What's up everyone, hope you all had an amazing week!!! Here's mine for ya!
Monday our district hiked up to a cross here in Simi Valley and that was pretty fun! Then we had dinner with the Pulsiphers who are amazing! We got to answer some questions about missions, the daughter of the family is going to the Philadelphia Pennsylvania mission.
Tuesday district council was great! We talked about the importance of testifying to our friends when we first contact them and the impact that the spirit can have on them. We also talked about out commission to teach the restored gospel and the importance of our message! I was also on an exchange with Elder Brian(awesome past companion) in his area. We had a fun service, a really good lesson with their friend about Prophets, and then had a great baked potato bar at their Bishops house!
Wednesday we had more service helping a friend of some other elders move. Then we had a good lesson with our friend Alex and emphasized the importance of modern day prophets. Then we met with Sophia who is sick(pray for her). Her and her son really want to come to church! Then we met with Irma who is super busy, but we caught her at a good time and were able to testify of the importance of prayer and scripture study while going through a tough time.
Thursday we had 3 lessons fall through which was really sad, but we started teaching a lady named Alyssa. She was stand off ish at first, then found out we are "Mormon", or members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And she opened up and started asking a bunch of questions and is super interested in finding out why there's so many churches!
Friday we had a Mission tour!!!!! We got to hear from President Mark Bragg who is the area president. And he is amazing! I had the opportunity to conduct the meeting(still not sure why they asked me), but it was fun to sit on the stand and be right next to President Bragg. Funniest moment of the whole thing is while President Bragg is speaking his wife leans over to me "Quieres"(you want some in Spanish) *Holds open a handful of cinnamon candy hearts* It was awesome to see how normal genral authorities and their wives are! He taught a lot about what makes a successful missionary, the importance unity in a companionship and emphasized how the Holy Ghost is our senior companion! Learned many more things and feel uplifted and motivated to be better!!!
Saturday was walk day! Which means we park our cars and simply walk. We ended up at our favorite apartment complex and started teaching 2 new people for the Spanish Elders which was cool! Then we went to our favorite duck park and met Ruben, who asked why there's so many churches and we have a call with him tonight that will hopefully happen!!! We had a great dinner with the Wight family, then met Kari who another missionary had been teaching over Facebook and told us to give her a Book of Mormon. We did just that and she is so excited to learn about it and it trying to find a new church to go to!!!
Sunday was great! Sacrament meeting was good, we have a great gospel principles class as well!! Then we went to ward council, weekly planned for a while, had dinner at the Carpenters, then finished off the night with a great lesson with Sophia and her son Sawyer who really want to come to church!!!
Hope you all have an amazing week! Love you lots!!!!
"Believing and heeding the word of God will draw us closer to Him. President Russell M. Nelson has promised, “If you will study His words, your ability to be more like Him will increase.”
- Elder Rasband
This week study the words of Jesus Christ and recognize how it helps you become more like the Savior! I've been blessed to see that change happen in the last 22 months that I have been serving the Lord and studying His words everyday!!!
Pics:
1. President and Sister Bragg
2-3. Exchanges with Elder Brian
4. The Simi Cross
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