Your works are noticed!

I've learned a lot about relying on the Lord and how blessings do come and your work is always noticed by someone, even if it is just the Lord. He knows and loves you so much and no matter how far you think you've sunk, no matter how incomplete and ruined you feel, Jesus Christ can heal you. You just need to come to Him. I love how in Isaiah a phrase that is repeated over and over is, "mine arm is stretched out still." After all this wickedness and crazy stuff people are doing in rebellion against the Lord, he still loves them and you! In the name of jesus christ amen.

The importance of Members in missionary work

This week I have learned a lot about "teamwork". Sharing the gospel isn't only the responsibility of one missionary. It isn't only the job of one companionship. It isn't the job of the companionship and the ward mission leader. It is the whole ward working together to bring to pass the eternal life of man. You members are super important! As you share the gospel with your friends, you are fulfilling your baptismal covenent ("...willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light; 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..." Mosiah 18:8-10). If you don't know how to do that, or it's hard or scary, guess who you can ask. The missionaries! (And I can email you individually a recording of a fireside with bunches of grand ideas :D). I know that through being one in heart and mind, we can share the gospel and baptize converts. I know that Jesus Christ lives and that as we follow Him, we will be happy and we will want to share that happiness. So go and share it! In the name of Jesus Christ, amen. followhim.mormon.org

God Blesses Optimism

Always always always be optimistic. The Lord is willing to do anything and bless you numerously if you obey him with a happy and grateful heart. In order for us as missionaries, to teach about faith in Jesus Christ and to help people believe that he will help them, we have to be that way too. If we look at every door as a gamble rather than every door is going to let us in and be baptized, we won't have any baptisms.Our meeting talked about not only having and strengthening our faith in Jesus Christ, but having faith and optimism. Walking up to every single door with the attitude of, "This family will let us in! We will baptize this family!" It completely changed us and our perspective and the Lord has been pouring out His blessings on us since. We were able to have a wonderful lesson with two formers (former means someone who used to have an interest in investigating the church but for some reason stopped) (Jenny and David and Carolina) and they are wonderful and we have a return appointment with one of them (David and Carolina) and the phone number of the other one who loves us (Jenny).  If we look at every school project, test, interview, presentation, job, whatever, as a gamble or if it is doomed to fail, than it will fail. We have to have faith that if we just go and do believing the Lord will pick up the rest, He absolutely will. I testify that through Jesus Christ we can do all things. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.