Transfer 4 Week 1 - May 20, 2013

Hey family, friends, neighbors, children of God,

 

What's crackalackin?

 

So this week has been super good. I have really enjoyed everything that has taken place. I have been trying to write in my journal more and I have been able to look back everyday and count many miracles. This was a blessing because before I did that I was sitting thinking about everything that took place here this week and I really didn't feel like we had been much help.

But the Lord works in mysterious ways. Just have to be patient, do everything that you can, and then stand still and watch the way he works.

 

Overall we have been working with a lot of less actives this week. There are a lot of people that have made covenants with God but they just need their testimonies rekindled.

 

We have been trying to be super bold this week (and loving). We know that as we give people commitments and we ask them to do things that when we are bold it is a way of showing that we love them. We are asking them to do these things because we want them to be happy and to be able to partake of all of the Lord's blessings!

 

And then when we were meeting with the Fales family (Mike) we had a really good lesson with expressing those feelings. We have been talking to them a lot about church, praying, reading, and keeping the word of w. But it always seems that they pick and choose which days work best for them or doing it when they think they have enough time... So we focused on John 10:15 If ye love me keep my commandments. We know that when they are doing these things because they love the Lord and because they want to be together forever then they need to make those certain steps to make it possible. We then expressed how we aren't going to be there forever and they aren't doing it to just make us happy. It really won't affect us at all whether or not they do it, but it will affect them, and so they should do it for the right reasons! It was an overall good lesson. I could feel the spirit and I could see the changes in their faces as they considered what we said and were trying to make it applicable.  

 

But man, I just love all these people. I wish I could make them do it. Sometimes I get frustrated that we have agency, but oh how much sweeter it will be when they develop that testimony for themselves! I love learning more and more about what my purpose is as a missionary and as a human being each day. The gospel is so great! I am so greatful that we can all partake of all of its blessings.  

 

Take care everyone! Do something good today! Miss and love you.

-Beamers