There were lots of ups and downs this week from the promised land of Drayton Valley!
After
the new year, things really started looking up. The holidays are great
and all, but I think being a missionary has made me an Ebeneezer
Scrooge because people don't want to meet with us/accept salvation, but
now that this week life is back to normal, everyone wants to meet with
us! We have lots of investigator lessons planned and we're STOKED! We
also have ZedTM (yeah, the letter Z in Canada is pronounced:
zed...weird, hey?) and we're going to be trained for ONLINE
PROSELYTING!!! We'll be facebook missionaries which is super exciting.
New years Eve was definitely a gong show of a
day, but we survived. We had a lesson with our investigator, Monica,
who is the sweetest person who really just loves Jesus. She's super
active in her church, and a few years ago went to africa as a missionary
and prayed over people and all that. We've really been trying to focus
on priesthood authority, and she's getting there. She's reading the
Book of Mormon and praying about it, yay!!
We also
got 3 new investigators this week! Laverna and Rolando are very active
in their church, but they're so nice and love talking to us about Jesus
Christ! Laverna has a Book of Mormon, and she said she's interested in
reading it. They're also from Belize, so their kids are
like.....adorable.
Yesterday in Fast and
Testimony meeting, Sister Whiting and I both bore our testimonies, and
basically rebuked everyone...hahhah definitely wasn't planning on that,
but the spirit was so strong. 90% of our teaching pool is from our
personal finding, and to help the branch to grow, we NEED referrals from
members. Member missionary work is SO VITAL. As missionaries, we're
called to a certain area to build up the ward or branch in which we
serve. It's our job to help the members do their own missionary work.
I've realized so much lately, that its' not our place as members OR
missionaires to decide who is ready for the gospel. It's God's place to
do that. It's our job to invite EVERYONE we know to partake of the
goodness of the gospel and to come to know Jesus Christ for themselves.
If we really love our friends and family, why wouldn't we want them to
experience the joy and peace that the gospel offers??! If everything
fails, what is the absolute worst thing that can happen?? Probably they
say, "no thank you" and things are awkward for a minute but then you
all get over it and life goes on. If you don't have any other reason to
share the gospel, do it because you love the Lord and you understand
that His will is greater than yours. He will help you to do his will,
always.
God has commanded,
"Yea, open your mouths and spare not, and you shall be laden with sheaves upon your backs, for lo, I am with you."
And remember what Nephi said about God's commandments?
"I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them."
Anyways,
THE WORK OF SALVATION IS REAL, and the gospel of Jesus Christ is the
way to "happiness in this life, and eternal life in the world to come."
Onward, ever onward.
Sister Jones
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