OK y'all... going on 35 weeks and I have no clue how to make these emails better so if you have any ideas let me know. Also something new I learned this week was from the scripture in the subject line, apparently donkeys can talk. Shrek was right.
Miles - He's continuing to do well and learning more. This last time he remembered a bit from when he had been taught before and it was very funny. He was like, so after I'm baptized I could be called to be the Prophet? It was very funny but he is really getting into it and I can't wait until he's more comfortable with our ward
Khimani - So we finally saw her again and she'd love to keep studying with us but doesn't want to go to church at the moment. I'm really happy she didn't completely leave but please pray that God will open up a path for her to return to church.
District Council - so I wanted to share this just because we talked about Spiritual Gifts and they are so awesome. I encourage all of you to try digging a little deeper into it. Here's a quote I found that I really liked:
“If any of us are imperfect, it is our duty to pray for the gift that will make us perfect. … No man ought to say, ‘Oh, I cannot help this; it is my nature.’ He is not justified in it, for the reason that God has promised to give strength to correct these things, and to give gifts that will eradicate them. If a man lacks wisdom, it is his duty to ask God for wisdom. The same with everything else. That is the design of God concerning His Church. He wants His Saints to be perfected in the truth. For this purpose He gives these gifts, and bestows them upon those who seek after them, in order that they may be a perfect people upon the face of the earth.” (Millennial Star, Apr. 1894, p. 260.)
So seek those gifts that can help you change and be better.
Also for lunch afterwards we went to Taco Bell and that's the first time I've been. It was good.
Rashi - So after teaching him the Restoration, we get a text the next day that asks how he can believe in a church that discriminates. And me overreacting sent back a long text explaining that God loves everyone equally and shared a bunch of scriptures and talks. Then Elder Albright asked him where his question came from and it was actually a question he got from reading about the church from reading anti-LDS material. It was really cool tho because when we explained the verse, he completely understood it and could see how that material was just negative and false.
The next day we went over again, he had no problem and so we taught the word of wisdom.
Stalkfleets - so for all you missionaries reading this:please update your area books. I came prepared with this object lesson to find out that they had already done it so... it still ended up pretty good and everyone had a good laugh.
More bike troubles - need I say more. The tire we had just replaced got punctured by a big nail and so it was game over. Then the other bike had somehow gotten a slow leak and so we just kept pumping it up before each trip.
Sunday - we had an awesome fast and testimony meeting. I loved all the testimonies but for some reason, even though I've been out 8 months now, I still get nervous when I go up. The rest of the day was packed with back to back lessons and it was so good. Our lessons were definitely led by the Spirit and it was an awesome day.
Spiritual thought/challenge : your testimony grows as you share it and it can help others. My fast Sunday wouldn't have been as good if it wasn't for some people standing up and bearing their testimonies. So please do and they blessings come of it. A great scripture is Doctrine and Covenants 63:3. So please, next fast Sunday, share your testimony.
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