Happy February 1! It has been a very wonderful week, and I feel like a different person today than last week. Something I focused on this week was having Hope and Humility and having it be focused on Jesus Christ. You all will find out why I feel this was such a blessing soon!
A quote I wanted to start this week off with is kind of where my thoughts of hope and humility lay:
"You are LOVED, You are ENOUGH, but you are not yet COMPLETE"
Here is the highlights of the week:
- We taught 40 lessons, and found 3 new people. I know we are not supposed to focus on numbers, and so something I have been focusing on instead is the principles that we are teaching these people, and really desiring for their progression towards the Savior. I feel that is what has helped us be able to find so many people and teach so many people this month of January. When we are focusing on the welfare of others, we in turn work hard and also work smarter to help them.
- District Council was on Wednesday. I also got the Valentine's package you guys sent me, I picked it up from Meighan Stevens and it was so awesome to open it. We had training visits that day so the other 3 elders and I ate a couple of the things! We set some transfer goals, and then one of the sisters asked me to give her a blessing at the end of the meeting. We had a ton of lessons that day, and because of that I ended up driving a total of 102 miles that whole day, but it was worth it because we met with some members that are clear out in the middle of nowhere, literally middle of nowhere.
- Thursday we had a district leader meeting with all the DL's and Pres Horgeshiemer. It was super good and we talked about how we can be leading by example for the benefit of those people around us to help them and keep everyone motivated. Super cool meeting!
- Saturday we had ward mission mtg with Brother Cain, and then drove an hour south to drop a bible off for a nonmember who had requested it, and then we stopped at Brother and Sister Flinders house while we were there. We then went to Brother Suber's house and had a super good lesson with him about "Coming to Zion" and taking time for ourselves. Then we stopped at Panda Express on the way home, kinda been missing it so we had to go because it just barely got put in here!
- Sunday was exactly how the title of this email says! So we ended up having church over zoom because it snowed the night before. Here in downtown Chillicothe it snowed about 4 to 6 inches so honestly we still could have gone, but Bishop Brower said that the members who live about 45 to 60 minutes away from the church had a lot more than 6 inches of snow. But it was good anyway. We had a super humbling lesson with the Allen family. They have a 7 year old daughter who is wanting to be baptized in April, so about 2 months away. Her parents are worried though, because the daughter (Natalie) has Autism. They don't know if she completely understands baptism or would understand being put under water for a few seconds. So we are going to be calling them and stopping at their house each week to talk with Natalie and just help her the best we can. Keep everyone in your prayers, so we can be able to know exactly what we need to do to help Natalie.
- We also got to teach seminary this morning to the youth here in the ward. We did it over zoom and it was early morning seminary and so that was fun! We talked about how I and Elder Bennett had prepared for our missions, etc. So I've been up since 4:45 😂
- Quick side note, so I was shaving on Saturday morning and completely sliced the corner of my face by my eye open on accident. So that was fun because now it hurts super bad.
People focusing on:
- Jamie is a stud. We met with him on Wednesday and he is doing super good. April 6th is still the date for his baptism so keep praying for him.
- Kris Rothe. Well we have hit a rough spot with Kris, and have not been able to meet with him for 2 weeks now. He keeps missing our lessons when we go to his grandma's house who is a member. Keep him in your prayers and that he can get married before April 1.
- Lisa Massie is doing super good. She is praying for a date to get baptized, and wanting to come to church in the future soon.
- Chris Madden. We met Chris on facebook messenger yesterday and she is wanting a church tour and to come to church this week.
This week was amazing. And it was amazing for 2 reasons. 1.) The week finished a lot differently than it started. 2.) The scripture that I find myself saying a lot is the one that says, "It is not requisite that ye run faster than ye have strength". This scripture helped me a lot this week, as we are trying to push this area of Chillicothe so much, and then I have been trying to think about and focus on Athens and Jackson's areas to help them out and know what trainings and things to do to help them. It then occurred to me this weekend, that I have been missing the gist of what I have learned over the last year since COVID began. It was to take opportunity at the small things to refresh, and ultimately refocus your mind on what matters most. So many times, we as disciples of Jesus Christ get going and we forget. We forget what we need to be doing because ultimately we want to be doing it all. But, we need to be doing things out of priority and that is why praying in the mornings as you plan out your day is so beneficial. I have a strong testimony on this, and that as we focus on becoming everything we need to be becoming each day, we will become that person.
How are you all doing? How did the week of events go for everyone?? I hope life, and school as well as work is going super good :) Also, just so everyone knows my pick for this Sunday's game: Kansas City Chiefs!
I love you guys so much! You all are doing such great things. Remember who you are and who you stand for, and be the best version of yourself today. :)
Love you always . . . love you forever . . .
Elder M
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