Hi family! I love you all a lot! I think about you a lot, I hope you know that. I am SO incredibly lucky to have a supportive family. The mother of my companion has been pleading with her to come home. She won't but it's hard for her to hear that.
Hi everybody!
My companion and I made up a secret handshake. That has given us some of the laughs that we need.
There's been a lot of fog this week. It's strange to be biking or driving and all of a sudden ahead of you, a building or a stoplight looms where there seemed to be nothing before. We were biking in the fog this week and we both had mist on our hair and eyelashes when we got to the church.
We found a lot of new investigators this week. It's hard to tell how many will end up progressing but we have hopes. We're really trying to work with our investigators who had a baptismal date, though it's hard to get them motivated. Rocio who was supposed to get baptized in December has moved her baptismal date twice. One investigator who we've been trying to meet since we got here has told his mother who is a ward member that he wants to cancel his baptismal date. This is a learning experience.
We're working on doing more church tours where we take people around the church and show them paintings that have been placed in an order that allows us to give a good overview of the gospel. We took a less active member through last night. He's a convert of 2 years and we found out he does not hold the priesthood yet. We challenged him to be worthy of that in time to baptize his son. He said he would start coming to church again. We felt the Spirit in that tour and we're really excited for that member.
We found a great family this week. They have been through a lot and know very little about religion at all. They really need friends and the gospel in their life. We're excited to teach them. They seem really receptive.
Oh, I forgot, Happy New Years everybody! The goal for our mission baptisms for this next year is 1200. Last year's goal was 1000 and we got up to 937 or something. That was one of the first things they told us when we got here. What does this mission do? We baptize. Why do we baptize people? So they can receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Why do we want them to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost? So they can endure to the end. Why do we want them to endure to the end? So they can receive a fullness of joy. Our ultimate goal in telling people about the gospel is so they can achieve a fullness of joy in returning to our Father in Heaven and live with Him and our families forever. It's amazing! I want people to have that. I’m praying for the faith to give me courage to talk to more people and know what to say to share that. I'm still a little afraid to open my mouth. That's no way to be.
I know with God all things are possible. The reason I learned how to ride a unicycle is simply that it never entered into my head that I couldn't do it. I think that is the key to doing anything that is hard. For some it might take longer than others but anyone can do anything they set their mind to, I believe. In 1 Nephi 3:7 we are told the Lord provides a way for us to accomplish His work. Because I was called on a mission, that means I can do it. No question. Doesn't make it any easier, but it is possible.
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Keep pressing onward everybody! Keep Smiling! Please write me and tell me how you're all doing!
Till next week!
Hermana Evans
Hi everybody!
My companion and I made up a secret handshake. That has given us some of the laughs that we need.
There's been a lot of fog this week. It's strange to be biking or driving and all of a sudden ahead of you, a building or a stoplight looms where there seemed to be nothing before. We were biking in the fog this week and we both had mist on our hair and eyelashes when we got to the church.
We found a lot of new investigators this week. It's hard to tell how many will end up progressing but we have hopes. We're really trying to work with our investigators who had a baptismal date, though it's hard to get them motivated. Rocio who was supposed to get baptized in December has moved her baptismal date twice. One investigator who we've been trying to meet since we got here has told his mother who is a ward member that he wants to cancel his baptismal date. This is a learning experience.
We're working on doing more church tours where we take people around the church and show them paintings that have been placed in an order that allows us to give a good overview of the gospel. We took a less active member through last night. He's a convert of 2 years and we found out he does not hold the priesthood yet. We challenged him to be worthy of that in time to baptize his son. He said he would start coming to church again. We felt the Spirit in that tour and we're really excited for that member.
We found a great family this week. They have been through a lot and know very little about religion at all. They really need friends and the gospel in their life. We're excited to teach them. They seem really receptive.
Oh, I forgot, Happy New Years everybody! The goal for our mission baptisms for this next year is 1200. Last year's goal was 1000 and we got up to 937 or something. That was one of the first things they told us when we got here. What does this mission do? We baptize. Why do we baptize people? So they can receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Why do we want them to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost? So they can endure to the end. Why do we want them to endure to the end? So they can receive a fullness of joy. Our ultimate goal in telling people about the gospel is so they can achieve a fullness of joy in returning to our Father in Heaven and live with Him and our families forever. It's amazing! I want people to have that. I’m praying for the faith to give me courage to talk to more people and know what to say to share that. I'm still a little afraid to open my mouth. That's no way to be.
I know with God all things are possible. The reason I learned how to ride a unicycle is simply that it never entered into my head that I couldn't do it. I think that is the key to doing anything that is hard. For some it might take longer than others but anyone can do anything they set their mind to, I believe. In 1 Nephi 3:7 we are told the Lord provides a way for us to accomplish His work. Because I was called on a mission, that means I can do it. No question. Doesn't make it any easier, but it is possible.
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Keep pressing onward everybody! Keep Smiling! Please write me and tell me how you're all doing!
Till next week!
Hermana Evans
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