This week in the work of the Woodburn 1st ward...
Monday at our dinner we challenged the family we ate dinner with to give out pass along cards to their friends, they each thought of someone, and we decided to make it a compitition with the daughters, so we added up the amount that they were going to give away, and we offered to double it. The "loser" buys ice cream for everyone. The great thing about it is there really is no loser, because the work is moving forward. We asked them about it yesterday, and the father was happy to announce that while they have yet to give out any cards because of the busy holiday, they have been talking about it all week. They also stopped by the Portland Temple Visitor's Center, and when they were watching the I'm a Mormon videos they were talking with their daughters about how they could share this experience, and combine it with an invitation when they give out the card. Missionary work is on their mind.
Tuesday most of our day was spent in Albany, or on the way to, however, it was one of the best days of this week for me. As i sat in the chapel and listened to President Samuelian speak to us I knew that I was supposed to come to this mission, and I knew that things were going to work out the best. My prayers have been answered again, just not in the way I expected. On the ride home we listened to The First Great Commandment by Elder Holland, and as he elaborated on the story of Christ and Peter on the beach the Spirit spoke to me, and aksed me how many times I go before the Lord and have the same old conversation, asking forgiveness for the same old things, being called to do the same thing. The call to be a disciple will never change. I need to always make sure that I remember that, and that I am living up to His expectations all of the time, instead of just most of the time. In our comanion study this week Elder Mohler shared his thoughts when reading about George Albert Smith. When he was sick he had a dream where his grandfather came to him and asked "What have you done with my name?" We have all taken upon ourselves the name of Christ, what have we done with His name?
Wednesday we had a great lesson with sister Haws. We talked a lot about hope. That was another word that she just doesn't understand. She still sees no reason to want to return Home. As we talked about hope and trials the Spirit was very present, bearing witness to me as well that all of the hard things we go through are designed to purify us, and make us in to who we are capable of becoming. Perspective makes trials easier to overcome. We also had a great lesson with sister Howard, we discussed the Plan of Salvation; we spent a lot of time on agency, because she had a lot of questions.
Thursday we started the morning at the ward activity, I ran the 5k with Elder Hayden, while Elder Marchant and Mohler stayed back. I hadn't ran in a long time, but I did ok. After that we went with our bishop and his family to watch the parade in St. Paul, we had a blast with them. There were lots of members sitting around us at the parade, and most of them were sitting with nonmember friends, it was a great opportunity to put us out there, and meet new people. We helped the Lalliss family put in a pool after that, and we had lunch with them. Our dinner took us out to eat, we were in on time, and got all of our planning done, and even saw some fireworks from our window. It was a good night.
Friday we had our district meeting. We talked about finding, and did a practice on tracting. The practice went really well, we wrote up a profile for the person tracted into, and clues for the missionaries. The missionaries used the clues to know how the approach the person, and teach them what they need. That evening we went on a tracting blitz with the spanish elders, and I was going to try and implement what I learned, but I ended up not even saying more than a few words. Everyone we talked to spoke spanish. They had good success, but we did not.
Saturday we helped some of our members reroof their house. We were there until lunch, and then went to the Coopers to help them move some furniture. It was a lot of service, but some good finding opportunities. We had a lesson with the Walkers that night, and pretty much had the same conversation as the last time we saw them. I related my experience from earlier in the week, and they changed the subject. They promised to come to church, and didn't. She always says fow strong she feels about it, and how it has to be true, but she just wont live it. It kind of reminds me of myself sometimes. I don't doubt that its true, but sometimes I still just don't do it.
Our fast and testimony meeting Sunday turned into missionary work Sunday. Several members got up and talked about missionary work, and lots of them mentioned how good the missionaries are. I looked around to see if there was another set of missionaries there that I didn't know about, but there wasn't. It showed the trust that the members have in us, hopefully that will lead them to inviting their friends to hear the Gospel.
Thats all of the highlights from the week. Oh, Elder Buhler called, he is one of the assistants to president, and asked me if I would extend. I am going to say yes I will. I will stay out a full transfer longer, and my new end date will be October 14.
