Hey Mom!
Thank you for the package! It was awesome! Sounds like you are all having a ton of fun back home.
So some of the highlights for this week:
we had zone conference which was very good! we learned a lot that I think will really help us in the work here. President really wants us to understand the significance of the Restoration. It is really the greatest news on the Earth today. To know that there is a living Prophet that leads The Church of Jesus Christ so that we may be able to know the true doctrine of His church. That the Priesthood authority is again on the earth so that we can perform those saving ordinances. I think that is news that we all need to share with Everyone! If we don't, then we are being selfish because we aren't sharing a gift with people that we know will bless their life. It's great to be able to be here and share that awesome news with the people of Prineville.
This week we went to visit a less active family and while we were there a guy named Joe showed up. He is a really cool guy who has been there the past three times we came over. But this time when he showed up he told us his address as soon as he saw us and said he wants us to come over on friday. He then continued to go on saying that the times that he has been over there when we showed up he has been testing us. He says that he realizes that we don't judge and that he really trusts us. He said that in the past he has had missionaries knock on his door but he doesn't let them in because he is afraid that they are going to judge him. He has never really let anyone in his house except one other family (the less active family we were visiting) and now he wants us to come over. so Friday we went over and they wanted us to have dinner with them but it wouldnt be ready for about 3 hours. so we taught them the restoration said we had an appointment and that we would come back. by the time we came back he had already read the first few chapters of the Book of Mormon and had some questions for us. We answered them had dinner and they said to come back anytime.
Lately we have just been seeing cool little miracles like that all over the place. It sure is awesome to be a part of.
Elder Cooper called us a while ago and wanted us to visit a family that he use to be working with. The husband is a member but his wife isn't so we went to go see them. when we got there her husband said "yeah I know she would want to take the lessons again and get baptized. I am surprised that she actually hasn't called you sooner about getting baptized. so we taught her a few days later and set a date for her to be baptized october 18th! Awesome little miracle. then we celebrated by holding their 9ft 90Lb boa. fun times. there were 5 baptisms this week in the district so we had to drive to madras for some interviews and to redmond for some interviews. it was awesome to be able to see. we stayed for one baptism that happened right after the interview and it was great. it was a mother and son and after they were baptized the daughter decided to be baptized as well. anyways awesome things are happening! but that is pretty much all the highlights for the week.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fulness of the gospel restored on the earth today. The Priesthood Authority is the key part that holds this all together. I am Excited for the chance to again hear from a Prophet of God this General Conference. I hope everyone else gets the chance to do the same. Go out and invite others to listen to the Prophet so that they may see for themselves that there truly is a Prophet on the Earth today.
Thank you for the package! It was awesome! Sounds like you are all having a ton of fun back home.
So some of the highlights for this week:
we had zone conference which was very good! we learned a lot that I think will really help us in the work here. President really wants us to understand the significance of the Restoration. It is really the greatest news on the Earth today. To know that there is a living Prophet that leads The Church of Jesus Christ so that we may be able to know the true doctrine of His church. That the Priesthood authority is again on the earth so that we can perform those saving ordinances. I think that is news that we all need to share with Everyone! If we don't, then we are being selfish because we aren't sharing a gift with people that we know will bless their life. It's great to be able to be here and share that awesome news with the people of Prineville.
This week we went to visit a less active family and while we were there a guy named Joe showed up. He is a really cool guy who has been there the past three times we came over. But this time when he showed up he told us his address as soon as he saw us and said he wants us to come over on friday. He then continued to go on saying that the times that he has been over there when we showed up he has been testing us. He says that he realizes that we don't judge and that he really trusts us. He said that in the past he has had missionaries knock on his door but he doesn't let them in because he is afraid that they are going to judge him. He has never really let anyone in his house except one other family (the less active family we were visiting) and now he wants us to come over. so Friday we went over and they wanted us to have dinner with them but it wouldnt be ready for about 3 hours. so we taught them the restoration said we had an appointment and that we would come back. by the time we came back he had already read the first few chapters of the Book of Mormon and had some questions for us. We answered them had dinner and they said to come back anytime.
Lately we have just been seeing cool little miracles like that all over the place. It sure is awesome to be a part of.
Elder Cooper called us a while ago and wanted us to visit a family that he use to be working with. The husband is a member but his wife isn't so we went to go see them. when we got there her husband said "yeah I know she would want to take the lessons again and get baptized. I am surprised that she actually hasn't called you sooner about getting baptized. so we taught her a few days later and set a date for her to be baptized october 18th! Awesome little miracle. then we celebrated by holding their 9ft 90Lb boa. fun times. there were 5 baptisms this week in the district so we had to drive to madras for some interviews and to redmond for some interviews. it was awesome to be able to see. we stayed for one baptism that happened right after the interview and it was great. it was a mother and son and after they were baptized the daughter decided to be baptized as well. anyways awesome things are happening! but that is pretty much all the highlights for the week.
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