Dear Family!
Hello, hello. On Wednesday, we had a multi-zone conference. Elder Ochoa (Seventy and also in the Central America Area presidency) came and talked as well as Pres Klein. Elder Ochoa wants us to emphasize the fact that as missionaries we are representatives of Jesus Christ. He wants people to know it both because we declare it and because it is evident in our actions and countenance. He also wants us to focus on teaching by the Spirit, using the Spirit to discern the needs of our investigators and also to discern which people are prepared to receive and act upon our message. He says if we rely on the Spirit we will be more effective with our time and our teaching, but we're going to have to increase our faith. Thus we are back to Gospel Principle number one, which is probably a very good place to start. (When you read you begin with a,b,c. When you preach you begin with faith, repentance, hope, and charity.)
Hello, hello. On Wednesday, we had a multi-zone conference. Elder Ochoa (Seventy and also in the Central America Area presidency) came and talked as well as Pres Klein. Elder Ochoa wants us to emphasize the fact that as missionaries we are representatives of Jesus Christ. He wants people to know it both because we declare it and because it is evident in our actions and countenance. He also wants us to focus on teaching by the Spirit, using the Spirit to discern the needs of our investigators and also to discern which people are prepared to receive and act upon our message. He says if we rely on the Spirit we will be more effective with our time and our teaching, but we're going to have to increase our faith. Thus we are back to Gospel Principle number one, which is probably a very good place to start. (When you read you begin with a,b,c. When you preach you begin with faith, repentance, hope, and charity.)
Also, our small miracle of
the week: On Saturday, we had to wait in a certain spot for a member to show up
before going to one of our lessons. While we were there waiting, a
20-something-year-old named Pablo came and sat down near us. We started talking
to him. We invited him to church. We testified to a few key principles of the
Gospel. He agreed to go to church. And he actually came! I have plenty of
experience with investigators who say they will come to church and don't. When
a street contact comes, it's pretty impressive! Sometimes the Lord brings
people to the missionaries.
Sunday was ward conference.
The six of us missionaries in the ward sang "A Child's Prayer." I
doubt we were very musical, but the Spirit was still there, which is the
important part.
This week's
thought: Doctrine and Covenants 138:56.
56 Even before they were born, they, with many others, received their first lessons in the world of spirits and were prepared to come forth in the due time of the Lord to labor in his vineyard for the salvation of the souls of men.
56 Even before they were born, they, with many others, received their first lessons in the world of spirits and were prepared to come forth in the due time of the Lord to labor in his vineyard for the salvation of the souls of men.
My comp shared this scripture
in companionship study this week and it came up again at Ward Conference.
Overtly, it applies to church service and missionary work, but it's broader
than that. All of us have a spot to help in the Lord's vineyard, and we've been
prepared to labor in that spot, even if we can't remember the preparation.
Love you all,
Hermana Davis
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