So a cool story that happened to me was on the trade-off on Thursday. It was me and Elder Smart teaching together. We didn't have much success finding anyone but we had a lesson with a investigator named Saundra. I had never met her before but the other elders had taught her a few times. She had lots of questions and I was trying really hard to listen and answer by the guidance of the spirit. After a while her daughter came by and joined us for the lesson. After teaching a while, there was a really strong spirit that I felt. Around that time, Saundra's daughter asked me when the first time I felt the Holy Ghost was. I said when I was a young kid, I had lost a book and couldn't find it. I looked everywhere for it but found nothing. Then I asked my mom if she had seem it. She asked if I had prayed. I had not prayed. So I knelt and asked if Heavenly Father could help me find the Book. Immediately after I stood up and felt I should walk over to a area and it was sitting on a shelf where I had already looked. That is when I had first felt the spirit. Then she insisted that I ask her why she asked me that. I asked and she told me that my face glows when I speak and teach. It really helped me to feel like what I was doing was the right thing and that I was doing what I was that evening for a reason.
On a more crazy note, on Saturday night me and my companion were looking for a new investigator. We went up to a house where we saw someone. We asked if he would have time to here our message and he said no. We started walking back to the car and a guy was yelling at us from his porch. He was asking why we were out so late. We said we were sharing a message about Jesus Christ. He said he really needed that message and that he has been trying to change but keeps messing up. He said that his friend had just brought over a 6 pack of beer and some cigarettes and he had drank and smoked all of them. It was funny because he kept pounding on his chest and saying God is so good. We tried sharing a short video but he couldn't concentrate so we shared a scripture and plan to meet with him again tonight. Hopefully he isn't drunk! Haha
In a book I've been reading recently called The Power of Everyday Missionaries has given me a new perspective on missionary work. Everyone could and should do missionary work in every day and every aspect of their lives. As we do missionary work we are fulfilling our purpose. A good way to think about it is this... How many blessings do we receive as being members of the Church? The answer is so many! You can find so many scriptures of promised blessings. Also think of how heart broken you would be if someone in your family or one of your friends left the Church as many of us probably have experienced. You would feel so sorry for them. As members of the Church it is our responsibility to share if not just offer to share the gospel with anyone. It is their choice to accept it but we need to offer it. I know sometimes it might not seem relevant or like it's the right time but it is! Apply the gospel in schooling, work, activities, and in your home. As we do this we can share how we have been blessed and draw the interest of others. I promise if you do this, you will be blessed and bless others lives. By just planting a seed in someone's life, a whole tree can grow. I love all of you and pray for you. We are a peculiar people and are all a huge part of missionary work. Have a blessed week and remember that we are all children of God!
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