This week was great! We didnt get our contacts but we were able to get our hours of finding time. It is definitely a challenge to get them goals. Any extra time we have i feel like we are talking to people. But the funny things is the more and more we talk to people the less people let us into their homes. We are not getting new investigators and spending a whole lot of time dedicated to just talking to people. BUT this week we did have a great experience with the arce family. We went and talked to them about baptism. Asking them if they were ready to make a decision and be baptized. He told us the same thing that he had talked to his pastor and just wanted to stay where he was and continue visiting us. So we asked him a few questions to see what it was that was really stopping him. and we also had a member with us. The member just kind of took over. A little stronger and more brave than we were being. Just said do you want to follow Jesus Christ or not. He asked him. if Jesus Christ was right here and told you to get baptized would you do it. He said of course. Then he asked and do you feel that Joseph Smith was a prophet? he again replied of course. and then he continued to ask if he thought Thomas monson was a prophet. He replied yes. Then he said if Thomas s monson or Joseph smith were here and told you to be baptized would you do it? he replied yes. Then he said well these two young men have been called by thomas monson himself to come here to you to tell you to get baptized. Will you do it? he replied with much hesitation i have already thought about it and just dont know. So we talked a little more and left him with doctrine and covenants 22 to read. He read it and then in church he shared a story in Elders Quorum. We were teaching the young men and didnt hear it but members told us that he said that night after reading what the missionaries had left with him he prayed and then had a dream. he was in a car and asked the chouffer to take him to the True Church of Jesus Christ the chouffer took him directly to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints. He stood up and shared this in church and the members assured him with their testimonies that it was the true church. I am very excited to work with them this week. Super!
We also have several appointments this week with some other members which will be great! a few families that we are trying to make into M&M´s (member Missionaries) (a new goal that president has given us 2 M&M´s a week). Tonight we have one and wednesday we have another with another family and the Senior couple the Vickery´s from boise They are a great couple. We are excited. This week i decided to pass around a lunch appointment sign up in relief society so we can try to make more people M&M´s but only one couple signed up and they feed us each week anyway. it made me kind of sad. =( we will do it again next week and hopefully it will improve.
Thats pretty neat that tommy said that. i never would have imagined i would have been an example. I just worked hard and did what i was taught. It makes me kind of wish i would have done a little better though to deserve the compliment.
I get to talk to my family NEXT WEEK! woohoo! well this week we are having our ward christmas party. I am going to be Santa Clause =) this will be fun! WoohoO!
well yeah! we will talk to you later. I will write you next week and call you on christmas eve to schedule the time on christmas day.
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