Well this week has been petty interesting. It has been
hard meeting with the people that we are working with because it seems like
everyone is out of town with their family vacations. We have been checking on a
bunch of new move-in referrals with no luck, so far.
Needless to say it has been a pretty slow week. A couple
of pretty cool things did happen though. We were going through a bunch of names
of members that the ward wanted us to visit. We finally got a hold of one of
those family's and they said we could come over. So we went over there and
introduced ourselves. We had an awesome conversation with them and got to know
them pretty well. They hadn't been to church since last year because of health
problems. They have been pretty lonely due to being house-ridden and so they
are always open to having visitors over. They shared with us a few stories from
their lifetime, they shared some of their hobbies that they enjoy, and after all
that, we were able to share a spiritual thought with them. That may seem just like
any normal visit, but that visit helped remind me how simple missionary work
can be. One of the hobbies this member was into was 3D printing. He totally
said he would make me a 3D printed name tag.
This week we
also had a solid lesson with a less active member and his family. People have
been asking him to come to church for a while now and he hasn't budged. We
ended up focusing on some of the Christ-like attributes that are found in
Preach My Gospel. We focused on trying to excited commitments that will help
build his faith so he will have a desire to act. It will probably take a couple
more lessons, but I think he will be coming back to church soon.
President
Johnson and sister were making their rounds this week. I had pretty short interviews with both of them because I
will be getting my departing interview this week. It's pretty crazy to think
about it haha.
In other
exciting news, I was able to visit with members in the Gaithersburg ward. I am
trying to visit a lot of people before I leave and it is kinda getting hectic,
especially with the distance. I am hoping I will be able to visit a good chunk
of people this week.
Sunday was the
Why I Believe fireside up at the temple visitor center. President Johnson and
sister Johnson spoke and it was awesome! The more around them the more I like them. It think they
will do great things for this mission. After Why I believe I got to talk to tons of members of past
wards and got to say good bye to them. It was a pretty great night.
Thank you
guys for the support see you all in 9 days 😳
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