Oh man, what a week it has been. My boy Elder M and I went to work! This week we were reaching like crazy, trying to find them new investigators, and hitting up tons of less-actives this week. We worked hard, and the Lord blessed us with success. We were able to meet or exceed nearly all of our weekly goals, and finished the week with 27 total lessons! (Which is way more than I've ever taught in a week before). Here's some highlights from this crazy week:
Tues-Had a lesson with E about the law of chastity and the spirit was super strong. He accepted it really well. We thought that he might have some problems with this, but it turns out he doesn't! So, we might be able to move his baptism date up, we'll see.
Thurs-We picked up a new investigator, C, who seems way prepared for the gospel. She grew up in a home where her dad was Mormon and her mom was Catholic, so she was really confused as a kid, but she really wants to know more about the church. She's got a lot of potential.
Sat-We were able to see D and O, and had a good lesson on baptism. D has some things to work out with getting divorced from her ex-husband, but hopefully we can get that resolved soon. We also taught H. We brought Hermano and Hermana Sierra with us, and they were the perfect fellowshippers for H. We didn't even make the connection, both the Sierras and H are from Honduras, and they just immediately hit it off and became instant friends. H still won't commit to a baptism date, but he's got great member friends now. (By the way, Hermano Sierra is a former mission president/area 70, so he is a stud).
Sun-H came to church! And not only that, but he brought his whole family along too. The Sierras helped them feel so welcome, and they really enjoyed church. During sacrament meeting, Hermano Sierra gave an awesome talk about temples and eternal families. He talked about the sacrifices he and his wife made to be sealed in the temple. At that time, there was no temple in Honduras, so they had to travel all the way to Arizona to be sealed. Then, he turned his focus right on H and his family and said, "When you become members of the church, you will see yourselves in the temple. And we will be there with you, and we will see you in the temple." It was way powerful.
Anyways, yeah, it was an awesome week; hopefully we can keep it up! My ponderizer this week is Romans 8:14 which says, "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." If we are to become effective servants of the Lord, we have to be led by his spirit. As we are led by the spirit, we will see miracles occur. Hope y'all have a great week!
Love,
Elder Mitchell
They went to visit A, a new convert, at work
On p-day they went to Chattanooga
More sleeping pics
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