This week started off with me getting Facebook. This mission is a test missions for Facebook to see how missionaries do with it before it is used by missionaries throughout the whole world. So it is kind of exciting because it is something that we are able to use to share messages with people that we would have trouble talking to them other wise. To be honest, at first I really didn't want to get it. There probably are a lot of missionaries that get on there and waiste tons of time. But as I have remembered my purpose it has already allowed me to connect with some less actives that we haven't been able to get to, and surprisingly our investigators check their messages on FB more than they do on their phones. Anyways, that is something new and exciting that I get to be a part of. Hope you all are looking for ways to share experiences with others in your every day activities!
In other news...I have been trying to work a lot more on setting good goals. I want this area to start booming. There is so much potential but there are a lot of people that don't believe there is any work to be done here. An idea that me and my companion talked to our Branch President about yesterday was an activity to get the youth and their leaders more involved. We decided to call it "Gumballs for God!" What this includes is when the members hand out pass-a-long cards then they get 3 gumballs. 5 for giving someone a book of mormon. 7 for inviting someone to a church activity or FHE. 12 for inviting someone to church, and 15 for inviting them to meet with the missionaries. And during this activity they are going to collect the gumballs in jars to see who will get the most. It is race. Except the prize is someones salvation ha. Our purpose in doing this is to get people involved and to help them to see how missionary work is something that should become part of their lives and then to just make it fun!
As for other goals. I really am wanting to work with getting the less-active members here back to church. It seems like over half of the ward is less active but they just really need encouragement, friends, and some good lovin' from sister beames. ;)
Finally. Have I ever told any of you how much I love pancakes?? Well let me paint a picture for you. This one time for my 18th birthday Connor made me pancakes. They had colored m&m's in them so they were a funny looking color, but then they had peanut butter on top with some syrup and cool whip. They were freaking bomb. And I say to myself...mmm I love pancakes. I can eat pancakes everyday. So here I am in Cape May NJ, and I have a great idea at 10:00 at night when I am hungry that I will let my Samoan companion who has never had pancakes try one. So we make them, minus the chocolate and cool whip. But then when my companion sees the syrup she is afraid of it. Has no idea what this sticky goodness is. So she decides to skip over it and only have peanut butter on it. That is still ok but not complete without the syrup. But yet, she takes her first bite and she doesn't like it. So what does she do? I'll tell you! She ruins a completely perfect pancake by putting salt all over the top. Not a little salt. But a lot of salt. :( What is the world coming to?
That's all folks. Be good and look for ways to help others in the world today! Share a good pancake with someone that would appreciate it! Better yet, share the gospel!
Love always,
Sister Brightly Beames
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