This week was great! we had another run in with a group of Adventists and handled it much better. Instead of argueing i tried to help him realize that everyone thinks their way of interpreting the Bible is correct. He wouldn't agree saying he has the truth and the scriptures prove it. There was a huge difference. Between my purpose and his purpose. Between the way we went about it and the way he went about it. From the moment he started he talked about the ten commandments and how it says that even the smallest commandments are important. showing us that if we worship on a day other than what it says in the Bible we are worshipping the devil. We were trying to help him understand where the book of mormon came from and inviting him to read it. He just immediately shut it down. Saying he wouldn't waste his time reading something written by Joseph Smith. So we just left it at that and walked out. We did waste our time there. but instead of argueing with his points i agreed with most of them becuase they were true. but i also invited him to think of it from a different point of view. we continued talking and since then i have tried to really not waste my time. Asking people to be honest with us and tell us if they would like to hear or not.
Aside from that we had a great opportunity this week to see the answers of our heavenly father. We had service planned and received a call to find out that the person we were going to do service for was going to the doctor. We decide to go do our backup service and needed string and gasoline for the weedwacker. We went and on the way it started to pour. We said a prayer asking it to stop. As we walked out of the store the rain was gone. The sky still just as grey but not raining at all. Then as we started to work the clouds all disolved and we were able to serve this Brother. Then we went home cleaned up and started to proselyte and the rains started again.
The Lord answers Prayers!
Last night as well we had a great lesson with a family we found a few weeks ago. We have tried to teach them several times. but they always call and cancel but we finally got to talk to them. We started just talking to them and they asked if we wanted anything to drink he offered coffee and she replied "they don't drink coffee, right?" we agreed and started to talk about the Word of Wisdom. We taught them each part and they agreed completely with it. She said she was listening to the radio and heard that if your body hurts or you have headaches when you stop drinking or eating something it means it isn't good for you. She mentioned when she has tried to quit drinking coffee and now knowing god doesn't want us to do it she has more motivation. She encouraged her husband to read the book of mormon (he doesn't like to read) and then at the end without us saying a think they said they were coming to our church next week! Woohoo! and then they invited us over for Dinner! WoohoO!
No more accidents in cars or with machetes for now but im sure you'll hear more before christmas. Now is when people start to paint their houses. so cutting bushes down and many more service projects. =) no...
This week as well we went to talk with a girl that we had taught a few times. She always has like popcorn questions. Just random and pop out of no where. But we went by and her mom was fingering through the book of mormon we left with her. We decided to invite her to listen as well. She stayed and we taught the restoration. In preach my gospel it tells us the importance of using scriptures. Saying it is VITAL. and that the more we use them the more the spirit can be there and the more comfortable the investigator will feel to ask questions and come to church. So we used many scriptures and she started asking us good questions. then asked us why Joseph smith Never appears in the Bible. we explained that it is really just a test of Humility and Faith. If God were to tell us there would be a Joseph smith to come. Where would our faith be. and How many Fake Joseph Smiths would arise. We need to be humble and Ask him.
She understood and said. "Thats the only way i get by in life. I ask God in everything. I will read and ask him if it is true!" She was very humble and i hope and pray that she has recognized and recieved her answer.
So i give candy to the Kids at church if they can tell me an article of faith or quote another scripture. they all come up trying to tell me the Ten commandments or genesis 1:1 they don't say them right and get frustrated when i ask them where they are. I think this week instead of Candy i am going to give them Article of faith cards. so they can start learning them. =) They really attacked me. 4 kids on jumping on my back another pulling my tie another reaching in my pockets and another kicking my shins. AAAAAAHHHHHHH! Kids and Candy don't Mix!
Here the members think its a big sin celebrating Halloween. and a lady in a contact asked us if we celebrate it. we answered well back home its much different. and she quickly replied "But its a pagan holiday" i didn't know what to say.
What does pagan mean? I looked and never found any scriptures saying we can't celebrate holidays.
That was my week.
Well i am learning a ton. Not perfect by working hard. and today we are going Crabbing! Different way of doing it. but yeah! WOohoO!
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