31 Mar
Well as for this week! We had
so many tender mercies. I can honestly say this week I used my time more
wisely than I have before... we had heaps of things we needed to take
care of with the Zone and preparing for baptisms... but when we were on
our way places we talked to every one we could!... On the way to the
baptism both my companion and I taught like 4 lessons, pamphlets and
all... and just showing the Lord that we were willing to go for it... He
placed people in our paths!.. I had like.. no joke.. 3 people stop me
specifically saying.. "I've been looking for a church! I'm interested in
learning from you!"... I even had this guy approach me and said "I used
to be a Jehovahs Witness... when I decided to search around other
religions.. ALL of my family and friends disowned me... why would God
leave me stranded for 5 years?!?"... We were in a rush so I said to
him.. "What if I told you I can answer your question.." And he looked
like a deer in the headlights.. gave me his number and we're planning to
meet with him this week...
It
teaches the simple principle that if we do all we can... we follow
EVERY prompting and do our best... the Lord will trust us with the big
promptings and literally place people in our path... You look at Thomas
S. Monson with his HUGE list of experiences his personal ministry
holds.... it's because he follows this.
Apr 7
Well for this week... It was
awesome blossom! I'm really grateful for my companion.. He's only been
out for 8 months now... and he's killing it!.. Usually you would imagine
for a missionary being out 22 months.. you would have to slow down to
teach him some things of ZL life... but noooo! He's keeping right up
with the pace.. So it's been awesome! We did 5 hours of finding on
Tuesday and we saw absolute miracle after miracle! We set a really high
baptismal goal for these last 2 transfers... so we know we are going to
have to sacrifice to obtain it... So we're starting to do finding on
P-Days.. during some lunch and dinner hours.. we're gonna do all we can
to reach it!..
We already have one super
solid potential that we just found.. his name is A. He's super
prepared! So we know if we keep going, the Lord will place even more
prepared people in our path.
It's amazing the capacity you
build over time to do things... When I first started the mission.. I
wouldn't of dreamed... of skipping meals to work... of finding or
teaching on P-day... nor constantly facing rejection day after day and
continue to work happily... And I always find it interesting that the
antidote to fix something... is usually ALWAYS what you don't want to
do.... for this is how I've come to build this capacity... I used to
hate finding... so how did I grow to love it?... I did more finding than
I ever have to develop that love... Maybe one day I'm not in a good
mood and I don't feel like smiling... So how do I get in a good mood?.. I
smile!.. And be as positive as I can... It's just as Gordon B. Hinckley
says.. "The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone
else who is even more tired.".. For that is how the Saviour saved us
from our fallen state... How do you pay the price for the sins of
mankind?.... Suffer more than they can even comprehend...
I'm
grateful for Jesus Christ.. it's because of Him that we are able to
change.... (I love acronyms and making words from them... so I recently
made one for change...)
You can always C.H.A.N.G.E!... Because:
Christ &
His
Atonement
Never
Get
Exhausted
His is called an infinite
Atonement because you can use it and never have to worry if it's a
burden or if it's too much for Him.. He paid the ultimate price of any
thinkable sin that you could make..It can never be exhausted.
