Well, today we got transfer calls...Elder J and I will be staying together here in Lenoir City! I'm excited to see what the next transfer holds, and to finish training Elder J. In fact our whole district is staying the same, which is kind of weird. We'll see what surprises this transfer holds!
Our investigators are doing well. We are still working with MJ, but right now the biggest need for her is to find her own place. She is desperately looking for her own apartment to move into. It's been cool to see though, all the members in our branch council have been trying to come up with ways to help her, so it's been great to see all the members trying to support her. Once she finds her own place, it should be easier to start preparing her for baptism. We also started teaching a lady named V this week. She was a former investigator who had been taught pretty extensively by past missionaries. We had two great lessons with her this week about the Restoration and then the Plan of Salvation. It was great to teach her about God's plan of happiness, V just had so many questions about the afterlife, and we were able to answer each one with scriptures from the Book of Mormon. We are excited to continue to work with her!
Some funny things from the week: We went on exchanges with the other elders in our district this week, and right before we switched, we both got calls from the mission office informing us that we both were going to have apartment inspections the next day! So, one member of each companionship ended up cleaning the other's apartment, but it all worked out, and both of us passed with flying colors. Then on Sunday, on the way to church, we get a text from one of the counselors in the branch presidency saying, "Elder J, can you speak in Sacrament meeting today? 10-15 minutes, your topic." It was pretty great, even though he didn't have much time to prepare, Elder J did a great job and pulled it off, haha.
My ponderizer this week is 2nd Nephi 4:16 which says, "Behold, my soul delighteth in the things of the Lord; and my heart pondereth continually upon the things which I have seen and heard." Sometimes we just need to take moments to reflect on the things of the gospel. It is often in these quiet, reflective, meditative moments that the Lord opens the door to revelation. I love y'all! Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Mitchell
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