Love Elder Schultz
Monday at our dinner we challenged the family we ate dinner with to give out pass along cards to their friends, they each thought of someone, and we decided to make it a compitition with the daughters, so we added up the amount that they were going to give away, and we offered to double it. The "loser" buys ice cream for everyone. The great thing about it is there really is no loser, because the work is moving forward. We asked them about it yesterday, and the father was happy to announce that while they have yet to give out any cards because of the busy holiday, they have been talking about it all week. They also stopped by the Portland Temple Visitor's Center, and when they were watching the I'm a Mormon videos they were talking with their daughters about how they could share this experience, and combine it with an invitation when they give out the card. Missionary work is on their mind.
Tuesday most of our day was spent in Albany, or on the way to, however, it was one of the best days of this week for me. As i sat in the chapel and listened to President Samuelian speak to us I knew that I was supposed to come to this mission, and I knew that things were going to work out the best. My prayers have been answered again, just not in the way I expected. On the ride home we listened to The First Great Commandment by Elder Holland, and as he elaborated on the story of Christ and Peter on the beach the Spirit spoke to me, and aksed me how many times I go before the Lord and have the same old conversation, asking forgiveness for the same old things, being called to do the same thing. The call to be a disciple will never change. I need to always make sure that I remember that, and that I am living up to His expectations all of the time, instead of just most of the time. In our comanion study this week Elder Mohler shared his thoughts when reading about George Albert Smith. When he was sick he had a dream where his grandfather came to him and asked "What have you done with my name?" We have all taken upon ourselves the name of Christ, what have we done with His name?
Wednesday we had a great lesson with sister Haws. We talked a lot about hope. That was another word that she just doesn't understand. She still sees no reason to want to return Home. As we talked about hope and trials the Spirit was very present, bearing witness to me as well that all of the hard things we go through are designed to purify us, and make us in to who we are capable of becoming. Perspective makes trials easier to overcome. We also had a great lesson with sister Howard, we discussed the Plan of Salvation; we spent a lot of time on agency, because she had a lot of questions.
Thursday we started the morning at the ward activity, I ran the 5k with Elder Hayden, while Elder Marchant and Mohler stayed back. I hadn't ran in a long time, but I did ok. After that we went with our bishop and his family to watch the parade in St. Paul, we had a blast with them. There were lots of members sitting around us at the parade, and most of them were sitting with nonmember friends, it was a great opportunity to put us out there, and meet new people. We helped the Lalliss family put in a pool after that, and we had lunch with them. Our dinner took us out to eat, we were in on time, and got all of our planning done, and even saw some fireworks from our window. It was a good night.
Friday we had our district meeting. We talked about finding, and did a practice on tracting. The practice went really well, we wrote up a profile for the person tracted into, and clues for the missionaries. The missionaries used the clues to know how the approach the person, and teach them what they need. That evening we went on a tracting blitz with the spanish elders, and I was going to try and implement what I learned, but I ended up not even saying more than a few words. Everyone we talked to spoke spanish. They had good success, but we did not.
Saturday we helped some of our members reroof their house. We were there until lunch, and then went to the Coopers to help them move some furniture. It was a lot of service, but some good finding opportunities. We had a lesson with the Walkers that night, and pretty much had the same conversation as the last time we saw them. I related my experience from earlier in the week, and they changed the subject. They promised to come to church, and didn't. She always says fow strong she feels about it, and how it has to be true, but she just wont live it. It kind of reminds me of myself sometimes. I don't doubt that its true, but sometimes I still just don't do it.
Our fast and testimony meeting Sunday turned into missionary work Sunday. Several members got up and talked about missionary work, and lots of them mentioned how good the missionaries are. I looked around to see if there was another set of missionaries there that I didn't know about, but there wasn't. It showed the trust that the members have in us, hopefully that will lead them to inviting their friends to hear the Gospel.
Thats all of the highlights from the week. Oh, Elder Buhler called, he is one of the assistants to president, and asked me if I would extend. I am going to say yes I will. I will stay out a full transfer longer, and my new end date will be October 14.
Love Elder Schultz
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