This week has been really good actually! We have been
finding a lot of potential, nothings turned up yet but we are keeping out hopes
up that it will. We had some pretty awesome experiences this week that Ill
share but I guess as for the whole it was a good week.
Tuesday this week we had Zone conference here in Burley with
both the Burley and Rupert Zone. It was a great conference that covered a
lot of topics that have been on my mind lately. One of the themes of the day
was about the Atonement of Christ and how we can better use it in our lives and
about how as we study the atonement we are better able to use it and it helps
us in our desires to share the gospel. They also talked about "Hastening
the Work" and using members and leaders to help us in the work. It was
perfect because that is exactly what we have been needing in our wards and it
was an answer to prayers and I think a lot of what lead us to success this
week.
Another Highlight from this week was on Wednesday we planned
on going to Highland Estates which is a retirement home. we have a few members
in our wards there so we decided to stop by and visit them and introduce
ourselves. It was so sweet and all of them asked us to come back and read the
Book of Mormon with them. There was one man in Particular. Brother Loyd, we
knocked on his door but no one answered so we went down the hall to see if this
other lady was there and she wasnt so we turned around and walked back. He has
poked his head out his door and asked if we were the ones who knocked on his
door we told him we were and introduced ourselves her then proceeded to look at
sister Pohahau's name tag and then asked her what nationality she was. She said
Tongan, he got a big smile on his face and told us he and his wife had served a
mission in Tonga in the 80's he asked us to come in and we were there for 45
min. Sister Pohahau was in heaven and she was so excited they shared stories
and he knew where she live. But the kicker to all of it was when her talked
about the first Germans to settle Tonga a few minutes later sister Pohahau
asked if it was this certain family. He got a huge smile on his face and said
he knew that family. well that is her great grandparents, he then told her that
he was the one who baptized all of them! CRAZY!! haha so because of that man
sister Pohahau and her family have the gospel. who would have guessed that
would've happened hundreds of miles from home! haha It was such a neat experience
and he asked us to come back. He is 98 years old and has the greatest memory
ever, he was pretty sharp still too! But seriously can't wait to go back! That
night we also had an amazing lesson with Joe and Jeanine Maybe. and Joe told us
that he wants to be baptized. He still has somethings to work through but he
has so much more of a desire now than the 1st time. We are going to re-teach
him the lessons and start reading the Book of Mormon again with them. Seriously
Wednesday was the best missionary day possible. We saw so many people and weer
able to really follow the spirit and get the Lords work done. Just one of those
"happy" days on a mission!Thursday we had a new member lesson with
Ali and it was awesome! he is really progressing and working towards reviving
the priesthood and going to the temple to do baptisms.
This week we also were able to come up with some ideas to
help our wards with missionary work. We are going to start a 40-day fast in
both out wards to help them with missionary work. Our bishops were both on
board and we presented in ward counsel yesterday and we all felt like it was a
good idea. So we are excited to see what come of it.
This are really looking up here though. Still have hard days
but we have a direction to move in right now. Something I have learned on my
mission is just to MOVE! some time there are hard days. where there is nothing
to do, or your REALLY lazy or no one answers the door, and those days stink but
even though you go home and think "what the heck have I even done today to
help?" its ok because even though you weren't perfect it helps you to have
that change of heart and helps you to be better the next day to change and do
better. Without hose hard days we would never want to change, same with the
good without the good days we would never want to have another good day! both
are needed in order to become like our Savior. That's an important lesson that
I will forever be grateful my mission has taught me.
Love you all and hopr you week was amazing!
#itsnotgoodbyeitsc-yalater
Love,
Sister Owsley
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