This week was Amazing.
We didn't really teach much this
week which is a bumber but overall was amazing. We had a zone council
and we talked about what goals we should set for the upcoming month and
revaluate this months goal. I was able to have a great spiritual
experience during this goal setting. We talked about how when the first
presidency and the quorum of the twelve Apostles come together and
decide what to do they discuss and then the spirit will confirm to them
that their decision is correct. And while we were talking we were
thinking of a goal of two or three for the rest of this month. The
marotiy of the Elders and Sisters wanted three and myself and three
others want to set a goal of two. Has we started to talk people started
to change their minds and I was the only one left that felt like we
should shoot for two. I shared my view and then started to talk again I
got an Impression and this is exactly what it was, "Show your faith in
this goal setting. Let your faith be the deciding factor and you and
Elder Vaoga will be the one of the missionaries that achieve three for
your zone baptism goal. Prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts,
if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a
blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it Malachi
3:10 (I know this talks about tithing about this sentence applies to
this) and then the scripture came to mind where Alma talks about faith
being like a seed and experiment on it and your faith will grow. When I
had this thought I got the greatest feeling and the Zone leaders saw my
facial expressions change and they said they could feel the feeling in
the whole room change. I now know why we council and I have a testimony
that they work!
After the zone council Elder Vaoga
and I talked about who we could commit to a baptism date. We both
thought of a little girl and her mother that we are teaching. But we
were going to commit them to sometime the end of next month. We looked
at what we still have left to teach and how they are progressing and
then we got the impression just to ask the to be baptized this month. So
we went over and asked them to be baptized and they said yes and would
like to be baptized on the 25th of this month. That date was the exacted
date we were thinking of setting with them. The Spirit is amazing!! I
love feeling the prompting of the spirit and acting on them. This is
truly the Lords work and He will move it forward. Our Job is to realize
and follow the promptings we receive. This experience made me realize
that the goal we set at zone council was of god and we will achieve it
if we show forth our faith. We have been praying as a whole zone praying
for the investigators by name that we are teaching within the zone and
every single missionary by name. The Power of prayer is real and if we
ask we will receive in God's time.
We also had a
zone conference with president Ames and It was kind of a bonus
conference because we have Elder Cardon coming this week. So at the Zone
conference we were able to watch Meet the Mormons. Its is so good!! I
recommend it to everyone that hasn't watched it yet and If you do go
take someone who isn't of our faith. Its is funny and very uplifting and
the spirit is there.
Elder Vaoga and I are
getting along great and we are really gaining the trust of this ward and
holding them accountable for their missionary efforts. we have had
plenty of comments this week that the members have made saying they are
grateful for our follow ups. It really is my pleasure to sever in this
ward. I can feel that the work is going to hasten very quickly here. The
members have told me that they are grateful with working with Elder
Harris-Coons and bringing back him in line and starting to move the work
forward again. When I heard that I had so much joy. I thought I was
just going through the motions and trying to keep him focused was so
hard. I am so humble to hear that from the members because it was hard
and to see that they recognized my efforts go unseen. I so grateful to
sever in this ward!!
Elder Winterbottom & Vaoga
Serving in Flower Mound
The Lord's Vineyard
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