No news on the visa yet, but if I'm staying here another transfer, we'll know by next email! Prayers up!!!
Here's the rundown:
- Zone conference with Elder Boom!
- Book of Mormon stand blitz!
- Parking lot church invites!
Of course I'll start with the most significant event. We had a super uplifting zone conference including a mission tour!
Elder Hans T. Boom from the Seventy visited and spoke to our mission. It was so cool, I always love seeing authorities outside of broadcasts because they can be real and spiritual with you at the same time.
I'll insert a spiritual thought from some of my favorites of his remarks here for the week!
- Even though the field is white and ready to harvest, it's hard work! It's necessary to sharpen your sickle frequently (i.e. taking breaks, talking with God, reading scripture, etc.) to continue effectively working.
- Don't just share the message of the gospel, but let it become you. Doing so gives you a tangible and noticeable radiance—that's the Light of Christ!
- A successful missionary is an obedient missionary. "When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power." (President Benson)
Of course, he touched on all kinds of things but what really stuck out to me was the emphasis on obedience. Not only for missionaries, but for everyone in the world—each commandment, each thing God asks of us—is an opportunity for Him to bless us and consequently, those around us.
If we want to know our Savior better, we should think about how we could become a degree (or a few) more obedient. Doing so, we really can come to know our Savior AND the power of His Atonement better.
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| Kristen and Sister Shrader |
We did a Book of Mormon stand for our blitz this week. We had a table with a sign that said ASK US ABOUT THE BOOK OF MORMON and lots of copies available for anyone interested. The elders who usually run the stand had us take shifts for the day.
We taught with one of the members in their area, a returned sister missionary from the Temple Square mission.
Here we are, patiently waiting for some kind soul to pay attention to us when a man walked up to us and said:
"I'll join your religion if you three will be my wives!"
Well, he thought he was pretty funny. And they say chivalry is dead.
Regardless, the blitz was a fun idea and I was so anxious the whole time, but we might try it in our area.
As a district, we're trying to invite 100 people to sacrament this week (we hit it yesterday!!😁) We were pretty low in numbers and me and Sis P weren't about to let that slide. We drafted a bunch of passalong cards with our church address and info on it and said if we passed them all out, we would get some froyo (frozen yogurt) after as a reward.
We pulled up to our local Target parking lot and started handing them out. No one tells you how much anxiety walking up to random people in a parking lot gives you, but at some point, you just have to have 20 seconds of courage, especially with high stakes like frozen yogurt on the line.
Update: we got froyo. I was so brave!
I love y'all, don't be strangers!!