Hey guys! So this week flew by - for real! We spent a lot
of time teaching our deaf investigator and making sure she was ready for her
baptismal interview. She keeps cracking jokes that we don't fully understand
and then before we even get what she said, she is busting up laughing. Then we
just start laughing because she is laughing so hard - which in turn, makes her
laugh uncontrollably. It's pretty awesome. It's a really rewarding experience
to teach her though. She is so smart and has very strong faith. She really
lives by "By their fruits ye shall know them". She got interested in
the church because she saw the change in her son and then she tried it out
herself and said she felt good and those were the fruits of the gospel. From
then on she never looked back. Anything we share, she follows because she knows
that it's the same gospel that brought forth good fruits in her life. When we
taught her about the Sabbath Day she just accepted it and followed it. She got
all that she needed ready before Sunday so she wouldn't have to buy anything on
the Sabbath. She's way cool.
I don't think a whole lot happened on transfer day but afterwards, we went and taught L and he said that he went to the ERC (The church's employment resource centre) to look for work. They didn't have anything for him but they referred him to the bishop of a ward in Laoag. Then on Tuesday the bishop went to his house and gave him a job. He was so impressed that the church works like that. He now has a job north of Laoag but doesn't come home all week. We are going to get the sisters in that area to keep teaching him.
We met with the branch elders quorum president (Pres. B has told us to get more involved in helping to strengthen branch leadership). We taught a lesson about following the handbook. A high councilor was just assigned here to help with the missionary efforts so we are really excited about the progress.
We taught our 18 year old less active guy. He wants to go on a mission. The odds are stacked against him as his temple-sealed family is now broken up and there are multiple gambling rings beside his house. He is doing a lot to come back though and he came out and worked with us. We taught M, our deaf investigator with him so he had to write his testimony down which I think was a great first lesson for him. His testimony was awesome.
We met a guy this week who argued that organized religion is not necessary but that it was good enough to just believe in Christ. We explained why organization was important with the help of the passage in Ephesians 4. Once we were on the same page, we introduced the Book of Mormon but he would not take it. He said he loves Christ and will only read the bible because it's about him yet we introduce a book entirely about the one he loves and he treated it like poison. Tradition can be a real stumbling block. Eventually he accepted it and we are going back on Tuesday.
General Conference was amazing! I have never received more specific revelation at one time than this past conference - specially the priesthood session. I have a lot of things to think about and plan for before I go home.
We had our baptismal interviews and they all passed. So they are being baptized this Saturday. Weird too, I was saying bye to people as it would be the last time I see a lot of them! Can't believe it.
Anyways, things are going well here. We have a full week of work this week and we now have water in the apartment and the fans are fixed and we have food! Good 'ol Sarrat. Elder R, my new companion, is cool too. He is way easy going and we both have a pretty similar sense of humour. I loved being with elder O too. We did some great work.
Have a great week!!!
Elder Dustan
I don't think a whole lot happened on transfer day but afterwards, we went and taught L and he said that he went to the ERC (The church's employment resource centre) to look for work. They didn't have anything for him but they referred him to the bishop of a ward in Laoag. Then on Tuesday the bishop went to his house and gave him a job. He was so impressed that the church works like that. He now has a job north of Laoag but doesn't come home all week. We are going to get the sisters in that area to keep teaching him.
We met with the branch elders quorum president (Pres. B has told us to get more involved in helping to strengthen branch leadership). We taught a lesson about following the handbook. A high councilor was just assigned here to help with the missionary efforts so we are really excited about the progress.
We taught our 18 year old less active guy. He wants to go on a mission. The odds are stacked against him as his temple-sealed family is now broken up and there are multiple gambling rings beside his house. He is doing a lot to come back though and he came out and worked with us. We taught M, our deaf investigator with him so he had to write his testimony down which I think was a great first lesson for him. His testimony was awesome.
We met a guy this week who argued that organized religion is not necessary but that it was good enough to just believe in Christ. We explained why organization was important with the help of the passage in Ephesians 4. Once we were on the same page, we introduced the Book of Mormon but he would not take it. He said he loves Christ and will only read the bible because it's about him yet we introduce a book entirely about the one he loves and he treated it like poison. Tradition can be a real stumbling block. Eventually he accepted it and we are going back on Tuesday.
General Conference was amazing! I have never received more specific revelation at one time than this past conference - specially the priesthood session. I have a lot of things to think about and plan for before I go home.
We had our baptismal interviews and they all passed. So they are being baptized this Saturday. Weird too, I was saying bye to people as it would be the last time I see a lot of them! Can't believe it.
Anyways, things are going well here. We have a full week of work this week and we now have water in the apartment and the fans are fixed and we have food! Good 'ol Sarrat. Elder R, my new companion, is cool too. He is way easy going and we both have a pretty similar sense of humour. I loved being with elder O too. We did some great work.
Have a great week!!!
Elder Dustan
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