We had zone conference on Thursday. It was a really
good experience and I learned a lot from it. Our mission president
encouraged all of us to create profiles on mormon.org
and to invite our parents and siblings and friends to create profiles
as well. So, if you haven't created a profile yet, please do. It is a
great way for us to show investigators that we are normal people too.
If you do create a profile, let me know, so then I can tell
investigators to look up my family and friends on mormon.org
to see what they have to say. I haven't finished mine yet, because I
need to take a picture in non-missionary clothing. We were also asked
to encourage our family to feed the missionaries, since we get feed
every night, so it is just perpetuating the turning. But I am pretty
sure that you already feed the missionaries most months, so thank you.
We really appreciate being feed as missionaries.
On Friday, Sister Davis and I taught a combined
lesson with two of the elders in our zone. One of their recent converts
wanted to meet the sister missionaries. She is 9 years old and
absolutely adorable! She was adopted into an active Mormon family not
too long ago, and she wants to serve a mission. It was fun to meet her
and be able to teach her more about missionary work. I absolutely love
being able to share the Gospel! It just brings so much happiness and
joy into people's lives, when they are really willing to listen and to
change.
The musical fireside on Sunday went really well!
There was a big turn out and the music was performed beautifully. I am
glad to be a part of it, and I hope that the investigators who were
there were able to feel the Spirit strongly and acted on those feelings.
The fireside was in Syracuse, which is about a half hour from where we
live, and our ride back was really impressed. She said she hadn't
expected a very impressive program with a bunch of 19-year-old guys
singing, but she was really impressed. There are a lot of very talented
missionaries, and I feel blessed to be able to serve around them and to
be able to sing with them as well. Some of the songs sung were even
arranged by missionaries. All-in-all, it was just a very good way to
share music and the Spirit.
The picture I attached is next to one of the chapels
we cover. In our mission, we report QGCs, which stands for Quality
Gospel Conversations. I have no idea what the spray-painted QGC stands
for, but it was too good to pass up. There are actually a few of them
floating around, so I imagine that is has something to do with the
underground wires and electricity or something... Anyway, as
missionaries (and members), if we make a point of talking to everyone
and trying to bring up something about how the Gospel blesses our lives
or gives us hope or encouragement with every single person we talk to.
Just try to share the Gospel as much as possible. I know that it is
sometimes easier to just skim over those portions of our lives, but it
is our life! Without the Gospel, we would not have the joy we have.
We would not know about repentance and eternal life. So, just try to
talk to people more often about the Gospel, or at least don't avoid the
subject. I know in high school, I would talk about church, but I would
never really talk about what we discussed or how important it was to me.
Sorry, I didn't mean to get on a soap box.
I meet
amazing people every day. We are teaching this awesome family, and
three of the kids are getting baptized in a few weeks! They are just
the cutest thing ever. They all want to read every scripture, answer
every question, and say every prayer. If only all our investigators
were more excited about participating and learning. This family's
enthusiasm to be involved should really be how everyone acts when they
find out about the Restored Gospel. This is the Lord's work! I know
that my Heavenly Father loves me and is watching over all of us. The
Book of Mormon truly testifies of Jesus Christ.
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