Where to begin in this one? This might be a bit scattered brained but oh well.
The temperature is finally starting to cool down. I got to wear my sweater! Today it is pretty sunny but not to bad. We have started to get up every other day to go running. Well, I go running and Elder Davis walks. We run just a crossed the street from our apartments in a cemetery. It is pretty creepy because there are no lights and all these headstones are sticking up our of the ground. Plus, it is getting close to Halloween so it makes it that much worse. So much happened this week it is hard to get it down to only a couple of paragraphs.
District meeting was so fun this week! We had a training on how to teach more simply and intensely. He brought out the game, "Liar's Dice" (The one in Pirates of the Caribbean) and just started playing without telling me the rules. He related this to teaching an investigator and not laying down the basic doctrines first. It is so true! I really have to teach like I am teaching a child about the gospel.
I did a lot of studying in Matthew 17 and 18 this week. I have decided to read the Old and New Testament so I can better understand the people here in The South. What I didn't realize is just how awesome the Bible is (make sure you people in high school actually apply yourself in seminary)! The books aren't just awesome, but reading the Bible has made my testimony of the Book of Mormon much stronger. These books really go hand in hand to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ. What really helped me this week in getting a better testimony of the Book of Mormon was the talk "Look to the Book, Look to the Lord" by Elder Gary Stevenson. I urge all of you to read it and look for all the blessing he promises you for reading the Book of Mormon (My brothers especially have to read this).
At the community kitchen this week I made and served coffee and tea. I felt so weird giving people things that would break the Word of Wisdom. Ha! Other random tidbits of info is I blew my first bike tire. Now it starts. Once one thing goes wrong, it is just down hill from there. Oh, another thing that happened is I had to teach the Law of Chasity to a family. That was so hard but the Lord was definitely there to help me out. It went well and I wasn't even awkward.... whoot! Last thing was that we had the primary program for sacrament meeting yesterday and I was so stoked! The kids are so pure and can teach us so many things if we all just listen to the spirit.
I love all of you and have a Blessed Day!
Elder QuiringThe temperature is finally starting to cool down. I got to wear my sweater! Today it is pretty sunny but not to bad. We have started to get up every other day to go running. Well, I go running and Elder Davis walks. We run just a crossed the street from our apartments in a cemetery. It is pretty creepy because there are no lights and all these headstones are sticking up our of the ground. Plus, it is getting close to Halloween so it makes it that much worse. So much happened this week it is hard to get it down to only a couple of paragraphs.
District meeting was so fun this week! We had a training on how to teach more simply and intensely. He brought out the game, "Liar's Dice" (The one in Pirates of the Caribbean) and just started playing without telling me the rules. He related this to teaching an investigator and not laying down the basic doctrines first. It is so true! I really have to teach like I am teaching a child about the gospel.
I did a lot of studying in Matthew 17 and 18 this week. I have decided to read the Old and New Testament so I can better understand the people here in The South. What I didn't realize is just how awesome the Bible is (make sure you people in high school actually apply yourself in seminary)! The books aren't just awesome, but reading the Bible has made my testimony of the Book of Mormon much stronger. These books really go hand in hand to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ. What really helped me this week in getting a better testimony of the Book of Mormon was the talk "Look to the Book, Look to the Lord" by Elder Gary Stevenson. I urge all of you to read it and look for all the blessing he promises you for reading the Book of Mormon (My brothers especially have to read this).
At the community kitchen this week I made and served coffee and tea. I felt so weird giving people things that would break the Word of Wisdom. Ha! Other random tidbits of info is I blew my first bike tire. Now it starts. Once one thing goes wrong, it is just down hill from there. Oh, another thing that happened is I had to teach the Law of Chasity to a family. That was so hard but the Lord was definitely there to help me out. It went well and I wasn't even awkward.... whoot! Last thing was that we had the primary program for sacrament meeting yesterday and I was so stoked! The kids are so pure and can teach us so many things if we all just listen to the spirit.
I love all of you and have a Blessed Day!
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From Elder Davis:
Well, I can say that nothing super exciting or noteworthy happened. We just did missionary work, really. Just a week of biking around, talking with people, a little bit of store contacting, and teaching repentance so we can baptize converts.
We have been making headway with our baptismal date, Ashley Ball. They are such a nice family, and her life has been improving drastically as she has applied the message. It is so amazing to see the gospel in action in someone's life. She did relapse this week with smoking, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise because it reminded her why she wants to quit smoking and strengthened her resolve. You never know where blessings are going to come from. :)
My scripture for this week is Alma 42:29
29 And now, my son, I desire that ye should let these things trouble you no more, and only let your sins trouble you, with that trouble which shall bring you down unto repentance.
Life can be something that can be very simple, if we allow it. There are many things, however, that may seem to throw a wrench into our workings and make things seem so complicated. When we stress over the little details of things, it really makes life seem a lot harder. In chapter forty-two of Alma, Alma's son Corianton has been so worried and stressed about the little things that he seems to be missing a bigger picture. He is missing the most beautiful parts of the painting because he doesn't understand what something in the corner of it is. The picture that Alma is painting for his son is that of the gospel of peace, or the gospel of Jesus Christ. When we set our focus that, and about how we can repent and come closer to Christ, the rest of our worries and strifes will seem to melt away.
Weekly challenge!
The talk for this week is, "Joy and Spiritual Survival" by President Russell M. Nelson. It was given during the October 2016 general conference.
Ponder questions:
What do we need to do so that we can have "joy unceasing"?
How can turning to the Lord not only help us, but help those around us?
Who are you going to share the Joy of Christ with this week?
Sorry this was the much, but I sure love all of you. Keep the peace!
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