December 5th, 2016
It was a good
week!
We met with some
new investigators, Mxxx and Mxxx. They are a super cute couple and they
have a young daughter who was a miracle; they tried having kids for a long
time, and after they had given up on trying to have kids, she miraculously got pregnant. They have been looking for a church and haven't been
satisfied anywhere yet. They are so willing to listen to us! The first time
that we met with both of them they had some really good questions, and we even
talked about baptism and the Word of Wisdom. The husband warned us to be patient
with him when it comes to the Word of Wisdom, but so far they look pretty
promising. We are so excited to work with them!
This week we had
a zone training which I really enjoyed a lot. One of my zone leaders, Elder Ahau,
spoke really powerfully about how important it is for us to learn our mission
language. He told the story of Elder Groberg from the film The Other Side
of Heaven where Elder Groberg spent a lot of time learning the language,
and at one point it really paid off when a man took his dying child to him to
ask him for a priesthood blessing. He was able to give the blessing in their
language, and because of that he was a major influence on this family's
conversion. Elder Ahau revealed that this man with the dying child was his
grandfather.
There is also a
sister in our zone who is a convert of a few years, and she is the only member
in her family. It was mentioned that her family is currently meeting with
missionaries and as I heard this it just really hit me how important it is for
us missionaries to be prepared to share the gospel with the Spirit, to do
what's right, to realize how sacred and important our calling is.
Our zone
training was mostly about teaching the Savior's way. Each of us in the zone had
to come up with a scriptural example of how to teach the Savior's way. I really
learned a lot and felt the Spirit so strong. It's so important for us to be
like Jesus Christ in that he was so invested in people's lives, He taught with
love, He taught with the Spirit, He taught by example, He extended bold
invitations, He taught everyone, He taught according to people's needs,
etc.
Yesterday Hna
Maya had me listen to Bill Carpenter's story, titled Conversion of a
Catholic Priest. I highly recommend it; it's an amazing story. What really
hit me the most was when he mentioned that missionaries are not sent into a
mission just because that particular mission needs more missionaries (for
example, Oh hey the Salt Lake City mission needs more missionaries so we'll
send more over there). In reality, we are sent to our particular missions
because our individual personalities and talents are needed for the people that
the Lord will put in our path in our assigned areas. I just absolutely love
that concept. I have definitely seen that to be true in my mission, and even
also in all the different areas within my mission. There are no coincidences in
Heavenly Father's plan!
I am also so in
love with the Light the World video and initiative. I never get tired of
watching that video. The music is so good! Don't you love how the piano
portrays a message of hope? We've been sharing the video with everyone that we
talk to. And the idea of doing a small act of service every day in December is
simply brilliant. I've learned that really everyone we come across will agree
that doing service is good, and you feel good doing it.
I hope Leíto has a happy birthday! I love him to death and I haven't even met him.
I hope Leíto has a happy birthday! I love him to death and I haven't even met him.
Love you!
Pictures!
Christmas tree!
Worst name for a
day care center ever! Haha
