Family!
Mother, Father, Jordan, Cristy, Adri, Tyler, and Tucker!!!!!
I love you all so very
much. I am grinning so big right now, just so you know. It has been one hectic,
wonderful and powerful week here and all over for each one of you. I am in awe
of all that is happening. IT is the time!
Sister Harmon is (as
far as I am aware) home sweet home! She taught me so much and I will forever be
grateful for her service and love towards me. I learned things I never thought
I would or could learn.
My new companion iiiiiiiiiisssssss.....SISTER
DAVIS! Yes indeed. Sister Aley Davis. The same one at my complex The Isle's,
the same one in my BYU ward, the same one that entered the MTC with me on May
29th. She is my companion! Some of the nicknames we have already gotten...The
Davis Sisters, Double Dave's (a restaurant here), The Sister Davis's, Are you
sisters? (yes, we haven't gotten that one enough lol) and some others I may not
mention ;) It has been quite fun.
This past week was a
week to be recorded in the history books. When Elder Bednar came to this
mission recently he said, "When you do what you have always done, you will
get what you have always gotten." So President Slaughter took things to a
new level. He released Assistants to the President, Zone Leaders and Sister
Training Leaders and Head Sister Training Leaders to become model District
Leaders and trainers. It was incredible. It has been a difficult week for some
individuals but it is a test of faith that this is what the Lord wants for San
Antonio!
We attended the
baptism of a gentleman named Danny this past weekend. I asked him some
questions, and finally asked, "What finally helped you to make the
decision to be baptized?" And he responded by saying that he truly felt at
home and at peace when all the members came up to him and introduced themselves
to him in genuine friendship with him. The members are essential in the
conversion process, not just an important part, ESSENTIAL!
We rode the bus here
in San Antonio this past week and we taught quite a few lessons and got to set
up some more appointments. It was quite the adventure!
Yesterday we had a
heart tugging, tear shedding lesson with Triana. She knows this is the true
church, but is receiving quite a few negative and not so uplifting comments
from her friends and family. It is hard when blinders are still on and all we
can live off of is faith. We wish, hope and pray that everyone could have clean
windows to see through. But we must wait and be patient for them to understand
in Heavenly Fathers time.
We have discussed and
have been trying to apply the principles of finding the ELECT this past week.
IT is not an easy thing at all. But we stopped teaching an individual because
she was not quite a ripe peach, and we were able to use that time to receive
multiple more referrals and find two new investigators who are ready and prepared.
I know with all my
heart that this is where I must be at this time, in The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, building HIS kingdom. We must return to him through and
only through Baptism by the proper authority! The restoration of the gospel and
priesthood authority is a remarkable event and we must share this with
others.
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