Led by the Spirit

Tracting to a goat?

Buenos!

Well, we had a pretty good week here in Dalton, there is a lot to report. This week we were once again able to teach a lot, and we are having lots of success in finding new people. The only problem we are   having is finding people who are genuinely interested and are going to progress. But the work keeps rolling on here in Dalton.

This week started off with a bang: Zone Conference!! It was pretty great. We had lots of good trainings, and I got to see my old comp Elder C, which was awesome! I really enjoyed Pres. Griffin's training about the spirit. He taught us a lot about how the spirit works and how we need to react to promptings. This week we tried to apply some of the teachings, especially in our finding efforts. There were a few instances this week where we would go to a street to tract it, and we would pray for confirmation to know if we were in the right place. Then, the spirit would guide us to another street, and we would find new investigators! It was pretty cool.

Another cool thing this week was our Ward activity. I guess September 15-17 is Independence Day for a lot of Central/South American countries, so we had a fiesta to celebrate! It was lots of fun, there was sooooo much food! Everyone brought traditional dishes from their country, and some people even wore traditional clothing. After eating, we had a "talent show" where different people got up and performed traditional dances/songs. Elder M was joking with me that we should get up and sing something (haha, fat chance). Then, Hermano Sierra asked us to come up and represent the USA, so we got up and sang "The Star-Spangled Banner." It was a blast haha, USA! USA! (We are trying to find out out if any members filmed it, so there may or may not be a video coming soon).

As for our investigators this week, we couldn't meet with E or with D/O, but H is still doing well. We had another good lesson with him this week, and the Sierras came with us again. Best lesson this week was with A and R! Things have been crazy for them lately with R expecting their second child, but this week they had their baby! They welcomed a new daughter, and she and R are both healthy and happy. So, this week we read "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" with them, and the spirit really hit home when we talked about eternal families. We also talked about temples, and how to prepare for the temple, we first need to be baptized. Even though A and R both say that they want to be baptized, they just won't commit to a date right now. But, they are progressing really well, and we are way excited about them!

Last thing from this week: We got a call from an excommunicated member, K, who told us that she wants to get back into the church and be re-baptized. We met with her this week and started teaching her and her less-active husband J. K has such a strong testimony, but she just got lost along her way, and she wants to have the spirit back in her life. And, this week, K and J came to church, it was great!

My ponderizer this week is Alma 13:28, "But that ye would humble yourselves before the Lord, and call on his holy name, and watch and pray continually, that ye may not be tempted above that which ye can bear, and thus be led by the Holy Spirit, becoming humble, meek, submissive, patient, full of love and all long-suffering." It's simple. As we humble ourselves before the Lord, and plead for his help in our lives, he will bless us with the power to resist temptation, the guidance of the Holy Ghost, and the ability to develop Christ's attributes. As we follow the spirit in our lives it will help us to become more like the savior, and that's what it's all about, becoming more like Christ. I hope y'all have a great week! 

Love,
Elder Mitchell

Seeing Elder C at Zone conference

The Ward party

Checking out Steak and Shake!