Week 3

WEEK 3

Florida is well, I can't believe that i went into the mtc over a month ago now. They say that the days are long and the weeks are short. but to me it seems as though the weeks are long, days are too short and the month flew by. My companion says that i will probably kill her off. I thought that it was an insult at first but as she explained it really means i will likely be her last companion/trainee she goes home on my birthday. So it is likely that I will start training that day, just over 13 weeks away. insane. With all the sisters in the mission field they just changed the mission leadership. still have zone leaders, and district leaders, but now they leadership also included sister training leaders, which mostly is responsible for completing 24 hour companion exchanges with the sisters.

 

I cant believe how fast time is flying. We had a miraclous day the other day which was well needed. We had only been able to teach 3 lessons before Friday and 3 member lesson and 2 less active all week and it was kind of discouraging, because we would go out search and finding, and not finding and not be able to share the message. Well Friday, I decided that i need to just turn it over to the lord. I found it easier to study and didnt find myself to fighting to stay awake for personal study, i was studying a talk on project purification, and what things should I fast from for the next transfer (ie complaining, or other bad habits) and was should i commit with the lord that i would do every day. We studied the harvestor as a companionship and how to improve blessing those we find before we teach as paul taught in the new testament. We did our 12-week new missionary training and it also aligned with finding.

 

We had our first appt. with an investagator that we stopped by on sunday and she said that she would talk about christ but not read from the book of mormon and that we shouldnt talk to her about it either, we didnt know what to expect from our appt but felt that we needed to read 3 nephi 11 with her so that she would understand that it is about Christ and his work and word. It was interesting as we started she kept interupting and when we read the verse of when Jesus Christ testifying of himself her heart completely softened to the book of mormon before our eyes.

 

Our next appt was a referral from mormon.org and she was spose to be home alone but her sons were home we were able to leave the saviors peace and blessing in her home and then to teach about the first vision and her son as we asked him to read james 1:5 read it then completely emmersed himself in the chapters in awe. the older son sat and listened to the first vision and kept saying wow!!! we gave them the book of mormon and he also immediately started to read it as if satifying a thirst.

 

We went to the apt. complex accross from us where we had potential investagators and sis piepgrass almost knocked on the wrong door, the sister we were trying to visit wasnt home but we decided to knock on the other door she invited us in and we were able to teach and leave the saviors peace and blessing with her. And set up a return appt.

 

We went to a members house, which after meeting with the bishop in pec yesterday may be a less active family, and were about to share the last testimony about joseph smith with them and encouraged them to take a copy of the Book of Mormon and to write their testimony in the front of it. We did the 7 question quiz and had them brainstorm and challenged them to give it away.

 

They invited us to dinner thursday after that appt so we didnt scare them away from missionary work

 

We were about to teach a family that we taught the restoration to before and had stopped by several time and tried calling and gotten no response. the spanish sister saw her outside in the rain on thursday evening on bike and she said they were waiting for us to return so we did. and taught the plan of salvation

We are working with a less active part member family and had a very simple lesson on prayer. I love feeling the spirit work in lives for the better.

 

we had 7 lessons recieved referals and 4 new investagators in one day 

 

So things that i have learned so far on my mission after 1 month/

 

1. Dont get sick in the MTC

2. Work hard

3. Riding a bike in a skirt isnt as challenging as thought

4. Be weary of following your companion while off roading on bike

5. it is easier to stay awake if you work out hard in the morning

6. it is easier to work out if you read the conference talks (goes faster)

7. love the lord and serve him the best you can