Family and friends,
I
should have a brand new baby niece which is absolutely amazing. I bet
she is just as beautiful as her mother (charity say hi to miss Camberley
for me!)
This week has been interesting. Tuesday we went over to the Fosters ( a
less active part member family) and they are absolutely. Brother Foster
is a member and he is massive. But really just the sweetest guy we are
trying to reactivate him and then teach his wife. Directly afterwards we
went to Randina's who is a member that we found spirit finding. i dont
know if I mentioned it but we found her two weeks ago after a hard of
people rejecting our message and she was the last house that we hit. So
we were able to teach her the restoration and we we commited her to be
baptized. We had to teach her outside though because her husband was in
the basement working out. And it was absolutely freezing. So we were
having a hard time feeling the spirit when we were just getting to know
her, but the moment we starting teaching it was there right along side
us and kept us warm. We all siad the same thing when we got in the car, I
was so warm after the spirit got there. It was amazing. Wednesday we
had a zone training meeting and it was fantastic. I learned so much. We
learned how important the members are in missionary work. We learned
that no mission can reach its full potential with out member help. our
president did the numbers and found and found that with the members help
we can baptize 3,600 souls in a year (our goal is 550) So really the
missionaries shouldn't be finding anymore. Tracting is going out the
window. Its almost useless. We are relying on the members to help us
find, fellowship, and testify. The members are so important. The Des
Moines has the highest retention rate (number of people who remain
active after baptsim) in the country. 93%. Thats unheard of. That ward
has 60 new converts who were baptized within this time last year. And
that's because the members there are kicking butt. I can promise you
that if you do member missionary work, you will be forgiven of your
sins, your families will be strengthened, you will do better in school,
in work, and all aspects of your life. Doctrine and Covenants promises
us those things. But it also says that no one can receive salvation
without sharing the gospel. You can't make it to heaven without opening
your mouth and telling those you come in contact with about the work. We
are guilty. So just get over your fears and do it. The Lord promises
that wherever you go, he will be there also. You can't lose. Its
impossible. people may say no, but then atleast at that point you know
they weren't ready. You may have thought that before but now atleast you
know. But how would you know for sure if you don't ask? Give someone a
book of Mormon. It paves the way for Jesus Christ. Go out with the
missionaries. Sit by an investigator at church. Testify of what you know
to be true. I know that it will bring blessings. Ive seen it. My family
has been blessed because Im out here. Its a promise. So try your
hardest.
Thursday we went on
exchanges with Elder Markstaller who is sick. We love him to death. His
spanish sucks but that doens't matter. He will get the gift of tongues
in no time. But we walked about ten miles (we were trying to save miles
on our car) and delivered fliers to other churches about a project going
on in the community to benefit children in zimbabwe. But anyways, we
saw a storm coming so we hid in Taco Bell and the storm was the coolest
thing Ive ever seen. It was amazing. A wall of rain just hit the
building so hard and the thunder was absolutely ridiculous.
Yesterday we took Anthony
to a baptism. The Spirit was so strong there. And he went home and an
hour later we got a text that said he was second guessing his decision
to be baptized. So we have been praying non stop. And will continse to
do so until something happens. I love you all. Your the best. keep doing
what your doing. And become member missionaries. Catch the Wave. It's
here. And you don't want to miss it.
