We called all our less-actives in the area, not many of them answered, but it was still pretty great. We set up appointments with the active members in the ward for basically every half hour after the dinner appointment- but most went long or they cancelled, so we literally had 8 lessons (at least) not happen this week. It was so aggravating!
Another time that I was thrown under the bus, (but this time it was alright) was on Sunday, when I found out that I was giving our recent convert (Gary, who was baptized on Christmas Eve) the Aaronic Priesthood- as he was walking up to sit in the chair to receive it! It was awesome, I only messed up twice, but that's alright, as now we've been invited by a partially less-active family (they only come for sacrament meetings) to participate in a baby blessing for their son this weekend! It's awesome to see the members trust in us growing, but now they just need to trust us to teach their friends!
Another one of our recent converts, Will, we have been really struggling to meet with him. He was out of town for like 3 weeks, and was starting to go less active. He and his wife are about 6 months into their marriage, and are working towards the temple. They didn't come to church very often, (hence, starting to go LA) but it's been a lot better recently. We actually went to visit him, but there was this lady there that neither of us had met before. Turns out she's a less active sister who our Bishop had asked us not to visit because she becomes friends with the missionaries, and once they get transferred, she stops coming, because she didn't have any member friends in the ward. They have known each other for a week, and they are super good friends, that all three of them came to church Sunday!
Then, we contacted a media referral who wanted a Bible and a Book of Mormon, and she told us that she wanted to join the church- so much so that she had a flat tire on Saturday, (and told us that if she couldn't make it she would definitely be there next week) but then she texted us Sunday morning asking us to find her a ride!
A lot has happened this week, but I'm not gonna tell you all of it, because I still have to sort through all that actually did happen!
Te whanaunga mo ake tonu!
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Elder Eli James Dial
“You can change. You can be a little better. You can stand a little taller. You can love a little deeper. You can pick a different path. You can walk a different walk. you can find forgiveness. And joy. You can become your best you. Because He gave His life, you can change yours.”
“First and forever fan the flame of your faith, because all things are possible to them that believe.”
We are infinitely more than our limitations or our afflictions!”
“God doesn’t care nearly as much about where you have been as He does about where you are and, with His help, where you are willing to go.
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“First and forever fan the flame of your faith, because all things are possible to them that believe.”
We are infinitely more than our limitations or our afflictions!”
“God doesn’t care nearly as much about where you have been as He does about where you are and, with His help, where you are willing to go.
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Elder Eli James Dial
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