February 24, 2015

Week of trial an error but it was a good trial of error. So for trying to pass out copies Books of Mormon we got together with the YSA Elders and put together a walking Book Of Mormon. It took a while to make the box but it looked great after we were finished! Then we went to Down town Fort Worth and TCU campus and walked around trying to place copies Books Of Mormon. The hard thing about placing them is we cant make the initial contact but both those places are privet property. So they have to talk to us first and then we can talk to them about the church. But like I said it was a trial and error run because we were just seeing if it would work. Well.... It didn't. We didn't even place one. People took a lot of pictures of us and a lot of looks but we weren't able to pass any out. But it was fun and out side of the box (or inside for Elder Lee)

Interviews went great with President Ames and we really talked a lot about moving forward with this Mission, the Zone, and the District. He put the Mission goal into prospective and how realistic it is and how we we can achieve more then 854. And then we talked about planning and the importance planning plays in all our efforts! If we want to see the mission move forward, It all starts with planning. And I am so excited to plan because I have see the effects of planning. Then President came out with us to the investigators, who have the baptism dates. It was a great lesson because there was a boy there who is holding back on being baptized. there is 5 people in the house. The Grandmother who was just baptized, Gaspar the oldest boy who has a baptism date, George the youngest who has a baptism date, Kabange the uncle who has a baptism date and Silas the middle and he does not have a baptism date. We were talking to Silas and he said he isn't ready yet and then his brother asked what is holding you back from being baptized. By the way this is all in Swahili so the oldest boy is translating for us to the Family. So we can't understand whats happening. And then the whole family starts to talk back and forth between themselves. Then the Grandmother who just got Baptized start to teach the Great apostasy (in Swahili) to him. We just sat back and watched this great Learning situation happen between the family and it was amazing to feel the spirit! we couldn't understand but we could feel the peace that was there while they were teaching! Then Silas said the closing pray and said he felt the spirit but he needs to pray more about it.

Afterwards we talked about it to President and he said that was a perfect lesson! spirit directed and we didn't need to do anything. They are already and President is excited to see that family be baptized!

Yesterday was a rough day! We couldn't do anything because of the Ice and we had to stay inside all day long!! So for our Preparation day we planned, read the Book of Mormon, and cleaned the apartment. What was so bad we couldn't even go out and teach! It was along day!!

Elder Winterbottom & Elder McAninch

Serving In Fort Worth

The Lord's Vineyard