We had a great meeting on "Ministering to the
one"...but there were some underlying messages that I was able to pick
up on that have really helped me re-evaluate some things.
1. We were talking about having effective personal study and with
our companions. Instead of sharing what you did, sharing what you
learned. It does my companion absolutely no good to tell her what
chapters I read, and it doesn't do me any good either.
2.
During the meeting I was taking lots and lots of notes, and at the end I
was thinking "wow, that was such a great meeting, I learned so much!" I
was wondering why out of the last couple of zone meetings it was during
this one that i learned so much.
I was
thinking about these thoughts (wow, that's poetic) and I came to this
conclusion, I guess you could say..You only get out of it what you put
into it. Companion study can be uplifting and effective if I put the
effort in when i read. Every district meeting can be beneficial if I put
the work into listening and taking effective notes. When I go to church
and partake of the sacrament, I can have the potential to feel of the
saviors atonement, but only if i prepare myself and put in the work.
My
companion is leaving this transfer, she's all done with her 18 months, but she puts in work everyday, everyday she prepares herself so the Lord
can trust her, and bless her. It doesn't matter that shes going to be
released as a full time missionary, she understands what it means to endure to
the end.
Helen is from Korea and we have been
teaching her for about a month. This past Saturday was the first time we
had been able to see her in 3 weeks. For anyone who has served a
mission, you know that 3 weeks away from someone your teaching is like 3
months lol so we weren't really sure where she was at. We all met at
Temple Square for our lesson, we had originally had the idea to take her
to the Christos and a few other things, but the temple square sisters
suggested that we take her to the lower level where all the old
testament prophets were. Even though it wasn't what we had planned we
felt it was right as well. I have been down there numerous times with my
family, and i never realized how you could teach someone the
restoration down there lol It was the best though, because it gave her
step by step visuals of how and why we believe there is a modern day
prophet today. After we did the little tour we went in to a room and
watched a short 4 min video of when Christ came to the Americas. After
the video Helen whips around in her seat and says "Christ came to the
Americas!". She just knew it, the spirit testified to her and she just
knew it. She accepted to work towards Dec. 6th as her baptismal date. It was the best seeing the spirit work so fast on someone even after not meeting with us for 3 weeks!
In closing I want to share a scripture that our zone leaders shared in our meeting 1 Nephi 22:25.
Why do we minister to the one? Because that is how Christ did it, he
healed one by one. When he appeared to Joseph Smith he called him by
name, He knows each and everyone of us. He is ready and waiting to bless
us, we just need to put in the work.
(random
insert: WE JUST GOT AN EMAIL, literally two seconds ago from a girl we
met who seemed pretty disinterested...she just said, and i quote "I want
to meet with you guys.." My comp and I just blew up with excitement #WEARETOBLESSEDTOSTRESS)
I love you all, and clearly its going to be a good week haha HECK YES! lol
Love Sister Efnor
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