So lately me and my companions (plural) hahah. We've been talking about
how the more diligent we are and the more we align our will with the
Lord's and show him we're willing to sacrifice things etc... then will he
entrust us with more of his children (more people to teach)... And so
we've been trying to do that lately to be more diligent and this week we
saw some major results!!! So just some background.... M... he's a
super golden investigator we met a month ago and we committed him to
baptism the first lesson.. but the next week he went to Melbourne for
travel and we lost contact with him for about a month.... Then another
investigator J.. left to Korea last
week..... But this week we got a call from M after a month of no
contact and he said he was back and wanted to meet with us still! And we
met up with him and he was still KEEN AS! He remembered everything we
taught him the 1st lesson, he was praying.. and still wanted to be
baptized!!!#Miracle.... Then during our English Class we got a call from
an unknown number... so I stepped out for a sec to take it and it turns
out... J... right before he left... he told his friend if she could
do anything for him... it was to call us and go to our church... And so
here we were on the phone with her! And she was Korean so I gave the
phone to my companion Elder J... and he was confused like "Do you want
to learn about English?"... And she replied "English?!... What
English?! I want to learn about the church!"... Hahahah it was so
insane!!! And along with her we met another guy named D and set
baptismal dates with both of them that same night!.... The Lord's been
pouring out blessings upon us.... But like anything in life... Sacrifice
brings blessings... In football.. that guy who stays after practice
doing sprints and reviewing plays etc. will prosper in gameday... such
is the same in missionary work... as we've been diligent and sacrificing
some necessary things we've been prospering in the Lord's work... And
nothing left is to say but..... WOOOOOOO! Haha.
Usually we have baptisms every Saturday night but the branch changed it
so it's only twice a month now...So now we have
nothing to do on Saturday nights... So we go finding!!! It's super
sketch cause all the drunk people are out... But we convinced my
companion Elder O (the one on crutches) to come with me and Elder
J to go finding at Belmore Park. But anyways... I was finding and
started talking
to this homeless guy.... He first asked me for the time so I told him
"6:45" or whatever and was walking away... but then I felt impressed to
talk with him and at first I was like... What the heck I don't wanna
talk
to a bogan hahaha. But that morning I read a talk "Be Anxiously Engaged" And "Consider the Blessings" in the last general conference and
so the first talk said every day we should ask ourselves "Have I done
any good in the world today?" "Have I helped anyone in need" And
"Consider the Blessings" talked about being an answer to other peoples
prayers... And so I prayed that morning to help someone... so as I went
back to talk to him, he opened up like crazy and said how his life has
been a failure and he's an alcoholic etc.. And I taught him the plan of
salvation right there and he just stopped for a second and smiled and
was like "Thank you.... thank you so much!! I really needed this!" And I
gave him my number and invited him to church and left... And so I left
the park that day with such a good feeling... And being able to answer
"yes" to those questions at the end of the day.... God loves all his
children... even if they are bogans... haha.
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