July 31, 2013

Anyways This week was really slow! We are in a steady pace now and getting kind of comfortable. We are really focusing on some new people we found. We have 2 new less active families that we found last transfer. One is the Livelo family and the other is the Balasbas. They have both shown willingness to come to church and we have seen some of them come. So it is good, but we are trying to help them understand coming to church is not a sometimes kind of thing. We need to go all the time. It is what the Lord has commanded us to do and it is how we become sanctified through the sacrament. So I am still confused on how to do that, we are building a foundation on doctrine first right now, making sure they understand that. We have another Less Active Brother, who ... I really want to see return. Every time we go over to him he has a grieved soul and we can tell he isn't happy the way he chose to pursue his life. He always told himself he would come back, but now his family has all fallen away and he blames himself. I can almost see his spirit yearning for the atonement and spiritual nourishment. He says he wants to, but every time he gets to Sunday he becomes ashamed to return or he doesn't feel ready. We shared the restoration with him this last week. It was funny how it was just a simple lesson, but I asked him if he knew it was true, he bore testimony, that he knows it is true. I second his witness and I felt power in the room. It is funny how when one bears testimony to himself... he receives a witness for himself if these things are true. I encourage everyone to find a conviction in the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ, The Prophet Joseph Smith, The Book of Mormon, and Jesus Christ and HIs Atonement.I don't know if this moment alone will help this man overcome his obstacles, but it sure gave him some inspiration. A burden was lifted from him for just a couple of minutes maybe, but it was visible to me. I know these things are true and I leave them in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

Well here is also a funny story!I was walking one day and this old lady looked like she was asking my comp for something... knowing him he just blew her off. So i stopped and talked to her and she just asked if we were Mormons  I sad yeah and than i offered her help carrying her bags! Haha she had a lot. So i grabbed some and we started walking... like 10 seconds later she latches onto my arm and I escorted an old lady like a boy scout all the way to her street. I didn't get to teach her or anything nor will i ever get to ... cause she wouldn't let me go any further cause she thought I was going the other way. Yeah haha... awkward! Anyways it was funny cause she was super teeny and I was this giant and I was just helping down the street.