Mormon Mom!

Hello everyone! 

It's starting to warm up again. We're back into the 90's and it's looking like it's only going to get hotter from here. We had another good week full of finding! Like I mentioned last week, since this area is so small, it's been a bit tricky as to how to find new people to teach. But we're keeping the faith! Life is good and we cannot fail when we do the Lord's work and give it all that we have. 

Megan came to church yesterday too! She hasn't really been reading in the Book of Mormon which is a bummer, but overall she's doing well. These past couple of weeks have been really crazy for her and the kids so it's been a struggle to teach her. But we're having dinner at their house this Wednesday and we'll get to teach her afterwards. It was really cool to see her at church yesterday. Because her daughter, Madison, was sharing a scripture in primary so Megan was there to help her. She was right along side her at the podium helping her daughter read the scripture. She's already a mormon mom! So we're really happy for her. Her boyfriend is leaving on business trip next week and he doesn't get back until October. So hopefully that doesn't cause any hiccups in the teaching process. 

Today is President and Sister Ware's last full day. They leave tomorrow and President and Sister White arrive. It's going to be really weird to have a new mission president. So this next transfer is going to be an interesting one. We get our transfer calls next week. More than likely I'm going to stay in this area. But you never know what's going to happen on the mission! 

Yesterday at church, I think it was one of the best Sacrament meetings I've ever been to. There is this new family who moved into the ward, the Johnson's. And Brother Johnson spoke and also Bishop Porter spoke. They both talked about the power of service and how that relates to charity and love. Brother Johnson gave such an amazing talk! He told his story of battling cancer and how much love and service he received from the ward. As he received that service, he felt God's love in his life. He also shared some experiences from his mission about the value of service. How this really is God's work, and it's moving forward whether we're apart of it or not. Serving a mission or offering simple acts of service allows us to be apart of this great work. Bishop Porter (who is one of the greatest Bishops I've served with) talked a lot about in order for us to effectively serve someone, we have to be in the best possible place that we can. As we receive blessings of the Atonement, the natural result is that we want to help others. It was such a spiritually powerful Sacrament meeting. I'm so grateful for church and the Spirit that we can feel there. 

Here are my scriptures for this week: Articles of Faith 6&7

 "We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.

 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth."

I hope that all of you have a great week! And that you all look for opportunities to serve those around you. I love you all!
Elder Scott 

p.s. Preparation day next week is on the 5th. So that's when I'll be emailing!