Another Great
week! not sure why i capitalized that G but oh well. happy new year to
everyone!!
this week was
very full and very great! the drahers are doing so well. carl received the
priesthood yesterday and it was just a great moment. there are few things quite
like meeting someone, teaching them the gospel, then seeing them go on to
receive the priesthood. it is truly incredible. they are also sharing the
gospel with everyone they speak to. dana's mother is really interested in
hearing more, because she "isnt sure that her baptism was done by the
right authority." wayy cool! and carl has shared the gospel with some of
his friends as well. also, deborah is looking forward to her baptism on the
11th. it'll be a great day.
we have had
some other miracles this week as well, but my fingers are too tired to type
them all. so i will just share a few. but before i do that, kristin and the
hildebrands are doing well. its so funny talking to steve about spiritual
things, because he just doesnt have a filter. so he will always start saying
some really rude stuff before we have really explained whats going on haha. it
is a crack up! just like... we tell him the next step for him is to go to the
temple and marry his wife for eternity and he is like, "whats the
difference between a temple and a church?" and Karla says its more ornate
and he says, "oh whoopee! just another thing to waste money on!"
hahah soo funny. gotta love correcting false notions. thats all we do.
anywayss.... we met kristins mother this week and she was very nice. it was a
good meeting! they are all doing so well!
this week as
we were out door knocking, a bunch of things all fell together and we ended up
being in mancelona in the evening on this specific street to check up on a
potential investigator we had door knocked into the other day. it was dark out
and freezing, and we are walking down the street toward the house and this guy
walks up to us and is like whats up guys?? so we start talking, and i cant make
out his face cuz its too dark. but he says his name is aaron and we met an
aaron a few days earlier, so i was trying to figure out if it was the same
guy... haha it was freezing so we went and sat in the car and i figured out it
was not the same guy, just a mega prepared guy who knew we would talk to him
about God and the Bible cuz he loves those two things! he was going through a
super tough time, so we talked with him for about an hour. it was soo cool! we
have had some referrals and things this week as well and we are just
continually being blessed!
it is so sad
here because every day we meet people with the most difficult lives and they
want our help, but they only want it financially or temporally. if they only
would accept and live the gospel of jesus christ, EVERYTHING else would fall
into place. president thomas said something that i really liked when he was
with us yesterday. he talked about how the church in kalkaska was built to be a
beacon to the surrounding cities. it is meant to be a place to go if people
wanted something better than poverty, broken families, drugs, and broken
hearts. thats what we offer people. thats what the church offers people, and
thats what the Savior offers each of us.
I encourage
each of you to set worthy goals for this upcoming year! become a little more
Christlike this year! it wont be easy, but there is nothing more rewarding. our
Father wants us all home so badly, so once we are converted, we need to
"strengthen our brethren" (luke 22:32). it is our duty to bring our
brothers and sisters back home with us. we are here in this life to "chart
our course" towards eternal life. we are not here to be perfect or to
expect others to be. but set goals that reflect the desires of your heart and
your vision of what you can accomplish (PMG page 146). Set your sights high,
and help others to do the same. Chart your course to eternal life in the
Kingdom of God with our families united eternally, to receive a FULLNESS OF
JOY. We will live in NEVER ENDING HAPPINESS. never ending (mosiah 2:47).
love you all!
thank you for your examples and love!!
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