Hello All!
So let's get right into it! On Tuesday we had our return appointment with the Jehovah's Witness that we tracted into. Our purpose in coming was actually to let him talk about his religion and learn more about what he believe, and then see if he had any questions for us. Apparently he just had questions for us which was great! He seemed relatively new to the Jehovah's Witness church, which was good for us because it meant he was more open to learning about our beliefs. We talked to him about the Book of Mormon, what it is and how it supports the bible, and briefly about the plan of salvation with some restoration sprinkled in there. It went really well! His name is Tayson and his friend Jaidah (pretty sure I just butchered those names) listened as well! We left them a Book of Mormon and a Plan of Salvation pamphlet which they said they would look through, and we set up another appointment for tomorrow! He said that he wanted to make sure that he was following the true church, which was super serendipitous because that's what we're here to help people do! He seems like a great guy, and we're excited to get to teach him again this week! Oh and one interesting thing he told us about what Jehovah's Witnesses believe; apparently they believe the war in heaven was in 1914, and it was then that Satan was cast out and it resulted in WW1. Never heard that before.
On Wednesday the family feeding us dinner asked what we wanted, so we asked for Hawaiian Haystacks, which they so graciously prepared, even though they had no idea what they were. It was a fantastic meal! We also had mini cheesecakes with Saskatoon berries that they picked from their garden. Everybody has gardens here, it's so cool! Another sister gave us a giant Zucchini that she picked, I have no idea what we're going to do with a zucchini, but it was very kind of her! We ended up naming it Zach, and I think we're going to use him as an investigator during our role plays.
On Thursday we helped bishop pour some cement on his property. There was so much to pour that he had to hire two cement trucks to come. Elder Stone and I were assigned to dig up a part of the yard and prep it for the cement. I have to say that I have a newfound respect for pouring cement, it is an art.
That night we went to a barbecue that some members were having. We met a kid from the ward that just got home from his mission in London, really nice guy! We also got to play some volleyball and tag with all of the kids there which was great, and had some ketchup chips and pink cream soda which are both normal in Canada.
We got to meet with the new mission president for interviews this week! He's a great guy. He's really nice and helpful, and is doing everything he can to help us become more successful missionaries! I'm excited to see what changes he starts making in the near future!
I attended the Champion ward for the first time this Sunday. It's really small, only about 70 active members. The ward is really nice though. It's just a challenge to get the work going in that area because we're not down there very often.
In other news, I looked at a map this week and learned that our area technically goes all the way to the BC border, these ward boundaries are ginormous. That makes our area about 2.5 hours from end to end.
Spiritual thought!: Alma 25:16
Now they did not suppose that salvation came by the law of Moses;
but the law of Moses did serve to strengthen their faith in Christ. . .
This verse just really reminded me that our focus should always be in Christ. Salvation doesn't come through the commandments, it comes through Christ. The commandments are given to us to help turn us to our Savior, and strengthen our faith in Him. We need to always keep this in mind, and strive to strengthen our testimony of Jesus Christ.
Love you all! Thanks for your prayers and emails! Hope everyone has a great week!
Love,
Elder Moffitt
On Wednesday the family feeding us dinner asked what we wanted, so we asked for Hawaiian Haystacks, which they so graciously prepared, even though they had no idea what they were. It was a fantastic meal! We also had mini cheesecakes with Saskatoon berries that they picked from their garden. Everybody has gardens here, it's so cool! Another sister gave us a giant Zucchini that she picked, I have no idea what we're going to do with a zucchini, but it was very kind of her! We ended up naming it Zach, and I think we're going to use him as an investigator during our role plays.
On Thursday we helped bishop pour some cement on his property. There was so much to pour that he had to hire two cement trucks to come. Elder Stone and I were assigned to dig up a part of the yard and prep it for the cement. I have to say that I have a newfound respect for pouring cement, it is an art.
That night we went to a barbecue that some members were having. We met a kid from the ward that just got home from his mission in London, really nice guy! We also got to play some volleyball and tag with all of the kids there which was great, and had some ketchup chips and pink cream soda which are both normal in Canada.
We got to meet with the new mission president for interviews this week! He's a great guy. He's really nice and helpful, and is doing everything he can to help us become more successful missionaries! I'm excited to see what changes he starts making in the near future!
I attended the Champion ward for the first time this Sunday. It's really small, only about 70 active members. The ward is really nice though. It's just a challenge to get the work going in that area because we're not down there very often.
In other news, I looked at a map this week and learned that our area technically goes all the way to the BC border, these ward boundaries are ginormous. That makes our area about 2.5 hours from end to end.
Spiritual thought!: Alma 25:16
Now they did not suppose that salvation came by the law of Moses;
but the law of Moses did serve to strengthen their faith in Christ. . .
This verse just really reminded me that our focus should always be in Christ. Salvation doesn't come through the commandments, it comes through Christ. The commandments are given to us to help turn us to our Savior, and strengthen our faith in Him. We need to always keep this in mind, and strive to strengthen our testimony of Jesus Christ.
Love you all! Thanks for your prayers and emails! Hope everyone has a great week!
Love,
Elder Moffitt
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