We have finished two
transfers here. of course this last one was two weeks short. It doesn't
seem that long ago that i was in dirty Kearns walking the streets over
and over. We had a pretty good week. We met some of our goals and are
able to set higher ones for this coming week. we have a few potentials
that look very promising.I'm excited to start teaching some fresh
people.
We have a baptism this Friday.
which is going to be a relief. its been way too long since I've had one
of those. Lilly is Samoan and I'm excited to expand the different
cultures of people that i meet and teach. Hopefully we start teaching
this couple from Nepal. that would be really cool. there aren't too many
of them.
This last week i was given a CTR ring from a couple
that we are teaching. The watts are a really cool family. We are working
on reactivating the parents and baptizing the kids so they can go
through the temple. except the one of the kids doesn't really want to. I'm not sure why because he was all for it the last lesson. i think he is
scared.
We are still working on Phil and Wanda. both are old
and set in there ways... but hey they will be real when they convert.
Wanda just wants to be baptized in 8 weeks. haha i do not want to let
her do that. if she can commit to then whats wrong with in a couple
weeks. And Phil went into the mountains to go inquire of the lord. haha i
thought that was funny of him.
Kristian you might be interested in what Phil does.
He basically stops foreclosures. And apparently he makes pretty good
money. He Specializes in screwing the banks because he hates them. he
says they are doing a bunch of illegal stuff. Which I'm sure they are.
but its sounded kinda cool.
man i dunno what you want to know. i got a hair cut
the other day. There's a lady in one of the wards, she won competitions
at a national level for hair styling and cutting. so she cut it. i think
my cuts were as good as hers. haha
It is now always hot. however its really not that bad. Utah is dry.
but the nights can be a little rough. i do not sleep well in the warm.
Oh elder Quinton L Cook came and spoke to us. these are some of the notes that i got.
1. “Lift up your heart and rejoice for the hour of your mission has come.”
2. There are two things that most converts and less active remember about the lessons they received.
A. The First Vision
(1). If set up and told correctly the Holy Ghost will bear witness
(2) It teaches a multitude of correct doctrines:
(3) God continues to reveal himself to man.
(4) The cannon of scriptures are not closed.
(5) God and Jesus Christ are separate individuals.
(6) God knows us by name.
(7) The gospel of Jesus Christ was to be restored by Joseph Smith.
B. The Plan of Salvation:
(1) It answers four great concerns of man: Where he came from. The
purpose of life. Where he is going and what man can become.
(2) It teaches us that God has a plan for us and we have a purpose.
3. He spoke of agency and opposition. Missionaries will face adversity
and many individuals will not receive the gospel because they have
their agency. The elect will. D&C 29:7.
4. President Hinckley taught that if you have more faith you will have
more success. Later Elder Cook said that there was nothing more
important than teaching faith in Jesus Christ. If you want
investigators to have more faith you must commit them to action.
5. Elder Cook
referred to President Tanner’s advice to live and teach by the spirit.
To do so missionaries must put away foolishness.
6. When investigators put up walls of resistance such as citing
anti-Mormon ideas, we must first be sensitive to the spirit and discern
what the real problem is. There will be times when you would ask the
investigator if they know what you have taught is true. If so, do you
really even need to deal with these negative things?
7. When investigators commit to invitations we must follow with promise blessings.
Elder Cook also gave us an apostolic blessing. Among those things he blessed us with were:
1. Blessing of unity in the mission. Loving our companions tops the list of importance.
2. Blessed us to be able to feel how we can bless our companion.
3. He blessed our home situations. That things at home would improve according to our service.
4. Blessed us that our service would bring blessings to those near and dear to us.
5. Blessed us not to be discouraged.
6. Blessed us to realize how important it was for us to feed the Lord’s sheep.
7. Blessed us to know that the atonement would balance all the unfairness of the world.
So life is good. got to meet another apostle!! hehe
Love elder Salmon
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