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This week was long but passed by quickly. I know that doesn’t really make sense but time on the mission is that way. You are always busy so it feels like time is going by so fast because you are trying to get a lot done but yet sometimes it feels like the week is pretty long. But it has been a great week. Sorry no pictures this week!
District meeting was good this week, we worked on a couple of the lessons and how to teach them effectively. We also talked about how to be diligent in following up with people we have taught. And as always we had great food after – that is a “given” here. I guess in a way it is a good thing that we walk so much and get chased by crazy dogs, it helps us work off all that great food. I think I have not only become addicted to meat but also cake! haha
We are still working hard with the members here trying to build our teaching pool with references. When we go out contacting we teach a lot of first lessons but usually to find those who are really interested we need referrals from members. We started to apply the teachings of Elder Dallin H Oaks talk from General Conference and have been working with members to help them apply those things in their lives too. Elder Oaks taught us that Christ told his disciples to “Go ye therefore and teach all nations” (Matt 28:19) and “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). All of us have that responsibility to share our testimonies and what we know to be true. Elder Oaks said, “member missionary work is not a program but an attitude of love and outreach to help those around us”. So this past week we took the list of all the members in our ward, divided the city in sections and made our plan how to visit each member. Every day we worked in a different section of the city and only visited members. We shared a message about how important it is to remember & share your testimonies, remember how & what you felt when the spirit spoke to you of the truth, and remember how the gospel has blessed your life. We also shared some thoughts from Elder Rasband’s talk “Lest I Forget”. His talk was based on Deuteronomy 4:9.
“Keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons.”
We started visiting members on Wednesday of this past week and worked through Friday. In those few days we received 8 references. We called the references, set up appointments and have begun teaching them. It is awesome! We received a reference for a family with two boys. Unfortunately the parents are not interested but they want their sons Miguel and Harreson to be taught. They are very interested and things are going great. I am excited for the other appointments we have this week. During our visits to members we visited a sister who has not been to church in awhile. We felt prompted to share a certain message with her and after we had finished she asked “Who told you that I needed to hear that today”. That is the best when that happens! We can all bless people’s lives if we just listen to the spirit and then most importantly have the courage to say what the spirit wants us to say. As we have visited a lot of people who have stopped going to church I have learned that most of them just need someone to reach out and show they care. They need to feel they matter and belong. We all need to strengthen each other. Let us visit and lift each other up as Christ would.
We are still working hard with the members here trying to build our teaching pool with references. When we go out contacting we teach a lot of first lessons but usually to find those who are really interested we need referrals from members. We started to apply the teachings of Elder Dallin H Oaks talk from General Conference and have been working with members to help them apply those things in their lives too. Elder Oaks taught us that Christ told his disciples to “Go ye therefore and teach all nations” (Matt 28:19) and “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). All of us have that responsibility to share our testimonies and what we know to be true. Elder Oaks said, “member missionary work is not a program but an attitude of love and outreach to help those around us”. So this past week we took the list of all the members in our ward, divided the city in sections and made our plan how to visit each member. Every day we worked in a different section of the city and only visited members. We shared a message about how important it is to remember & share your testimonies, remember how & what you felt when the spirit spoke to you of the truth, and remember how the gospel has blessed your life. We also shared some thoughts from Elder Rasband’s talk “Lest I Forget”. His talk was based on Deuteronomy 4:9.
“Keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons.”
We started visiting members on Wednesday of this past week and worked through Friday. In those few days we received 8 references. We called the references, set up appointments and have begun teaching them. It is awesome! We received a reference for a family with two boys. Unfortunately the parents are not interested but they want their sons Miguel and Harreson to be taught. They are very interested and things are going great. I am excited for the other appointments we have this week. During our visits to members we visited a sister who has not been to church in awhile. We felt prompted to share a certain message with her and after we had finished she asked “Who told you that I needed to hear that today”. That is the best when that happens! We can all bless people’s lives if we just listen to the spirit and then most importantly have the courage to say what the spirit wants us to say. As we have visited a lot of people who have stopped going to church I have learned that most of them just need someone to reach out and show they care. They need to feel they matter and belong. We all need to strengthen each other. Let us visit and lift each other up as Christ would.
I love listening to and rereading the General Conference talks. There is so much to learn and it is important to feed our spirits every day. I encourage everyone to do that and then be willing to change. For those who do not know where to find the Conference talks here is the link
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10?lang=eng
I loved a talk from awhile back by Elder Eyring where he said that the learner or listener has just as much responsibility for how much he learns as the teacher does. If we listen with the spirit and have a willing heart the Lord can teach us through the spirit in any situation and with any teacher. There is always something we can learn. Have a great week everyone and thank you for the birthday wishes. I appreciate each of you and all you have done for me to strengthen me and help me grow. I have been blessed by each one of you.
Com Amor,
Elder Davis
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10?lang=eng
I loved a talk from awhile back by Elder Eyring where he said that the learner or listener has just as much responsibility for how much he learns as the teacher does. If we listen with the spirit and have a willing heart the Lord can teach us through the spirit in any situation and with any teacher. There is always something we can learn. Have a great week everyone and thank you for the birthday wishes. I appreciate each of you and all you have done for me to strengthen me and help me grow. I have been blessed by each one of you.
Com Amor,
Elder Davis
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