Hello everyone, this week was a very good one.
This week was one of the weeks where I really feel like I helped a ton of people. Every week we do missionary work as missionaries, but some weeks I feel more accomplished as others. Just like in life right? Sometimes we feel better than others. Last week was a hard week, this week was better and we got a lot of great things accomplished. I will talk a little bit about it.
Tuesday we had a great visit with a part member family. We actually found them just contacting and looking for actually someone else. But there was a part member family who is from Honduras that lives there so we started teaching them. Their are 3 kids who are baptized there who live with their mom who is not baptized. So we are now teaching the mom. The first time we went there this past Tuesday it was just like normal and whatever but now later this week as we have gone back they have really looked forward to having us come over, that makes me feel really good cause that means people are enjoying our company and feeling the spirit. So that was very nice.
Wednsday we also worked hard and had a karaoke night it was really fun and it is something that really helps the members to come to and enjoy a little bit of time and to be in the church. Being in the church is always a great place to be.
People here really just need to be loved. I think that goes for everyone around the whole world. Being a missionary has taught me a ton of things, in every way. But one thing that I have learned in my mission is how to better love people. I am still working on it of course but showing people you love them is something that is very important and crucial to having a successful relationship with them. Key word is SHOW.
Thursday we had a zone meeting and we talked a lot about working with part member families and planning. I want to talk a little bit about planning. Before my mission I never liked to plan. In my mission I plan, but I never saw the full benefits of planning. Now I am really starting to see just how much planning benefits and helps you accomplish the thing that you are planning to do. So one thing I am really focusing on right now is how to plan effectively and follow through with those plans to accomplish goals. In preach my gospel it talks about how setting goals is an act of faith that reflects the desires of our hearts. So if I am prayerfully planning for an investigator, that is an act of faith that is showing the desire I have for he/she to learn more, progress, and be happier. That patters applies for life too. We can make goals and follow through with them and see real results in our personal lives.
Friday we visited another less active family in which the mother is not a member. We taught her about the gospel and how if she lives it. it can bring her alot of happiness and peace to her life. We invited her to come closer to Christ by coming to church on Sunday.
Saturday we had a FHE with a few members and we brought an investigator with us too! His name is Devahn and he is 17. He has a baptismal date for the 30th of this month but its hard for him to come to church. So if we can help him to come to church and if everything goes well there is a chance he will be baptized the end of this month which would be awesome!
Sunday was church, and great news the lady we visited Friday that I talked about came to church and she brought 2 of her daughters and 1 son who are members! Those kids had not been to church in over 2 months at least. So that was great to have them come again and be rea activated. Hopefully they keep coming, were gonna keep visiting them.
Monday today we went to the zoo, that is why I am writing a bit later tonight. But it was super fun and I really enjoyed it. Sent lots of pictures too love you guys!
Well that was my week in a little bit more detail today.I love all of you so much and really hoped you enjoyed my letter. I am doing well, I am happy. I am learning so much here and the mission is really hard sometimes but I am on a really steep learning curve and I feel like for right now I am doing a great job continuing to learn and rise to the task so that's great. I hope all of you have a great week, I will write more next Monday!
This week was one of the weeks where I really feel like I helped a ton of people. Every week we do missionary work as missionaries, but some weeks I feel more accomplished as others. Just like in life right? Sometimes we feel better than others. Last week was a hard week, this week was better and we got a lot of great things accomplished. I will talk a little bit about it.
Tuesday we had a great visit with a part member family. We actually found them just contacting and looking for actually someone else. But there was a part member family who is from Honduras that lives there so we started teaching them. Their are 3 kids who are baptized there who live with their mom who is not baptized. So we are now teaching the mom. The first time we went there this past Tuesday it was just like normal and whatever but now later this week as we have gone back they have really looked forward to having us come over, that makes me feel really good cause that means people are enjoying our company and feeling the spirit. So that was very nice.
Wednsday we also worked hard and had a karaoke night it was really fun and it is something that really helps the members to come to and enjoy a little bit of time and to be in the church. Being in the church is always a great place to be.
People here really just need to be loved. I think that goes for everyone around the whole world. Being a missionary has taught me a ton of things, in every way. But one thing that I have learned in my mission is how to better love people. I am still working on it of course but showing people you love them is something that is very important and crucial to having a successful relationship with them. Key word is SHOW.
Thursday we had a zone meeting and we talked a lot about working with part member families and planning. I want to talk a little bit about planning. Before my mission I never liked to plan. In my mission I plan, but I never saw the full benefits of planning. Now I am really starting to see just how much planning benefits and helps you accomplish the thing that you are planning to do. So one thing I am really focusing on right now is how to plan effectively and follow through with those plans to accomplish goals. In preach my gospel it talks about how setting goals is an act of faith that reflects the desires of our hearts. So if I am prayerfully planning for an investigator, that is an act of faith that is showing the desire I have for he/she to learn more, progress, and be happier. That patters applies for life too. We can make goals and follow through with them and see real results in our personal lives.
Friday we visited another less active family in which the mother is not a member. We taught her about the gospel and how if she lives it. it can bring her alot of happiness and peace to her life. We invited her to come closer to Christ by coming to church on Sunday.
Saturday we had a FHE with a few members and we brought an investigator with us too! His name is Devahn and he is 17. He has a baptismal date for the 30th of this month but its hard for him to come to church. So if we can help him to come to church and if everything goes well there is a chance he will be baptized the end of this month which would be awesome!
Sunday was church, and great news the lady we visited Friday that I talked about came to church and she brought 2 of her daughters and 1 son who are members! Those kids had not been to church in over 2 months at least. So that was great to have them come again and be rea activated. Hopefully they keep coming, were gonna keep visiting them.
Monday today we went to the zoo, that is why I am writing a bit later tonight. But it was super fun and I really enjoyed it. Sent lots of pictures too love you guys!
Well that was my week in a little bit more detail today.I love all of you so much and really hoped you enjoyed my letter. I am doing well, I am happy. I am learning so much here and the mission is really hard sometimes but I am on a really steep learning curve and I feel like for right now I am doing a great job continuing to learn and rise to the task so that's great. I hope all of you have a great week, I will write more next Monday!