Hey!
So we'll start off with the subject of the email. This week Elder Ajeman (my second companion) fractured his femur. He's been in the hospital for a while now, and had surgery a few days ago. They put a rod in his leg, so he's actually already started walking on it a little bit. He's doing a lot better, but prayers for him would be appreciated.
Monday we picked up a new investigator! We visited a family who were former investigators in the Evergreen Ward, and they're awesome! The Dad's name is Moses, and his wife's name is Aisha. He's from Kenya, and she's from Jamaica. They've both very christian, and have had a lot of contact with LDS missionaries. We had a good discussion with them just about how past lessons had went, and about the Book of Mormon. They're very open to learn, and so we're going to be going back and studying the Book of Mormon with them to try and help them gain a testimony of it!
We had a couple exchanges this week. They both went really well, and we were able to get a lot of work done! We had a few lessons with Amelia Kelbert, who is on date to be baptized on the 19th of this month. She's doing pretty well. Sometimes it's hard to get her to focus, but in her defense, she's only 11.
We had another cool experience tracting! Elder Stringam and I were tracting Saturday morning, and we met a guy named Anup. He let us in, and we were able to spend about half an hour with him sharing beliefs. He's hindu, and it was interesting to learn a little bit more about that. We shared with him a little about what we believe, and shared our testimonies of the Book of Mormon. He wasn't eager to learn more, but he accepted the Book of Mormon, so hopefully one day he'll be able to read it and gain a testimony of it!
I also found out that I'm being transferred this week, so next week I'll let you know where I'm at and who I'm with! It's been a great run in this area, and I'm really going to miss it, but I'm excited for what the Lord has in store for me!
This week's spiritual thought actually come out of the Worldwide Missionary Broadcast that we had a few weeks ago. In it, Elder Bednar talked about success, and I love what he said. He taught us that success is something that is a gift from the Lord, and that we need to continue working hard, whether or not the Lord decides to give us success. It's like the account in the Book of Mormon about Ammon and the other son's of Mosiah when they went to preach to the Lamanites. In Alma chapter 26 it says
Love ya'll!
'Till next week
-Elder Moffitt
Monday we picked up a new investigator! We visited a family who were former investigators in the Evergreen Ward, and they're awesome! The Dad's name is Moses, and his wife's name is Aisha. He's from Kenya, and she's from Jamaica. They've both very christian, and have had a lot of contact with LDS missionaries. We had a good discussion with them just about how past lessons had went, and about the Book of Mormon. They're very open to learn, and so we're going to be going back and studying the Book of Mormon with them to try and help them gain a testimony of it!
We had a couple exchanges this week. They both went really well, and we were able to get a lot of work done! We had a few lessons with Amelia Kelbert, who is on date to be baptized on the 19th of this month. She's doing pretty well. Sometimes it's hard to get her to focus, but in her defense, she's only 11.
We had another cool experience tracting! Elder Stringam and I were tracting Saturday morning, and we met a guy named Anup. He let us in, and we were able to spend about half an hour with him sharing beliefs. He's hindu, and it was interesting to learn a little bit more about that. We shared with him a little about what we believe, and shared our testimonies of the Book of Mormon. He wasn't eager to learn more, but he accepted the Book of Mormon, so hopefully one day he'll be able to read it and gain a testimony of it!
I also found out that I'm being transferred this week, so next week I'll let you know where I'm at and who I'm with! It's been a great run in this area, and I'm really going to miss it, but I'm excited for what the Lord has in store for me!
This week's spiritual thought actually come out of the Worldwide Missionary Broadcast that we had a few weeks ago. In it, Elder Bednar talked about success, and I love what he said. He taught us that success is something that is a gift from the Lord, and that we need to continue working hard, whether or not the Lord decides to give us success. It's like the account in the Book of Mormon about Ammon and the other son's of Mosiah when they went to preach to the Lamanites. In Alma chapter 26 it says
27 Now when our hearts were depressed, and we were about to turn back, behold, the Lord comforted us, and said: Go amongst thy brethren, the Lamanites, and bear with patience thine afflictions, and I will give unto you success.The Lord gave them success! They still had to work hard, and they experienced a lot of persecutions and trials, but through it all, the Lord made it so that they were able to see their brethren come unto Christ. In our own lives, we need to be patient and work hard, even when the Lord doesn't grant us success right away.
Love ya'll!
'Till next week
-Elder Moffitt
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