So our mission has officially changed our Pdays from Mondays to Tuesdays. I'm not going to lie, it was a weird experience to not have Pday yesterday. But from now on, emails will come on Tuesdays!
We had a pretty good week. We weren't able to meet with any of our investigators, but we had some good contacts with our potential investigators, and we got to do a lot of service!
We got to help out with a library book sale. They had us moving all of the boxes of books that needed to be sold, and then helping organize them. We were there with a lot of volunteers from the community. It was really fun to meet some of them and get to work with them!
We helped out at the Food Bank again this week. We have a standing appointment every Friday now. We got to talk with some great people there! The Lady in charge of it has been really appreciative of all the help we've given them, and we've formed really good relationships with all of the people there. This time we were just repackaging things, but they just got a new weed wacker, so next week we'll be taking care of the grounds again.
Saturday evening we had an appointment with our investigator Philip, but it fell through. However, Elder Todd and Elder White in another another ward here called to see if we could help with a last minute move. Turns out there were some Non-members moving into Medicine Hat who had gotten some missionaries to help them on the other end that needed help moving in. We were able to go and spend some time moving them. It was just a mom and her kids who had just gone through a pretty rough time, and they had no idea how they were going to get everything moved. Luckily we were able to round up some missionaries to help out! We were able to get everything moved for her, and she was really grateful. It was such a blessing to be able to help out a daughter of God when she was in need. As missionaries, we often wonder whether or not our time is being spent 'Effectively' or whether our service is 'Effective' in helping us fulfill our purpose. As I thought about the experience we had, it made me think of Mosiah 18, when Alma is teaching the people about baptismal covenants. He says,
8 And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light;
9 Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the first resurrection, that ye may have eternal life—
10 Now I say unto you, if this be the desire of your hearts, what have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness before him that ye have entered into a covenant with him, that ye will serve him and keep his commandments, that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?When we're baptized, we promise our Heavenly Father that we're going to bear each other's burdens and help those in need. We have a responsibility to serve each other. We're all son's and daughters of a Heavenly Father, and need to take care of one another. I just feel like we're always being effective disciples of Christ as we keep our covenants to serve those in need.
We're going strong here in the Hat, and looking forward to this next week!
Love ya'll!
Love,
Elder Moffitt
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