This week was an interesting week. We were short on lessons, but we were busy everyday, and we were able to see a lot of people that we haven't been able to for a while. While we weren't able to teach some of them we were able to converse with them, and let them know that we care. Sometimes that is the most important thing that we can do.
Tuesday we had the opportunity to attend the Trunk or Treat for Springville ward. It was a great time, and opportunity for missionary work. For the past month or so as we've gone to dinners we taught the members about missionary work, and invited them to invite their friends to this activity. It provided a great opportunity to expose them to the Church, help them to feel the Spirit, and have a good time without feeling pressured. Several of the part-member families were able to attend, as well as less-active members. And, in answer to our challenge we had a great number of non-members in attendance. We had the chance to have a lesson afterwards with C and B. Brother A, the Young Mens president was able to attend the lesson. We taught the Gospel. C opened up a lot. He told us that he was not going to get baptized, because he was not ready for it. He said that he needed to quit doing several things, which he wasn't ready to do. His statement struck me as very intelligent for someone of his age. He understands what a big thing baptism is, and he doesn't want to rush into it unprepared.
Halloween this week provided an interesting environment for missionary work. We had our district meeting in the morning, afterwards we were able to teach two lessons and make several visits before heading inside for the night. We watched the John Tanner Story with a less-active member, and he was amazed at the dedication and sacrifice shown in that story. The Spirit was there. That evening we were able to spend with the members we live with. We wern't able to dress up and be outside, but because I knew we were going to be home for the rest of the night, I went upstairs and put on Emily's black, green, yellow tie, as well as my orange and black tie, and was a "house divided". In case you don't understand that would be a Oregon Ducks fan, and an Oregon Beavers fan. The A liked it. We spent the night playing games, and having fun. Sister Alberts told us that she wanted both of us to stay for Christmas. I love living in their home, they are so willing to serve us and help us out. We do as much as we can to return the favor.
Thursday was a great day, we were able to teach several less-active members. We shared lessons on the Sacrament, and the cleansing power it brings. We taught about repentance, and the wonderful feelings that come from true repentance. We shared about the miracle to Christ's life and Atonement, how we are able to overcome our weaknesses through Him, and return to live in our Father's presence.
Friday I was able to go on an exchange with Elder I in his area. He has been ill, so I spent the morning studying the scriptures, while he rested. I was able to read about repentance, prayer, working with ward leaders, and teaching those without a Christian background. I learned a lot during my studies. After lunch he felt well enough to go out, and so we did. We tracted for most of the day, and were able to give out a couple Book of Mormons, and find a few potential investigators. That night we went to Brother J of the High Council, and he gave us two families for us to see in the Springville ward. One is a less-active family, the other is a non-member one.
Saturday we had the great opportunity to assist with an Eagle Scout Project. He was collecting supplies for babies. We spent the morning going through the neighborhoods collecting the donations. It was a great time, and it reminded me a lot of my Eagle Project, and the great times I had and the things I learned in scouting. That evening we were finally able to meet with T D. We had to move her baptismal date, as she is still smoking, she hasn't been able to make it to Church, and she hasn't been reading. It is sad to see her not progressing as well as she should. We are hoping to be able to get a lot more member help, and help her to stop smoking and gain a testimony.
This Sunday was Stake Conference, it was a broadcast from Salt Lake, and Elder Quintin L Cook, and Elder Adrian Ochoa both talked about missionary work. They spoke about preparing the youth to serve, and about serving ourselves to fulfil the call of the prophets of "every member a missionary". Elder Ochoa said "You can do hard things", which reminded me of our mission culture. He also gave three things to help us: 1.Know and trust the Lord, 2.Choose the right, no matter what,3.Never give up. He promised us that as we did those things that the Lord would support us, and we would be able to make a difference. A member of the presidency of the seventy spoke about remembering, which really struck me as well. Remembering helps us to become more Christlike, protect us, and help us qualify for eternal life. We need to remember who we are, what we are doing, why we are doing it, where we are going, and how we are going to do it, and get there. Sister Dibb spoke as well, and talked about making sure it is "real" some things don't last, or aren't really "real", and we need to make sure that what we do is "real"
Thats a good summary of the week. It was a good week, we were busy, and even though we didn't teach as many lessons I feel that we had a successful week.
Love Elder Schultz
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