing for today is that our investigator Sister (N) invited and took a non member friend with her to the adult session of stake conference tonight with Elder Dube!! So that was awesome too! It was just a way good day!!
Sunday was also really good. We had our stake conference and Elder Dube of the 70 came to it. So I got to meet him again and shake his hand again. Which is always cool. He came and toured our mission last year so I met him then as well. But he gave a really awesome talk about the importance of the Book of Mormon. Both him and President Monson implored each of us to read the Book of Mormon each and every day. Also to read a scripture to someone and then hand them the book and invite them to continue reading. He told of his conversion story and how he had a Book of Mormon for 3 years before he ever read it because no one ever told him the importance of it or why he needed to read it. When he finally got around to it he loved the book and the spirit was so strong and he was later converted. The Book of Mormon is one of the most powerful tools that we have to share the gospel with others. Continue to read it every day and share things you've learned with others! The Lord is hastening his work! So be a part of it and receive the blessings Heavenly Father wants to pour down upon each and every one of you!
I love you all thanks for the love and support!
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