Letters To President

Wow! I love training! I'm sure I'm not the best there is but I have been learning so much! Sister Ritter is so great. Poor thing, I've been working her so hard. She didn't even get to fully unpack until Friday. It's been wonderful. We've seen so many miracles together and I know that is because Heavenly Father takes training very seriously. There are always miracles. On her first day we taught 3 less active lessons and 2 member lessons. We found an unknown less active by randomly knocking on his door and we contacted a lady that had just been praying to God. It was so powerful! :) "I love being a missionary," words both of us have said a few times this week. We taught 17 lessons last week, which was good. We finally had someone come to church! Leslie came and I think she enjoyed it. There is a lot we'll have to help her get used to but the Gospel really sells itself. We're still working to find new investigators and help our investigators progress and keep commitments. Our companionship goal this week is to powerfully follow up on commitments. We're excited because we know it will make a big difference in our ministry.

 

I've been reading in Alma this week and I've learned a lot about teaching and how important our image is. In Alma 22:3, King Lamoni's father was so impressed with Ammon's "generosity and greatness of words" that he insisted that they administer unto him. :) Every missionary's dream. That really hit me though. There is so much good that can be done simply by how we conduct ourselves. I have also learned alot about Heavenly Father's plan for us. A less active that we have been working with finally talked with the Bishop on Sunday. It was so great to see how the Spirit was working on her. We're reading from the Book of Mormon with her to help her better understand what is going on and truly gain a testimony and be converted for herself. This is a marvelous work.