Elder Moffitt in Canada, eh!: Luck of the Irish

Top of the Morning!

So we had transfers this past week. I ended up saying goodbye to Elder Neulinger, and getting a new companion, Elder Crawley! He's been out for about 5 months, and he's from the beautiful island of Northern Ireland! He told me that they don't actually say "Top of the Morning" to each other in Ireland, but I thought I'd throw it into the email anyway. I also asked him if he has a strict diet of Lucky Charms for breakfast. He told me no, but I think he's lying. Being with another British companion (This is my third one, and my fourth European companion) makes me feel like I'm in a Harry Potter movie all the time. It's fantastic. He may not be a wizard, but he is a lucky little leprechaun. We had some great things happen this week.

So the biggest news is MIKE IS GETTING BAPTIZED!!!! I think I've mentioned Mike in previous letters. He's the husband of a recent convert, and he's been learning about the church, but has never admitted that he was investigating. We've talked to him about baptism quite a few times, but he always just shrugs us off and pretends that he's not interested in the church even though he comes every Sunday and quizzes us on doctrine every time we're over. Well recently the spirit has really been working in him. He's been listening in on lessons that we've had with the family, and he recently finished the Book of Mormon after the Stake President issued that challenge at stake conference last year. He's decided that he wants to be baptized! It's nothing that we've done, but the Lord has been preparing him ever since his wife began investigating the church. He's felt the spirit as he's come to know more about the restored gospel, and that's what has converted him. He wants to be baptized on April 22nd! I think he still has some things that he needs to change to be ready, but he's determined, and we'll be right there helping him out! We're so excited for him!

Our investigator Lana also came to one of the Saturday Sessions of General Conference! She's really busy with work and kids, and so meeting with her often is a struggle, but she really does seem to have a lot of intent to learn more and come to know if what we teach is true! I was so excited to see her at conference! I was praying so hard the whole time that she would be able to feel the spirit and power that the words of the Apostles brought. I think that she enjoyed it!

I loved General Conference this week! It's like Christmas for missionaries! I won't share too much about it (spoilers) but I will say that as I watched, I had an overwhelming feeling that the men speaking were called of God, and that his church really has been restored today. I'm so grateful for the guidance that we're able to receive from modern day prophets and apostles!

The work is this area is going really well! We've got a lot more good things right around the corner! We've also started sharing a car with some other Elders in the district, so we're going to be doing a lot more walking. We have some bikes now too, so that's good. Hopefully I don't rip my pants riding this time.

Tender Mercies for the week: We went over to the Fleming's house one night so that Elder Neulinger could say goodbye, and when we got there, Brother Fleming said to me, and I quote, "Elder, we're going to feed you enchiladas tonight." His wife is from Mexico, so they were authentic. I love members. We also didn't have a dinner last night, so we looked through our kitchen to see if any previous elders left us something to eat, and to our great joy we found some frozen chicken strips in the freezer. Bless.

Spiritual thought for the week! My favorite quote from conference, "Church sleep is among the healthiest of all sleep!" I love President Uchtdorf! Truer words were never said. I also really liked the talk about the spirit by Ronald A. Rasband. I like that he said we need to be first responders. When the spirit prompts us, we must act on that first prompting. I know that as we act on the first prompting that we receive, the Lord will guide us, and we'll learn how to better follow the spirit.

Hope ya'll have a great week!

Love,

Elder Moffitt

Don't judge too harshly, but Elder Todd and I decided to take some High School Musical pics this week. I think they actually turned out quite good!