We also did a division
with the zone leaders this week and so I went with elder Dayton (who
reminds me of Kyle Andrews with ADHD haha) It was really fun and
different he was cool and they live in a 4 elder house which is really
different then what I am used to. Unfortunatly I lost my magnetic tag
when we were running home so that we could be in the house on time. I
was pretty ticked about that but I got lucky and since I had ordered
more tags last month I got the ones that I wanted and now needed the
very next day at a training on weekly planning that was for all of the
leaders in the mission and their comps which was pretty cool and super
helpful.
As far as the rest of our week and
weekend where we usually have the most sucess and get the most done, we
spent the entire time helping the Elders from Povoa a branch that is
here close with a wedding of one of their investigators and then a
baptism that they had for 4 other investigators. So it was a good
weekend and always a pleasure to help out with stuff like that where the
church is growing and being strengthened like that, but unfortunatly
the wedding was porely set up and got out of hand. They showed up with a
band and everything and after the cerimony the elders from Povoa peaced
out and we were left there to try to keep things from getting to out of
control and be responsible for the chapel. It was a lot of work and
unfortunatly nobody really worked with the people to explain how
weddings are done in the church so it went all day with a party and
stuff. On the bright side I got to see what a Portuguese wedding is
like and learned that I do not want anything like it. The only reason
that the left when they did is when I got really tired of hereing their
annoying music play over and over and faked a problem with the
electricity so that the lights went out for a few minutes which made the
band freak out about their equiptment and leave soon after with
everyone else following quickly. I was really glad when it finally
ended and we got to get out and do some missionary work.
But
it was also really cool that since we have the baptismal font here for
the area and also the keys to the chapel we get to help with all the
baptisms that happen in the area and therefore we are at a baptism most
weeks which is really cool to see, the only downside is that we lose
time with our investigators filling the font and cleaning afterwards.
During
my studies this week I have been reading in the Book of Mormon in Alma
about all the missionary work that he and the sons of mosiah did. There
is so much that I can learn from the example they gave, but the thing
that was standing out to me the most was how confident they always were
with the impressions that they were receiving from the spirit and how
they always acted immediatly and confidently to follow the impressions
that they recieved. I know that they got that confidence from having a
strong relationship with heavenly father through the spirit and through
prayer. I know that it is throught that relationship that they were able
to have the sucess and teach with the power that was nesicarry to touch
the hearts of those people and always know where the lord would have
them go. I am greatful for my opportunity to go to the Lord and ask for
guidance every day and I am able to see my confidence in my impressions
of the spirit growing every day.
Ohh also I
wanted to challenge you all to pray as a family in the morining as well
as at night. I think that would be something that would be really good
and it talks about that in preach my gospel and D&c 59:9 i think.
Well it has been a good chat and I am going to get out and run my fat butt around for a couple hours. Have an amazing week.
com amor
Elder Hobson
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