Wednesday we headed to Prague for zone leader Council, the first with the McConkies. and actually, it's not zone leader council anymore. It's missionary leadership council or something like that, and sisters are called to be leadership training sister agents or something, and so one companionship of sisters comes to the council. It was really good. Pres McConkie is a great man. Very powerful, tons of faith. I love him already, and I'm waaay excitedto see where the mission goes with him at the head.
Sunday was good, testimony meeting and all. I bore mine, which is interesting because we do it daily, but I did. We only had one interesting one. I have a strong testimony that there is at least one "storyteller" or similar in every branch or ward. I didn't share that in my testimony yesterday though. There is a dear sweet older sister in the branch who gets up evry month. I have absolutely no idea what she was talking about. I lost her very fast. My attention was grabbed when she hid behind the pulpit as part of her testimony. It was...you know. We also taught Alena and Alex after church. it went really well. We almost finished the Plan of Salvation with Alex, and he likes it. That's 21 lessons by the way.
Tuesday we began the first of our journeyings. We drove to Jihlava to observe a district meeting there, and then start an exchange with the district leader Elder Eliason and his greenie companion Elder King. The meeting was good, and that district is great. A very young district, and small, only one other companionship and a senior, thusly the not so young part of the district, couple. Both missionaries in the other companionship are only in their second transfer. But, they're doing pretty great. But anyway, we drove two hours there, two hours back, taught three lessons and that was the day. The lessons went well. Alena is doing greeeeeaaaat! Her baptism is all planned and set for Friday at 6. It's wonderful.
Sunday was good as well. We had a very good sacrament meeting,
Alena's baptism was announced, a good number from the branch are coming,
and probably President McConkie as well. We had Branch Council
afterwards, which we aren't even supposed to go to, but the District
Leader was in a lesson that went a little long, so we subbed in on
Branch Council. A good week in the zone, as I said we taught the most
lessons as a companionship that either of us has ever taught, 23 btw.
Quick answers: The McConkies are from Salt Lake,
four kids, one daughter three sons. Yes, Dad, I am getting nervous for
transfers. I am consigned to the fact that I probably won't be where I
am now in a couple weeks. Yikes. Also, to add my own voice to that what has been said, Do not ever
get complacent. As Elder Holland once said, "It isn't over til it's
over." and "[the adversary] is determined to get his licks in later, if
not sooner." Our power is in Christ.
Taylor is doing great. We are praying for Alena--her baptism is scheduled for this Friday, July 19th!
Some might ask: Why are Mormons so anxious to share our beliefs with others? I quote Neil L. Anderson, a member of the quorum of the twelve apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints:
"With the confusion and commotion of today's world, it's not surprising that fewer people are attending their places of worship. Although many want to be closer to God and to better understand the purpose of life, they have unanswered questions. Many have hearts open to the truth, but as the prophet Amos described, 'they (are running) to and fro (seeking) the word of the Lord, and (cannot) find it."--Amos 8:12. (We) can help answer their questions."
And, from our previous prophet, Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley: "Let me say that we appreciate the truth in all churches and the good which they do. We say to the people, in effect, you bring with you all the good that you have, and then let us see if we can add to it. That is the spirit of this work. That is the essence of our missionary service."
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