Well since
last Thursday we spent 2 hours of weekly planning, on changing the
"white"board to fit our new layout that we were given by our zone
leaders. We visited Reuben, he is the son of a former investigator, he
seemed interested and we got a return appointment for Friday of next
week. We tracted some more and met a crazy guy that was just messing
with us and was trying to pull our chain. We tried a house on Muanoa Loa
and the guy said he wasn't in the mood for us to teach him because he
said that he would be very rude and may say some offensive things. IT
THEN STARTED TO RAIN!!!!!!! We then ran off to Richard an investigator
that we found here when I first got here and he is progressing, he is a
southern Baptist, who said " I am caught between two churches yours and
mine" inside we were like YES!!! The spirit is working on him, now to
just get him to get to church with us instead of the southern Baptist
church. We then read 1 Nephi 22 and got him into 2 Nephi, and got him a
large print Book of Mormon. We then had dinner at subway, don't worry I
am eating fresh sandwiches, Sisters Cass and Sephen were there and we
taught the cycle of faith (Read Elder Bednar's talk, 'Seek learning by
Faith.') We then set up for a funeral for a person in the ward, and
visited a less active after that and did How To Begin Teaching with
them.
Saturday, we woke up at 5:30 pm to go get our clothes at the zone
leaders house, and to get changed and pick up Elder's Brown and Wedel
for the mission conference, Elder Bednar came and was supposed to give a
talk to us, but he instead opened it up to a QA session with him. We
got to ask questions, express concerns, and I will tell you this NEVER
have I felt so rebuked and yet loved at the same time, and wanting more.
He told us not to write a dictation, follow the Holy Ghost and to GET
OUT OF THE WAY for the holy ghost to teach. He encouraged us to ALWAYS
read our Books of Mormon (sorry, had to change that last bit, not the
correct saying(my companion loves the best 2 years.)) He told us a
story on why and I quote "YOU IDIOT, YOU TURNED OFF THE FLASHLIGHT", and
told us to stop playing as the Mormon culture "Guess What Is In My
Head." Elder Bednar then continued and he told us he was prophesying
about the church in Africa and then pointed out the only African there
(Elder Ogbonna,) not knowing, Elder Ogbonna or any of his background and
continued to teach and prophesy. He then left an Apostolic blessing on
us, as he was leaving we were given the opportunity to shake his hand,
and I tell you this NOT ONE PERSON DIDN'T SHAKE HIS HAND. So when we
went up and shook his hand, I could have died right then and there and
would have been fine with it, because I got to shake hands with an
apostle of the lord.
Sunday, we had ward council and we talked about how we as a ward could
help us with missionary work. Later in the day, the main thing that we
got to teach is Elder Bednar's stories, in particular the Flashlight,
little kids love it because they can see it and understand it, and they
are willing to actually do it.
I thank you all and hope that you are all blessed, as much as you bless me,
From your son in the field,
Ammon
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