It's crazy how fast the weeks are starting to fly up here! So you know how in elementary school they say that March roars like a lion and April showers bring May flowers? Well, it's definitely roaring up here; in more ways than one. First of all, the wind never ceases! It's great! It reminds me of when we used to run in the back yard with the wind and we felt like we could fly! Apparently, we really could fly up here just by lifting up our jackets (gale/hurricane force winds), so I'll be attempting that on p-day. Seriously, with faith, trust, and the wind in eager, we can all fly!! Haha probably not. Anyway, the work up here is fantastic! We've been working with a part-member family that is quitting smoking and the husband wants to be baptized, so we're re-capping the lessons for him and supporting him as he quits smoking. They are the sweetest family on the face of the earth! They had us over for dinner and sent us home with tons of left-overs and then invited us over for lunch the next day! When we were out of salt, she went into her food-storage shed (it's seriously mind-blowing) and brought out salt and pepper for us and then dropped by the next day with some shakers! The people up here are so open and so ready for the Gospel and they will literally give you the shirt off of your back. It's really kind of hit home for me on what being Christ-like truly is and what I need to work on.
We've also been working with several investigators this week. There is a home here where the owners will let people live with them until they can get back on their feet. In the meantime, they use it as a teaching opportunity and so we've been meeting with several people that live there that want to know more because of the great example the home-owners are of how we live what we believe. We also got a new investigator this week whose son joined the church up at college and she wanted to know more about what he believed, especially after he received the priesthood! The first lesson we had was so amazing and it was so great to have a member there! Members are able to connect with the people in a way that missionaries can only attempt, because eventually we will leave, but the members are there to stay and to help them adjust and answer their questions. In Preach My Gospel it tells us that we have been called by a prophet of God to share what we know and we know our message is true. The best part about being a member missionary is that you just share what you know, and you answer their questions. We've been taught these principals over and over again, we KNOW. And even if we can't answer their question immediately, we KNOW where we can find the answer.
To tie into that a little bit, in our companionship study, Sister Goodwin and I came across an interesting verse in Jacob chapter 5. That chapter is all about the vineyard and nourishing the vineyard, but at the end of the parable, the last time the Master of the Vineyard sends his servant out; the servant doesn't ask for more time (like he's done before), he brings in other servants to help him nourish the vineyard ONE LAST TIME (verse 70). If you'll notice, missionary work has been all about "more time", until recently. The age change flooded the world with MORE missionaries. The prophet's focus has been on MEMBER MISSIONARY WORK. The servant has called in more servants to nourish the vineyard. Yep, take that how you will.
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