We had one hectic week. We hit a couple of rough patches but I was really glad that it was able to end on a good note with it being Easter Sunday. I had a very peaceful day yesterday and I was very grateful for that.
Cierra came to church yesterday! I was really glad about that too especially since she hasn't been feeling well for the past couple of weeks, but she still came! And she even came to the church on Saturday for a service project with the Relief Society and then to watch the Woman's Conference. So she's really becoming so involved with the church and she just loves it! We're still working a lot with her husband, Adam, too to soften his heart so that she can will be allowed to be baptized.
Ever since I got here it feels like we haven't really been able to find very many new people. But this week we made finding a much bigger priority and we were able to see many miracles from it. It's such an amazing experience to be lead by the Spirit to find new people
One family in particular who we were able to find was Brian and Stacy. They've had a lot of encounters with the church in the past. They have a lot of Mormon friends who have given them copies of the Book of Mormon and have invited them to church. Then we come by knocking on their door. Brian took that as a sign that he needs to get to the bottom of this and see what this church is all about. Our first lesson we had with them was basically just a Q&A. He and his wife, Stacy, had a lot of amazing questions. They both committed to read and pray about the Book of Mormon. We're so excited for them and how much the ward is going to welcome them in.
I can't believe that General Conference is this weekend. This makes number 4 on my mission. i absolutely love General Conference and getting investigators to enjoy it too. I seem to always receive so much revelation for our investigators and myself and it's such an amazing experience every time.
I'm so grateful for this Easter season. I'm grateful for the time that we have to celebrate the Atonement of our Savior. There was a talk that I studied through this week by Elder Christofferson from the 2011 October Conference. It's called "The Divine Gift of Repentance". It's gotten me thinking a lot about how great of a blessing it is to be able to repent every single day. One of my favorite lines is when he says that "whatever the cost of repentance, it is swallowed up in the joy of forgiveness." And without the Atonement, repentance wouldn't be possible.That's why we have to take our lives one day at a time and progress little by little--make those slight changes each day. And that's why I love being a missionary. Because there is always plenty to work on. But I decided just to take things one day at a time.
And so, I'll be ponderizing this verse for this week: D&C 20:31
I love this gospel so much! Because even though we have hard times, we can always look to Christ to build us up.
I love you all so much and have a great week!
Elder Scott
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