This week has just been a blast and it has flown by. I had the best and last Zone Conference ever! We opened up the meeting with the doctrine of Christ and man do I love it! We discussed how the purpose of God related to our purpose as a missionary and to the key indicators of conversion. Then we all came to the conclusion to delete our Facebook app because our baptisms before Facebook was up words in the 30s a month and when we got Facebook it dropped to barely even the 20s. Satan is doing s good job at distracting the saints. I read the
challenges that President Nelson issued to the youth and man it got me so stoked! I hope everyone had a chance to watch the broadcast and accept the challenges. Before my mission I would think “that is nice.” But now when a prophet says something like that I take it as direct revelation to me to do better and know that it will prepare me for the second coming. The lord is hastening his work, we better get on the train or we will be left behind.
The other cool part about Zone Conference was after lunch! I won my last golden hubcap! After that we had a play done by E. Arrington and I fell out of my chair laughing! I have laughed so hard in about 2 years. Then we went into the chapel and there stands the Nashville Tribute band to great us. I know some of the members of the band because I have served in their wards. Anyways, they preformed for us and I cried in every song. I have become such a cry baby lately. I knew every verse and even got to sing along with them. Then the moment came that I gave my departing testimony and man that was intense.
Other things that happened this week was just the classic mini miracles. We get prompted to knock on a door, lend a listening ear and a scripture to help. I love how the lord guides his missionaries and even members. We are so close to getting this man on date. I have been so bold with him and finally got his concerns out. He really doesn’t have a testimony on the Book of Mormon and more of living prophets. He has been going to church for 4 years and now we have finally pinpoint his concerns. I also got in contact with some of my converts and they should be coming back to church! Yay! Anyways, this week was so cool!
I love y’all and hope y’all have a blessed week!
Love, Elder Q
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Elder Doty
Howdy howdy!
So to start the week we had, quite literally, the best zone conference ever! It started out with a fantastic discussion we all had about baptism and how we need to not be so nervous or hesitant to talk about it with people and invite them to be baptized. After that we had a little comedy show. Elder Arrington, one of the senior missionaries who is serving in the mission office, was a professional actor back in his day. He put on a one man show for us and it was honestly one of the funniest things I had ever seen! Then after that, President Stone surprised us all with a concert! The Nashville Tribute band came and played a few songs for us. They are like a country Christian band, but they're Mormon! I liked them before, but now am a life long fan!
Also, we having been working with this guy named Joel. Let me tell you about my man Joel! He has been coming to church for like 4 years, and is still not baptized! Missionaries haven't done anything with him for a few years because he stopped making any progress. But over the past few weeks he has really been opening up a ton! We have figured out what has been holding him back and he will be getting down in the water any day now!
We also got to go to the temple today! It was awesome and much needed. I haven't been able to go in almost 7 months. With today and some other experiences throughout the past week, all I can say is the church is true! Only flaw in the whole temple trip has been the insane Nashville traffic. We got a ride from an older couple in our ward, the Christensens. Bless their hearts, but they are terrifying drivers haha.
Till next week! Sure love y'all!
Love,
Elder Doty
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