Well, I'm finally getting all settled in here in Connell. It feels really good being able to pretty much start over with everything. New area, new companion, and even a new teaching pool. It seems like when I got here a lot of the investigators weren't really progressing. So we focused a lot on finding this week. I love finding! That's when I feel the most lead by the Lord is when we're finding. And we were so blessed this week. We were blessed with a new investigator almost every single day, sometimes two. Especially with part-member families. The Connell Spanish Branch is packed up the wah-zoo with part-member families. So we've been making an effort to contact all of them. The Lord has great things in mind for this area.
One of the new investigators that we were blessed with is Humberto. He's pretty much the miracle of the week. Hermano Chavez in the branch told us of his friend who super ready to receive the gospel. So we went by on Saturday, taught him and his wife and Humberto is now on date for the 13th of February! And he is so solid. He so humble and willing to learn. His wife, Marta, may need a little bit more time. But Humberto came to church the next day too! That's what was really great about it. Because there are a lot of people who I've met that are willing to say they will do things but then they never actually do them. But the fact that Humberto actually showed his faith and came to church shows a lot of sincere desire. And he was even participating in the classes and he really felt the Spirit which was really great. So we're very excited for him.
And speaking of church, I was asked to give a talk in sacrament meeting yesterday. I've overcome my fear a lot of public speaking, but when it's in a language I barely know, I still get pretty nervous. But it went really well! I was asked to speak on receiving strength through the Atonement. Probably my favorite subject of the gospel. Because it's the one that I've seen the most in my life! Especially in the mission field. I have to rely on the Atonement every single day to overcome my weaknesses. But I find so much comfort in knowing that there is someone else who has not only felt the same as you do, but has also experienced even worse. That's one of the essential truths that I've come to know the most on my mission.
We were able to watch the world-wide missionary broadcast this last week! I was just blown away the entire time. I was able to learn so much from everything that was taught. I loved how simple everything was. And everything that was taught was already in Preach My Gospel. That's something that I was able to learn. That I needed to simplify my approach to missionary work. The name of the broadcast was "Teach Repentance and Baptize Converts." You can't get any simpler than that. It was such a blessing to be trained directly from general authorities on exactly what we need to know.
Here's my scripture for this week: Mosiah 5:2
"And they all cried with one voice, saying: Yea, we believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto us; and also, we know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually."
Thanks for all that you do for this great work! I love you all! Have a great week!
Elder Scott