Hey Folks!!
This week has been extremely exciting! We now have 4 baptismal dates and are hoping to be getting more. Members here have come along well! They have gained a respect for us and are excited to see us working hard. President Jensen said that we will be here for a long time together. So hopefully I will be finishing my mission here, I wouldn't mind if I finished with Elder Franchino, he is a great missionary. Super smart kid. I can learn alot from him. He keeps beating me at tennis though! :p
We had a fun pioneer day activity this week, when we left we left with two watermelons and a bag of hot dogs rapped in foil ready to eat! yum yum!!! It was such a fun week! We played softball there and invited a less active family, they all came and also the family that is going to be baptized. The mom and daughters came. Had lots of fun. On Pday last week with the tennis tournament, I was paired up with Elder Smith from Uefala, an area just north of us. He was pretty good so it worked out nicely. Had tons of fun, we played for about 3 hours, it was hot! I got pretty lobster looking, and was wearing sun glasses so I had some funny tan lines.
The talk yesterday I had to give turned out well, it was a 5th sunday devoted all to missionary work. Britney Kersh a girl about the same age as us, talked first. She did great!!!! She talked more than planned on, but wow! It was perfect, the Spirit was so strong, not a single baby cried the whole service. After she talked I went up and I felt impressed to share some stories about some of the converts I have had, and then talk about how the Atonement was the key element in all of their conversions. Then I read from the beginning of John chapter one verses 45 and 46. Phillip after finding the Messiah goes to his friend Nathaniel and says, "..We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prohpets, did write. Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
Nathanial responds, "Can there an good thing come out of Nazareth?
Phillip simply invites, " Come and see"
It was so cool! Then our ward mission leader, who is the best of the best finished us up and powefully bore testimony of Christ, told members to invite their friends to church, to say, COME AND SEE. Such a spiritual experience. Loved it! I know that its the Atonement that works in peoples lives. When President Cooley set me apart he said that the Atonement is in full force in all the world. It is preparing people and changing and softening hearts. Christ's Atonement is so real. So powerful. The Doctrine of Christ is what unlocks its power. Faith, Repentance, Baptism by immersion, and Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost. I can't believe my time is running out, another transfer has flown by. I pray that I may become a powerful disciple and prepare to be a valiant husband, father, worker and student. Most importantly, servant of the Lord.
We had a fun pioneer day activity this week, when we left we left with two watermelons and a bag of hot dogs rapped in foil ready to eat! yum yum!!! It was such a fun week! We played softball there and invited a less active family, they all came and also the family that is going to be baptized. The mom and daughters came. Had lots of fun. On Pday last week with the tennis tournament, I was paired up with Elder Smith from Uefala, an area just north of us. He was pretty good so it worked out nicely. Had tons of fun, we played for about 3 hours, it was hot! I got pretty lobster looking, and was wearing sun glasses so I had some funny tan lines.
The talk yesterday I had to give turned out well, it was a 5th sunday devoted all to missionary work. Britney Kersh a girl about the same age as us, talked first. She did great!!!! She talked more than planned on, but wow! It was perfect, the Spirit was so strong, not a single baby cried the whole service. After she talked I went up and I felt impressed to share some stories about some of the converts I have had, and then talk about how the Atonement was the key element in all of their conversions. Then I read from the beginning of John chapter one verses 45 and 46. Phillip after finding the Messiah goes to his friend Nathaniel and says, "..We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prohpets, did write. Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
Nathanial responds, "Can there an good thing come out of Nazareth?
Phillip simply invites, " Come and see"
It was so cool! Then our ward mission leader, who is the best of the best finished us up and powefully bore testimony of Christ, told members to invite their friends to church, to say, COME AND SEE. Such a spiritual experience. Loved it! I know that its the Atonement that works in peoples lives. When President Cooley set me apart he said that the Atonement is in full force in all the world. It is preparing people and changing and softening hearts. Christ's Atonement is so real. So powerful. The Doctrine of Christ is what unlocks its power. Faith, Repentance, Baptism by immersion, and Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost. I can't believe my time is running out, another transfer has flown by. I pray that I may become a powerful disciple and prepare to be a valiant husband, father, worker and student. Most importantly, servant of the Lord.
I love yall! have a great week!! Hasta Luego!!
-Elder West
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