week 66

This week went very well and we all worked very hard on our contacting skills, revising EdApp as a reference and making achievable goals to better our contacts. Through that effort we were able to find two new families (one of 3 and the other of 4) to teach in one day! That morning we had prayed for God to help us find the families that were waiting to hear the message of the restored Gospel, and he answered our prayer! It strengthened our faith and motivated us to work even harder to find even more new friends. 

There was amazing devotional on Sunday. The conversion of the Nail family was shared and it was amazing. It all started with Elder Nail - my age - had entered the MTC and they met President and Sister Caplin who at the time were being trained as mission presidents. When they were introducing themselves, Elder Nail said his name and that he was from Texas and President Caplin asked if he was related to another man (I forgot his first name) and it was his Elder Nail's grandfather. It turns out that 39 years ago when President Caplin was 19 on his mission, he had baptized Elder Nail's grandfather and introduced the gospel to their family! 

In that devotional Elder Nail and his dad and President Caplin were all present, and Elder Nail's dad shared his conversion story - he was 17 at the time - and the spirit was so strong. The rest of the devotional we talked about the effects we will have on other people, even if we don't see it now. And I know that everything my companions and I do will have a ripple effect. Even if we don't think so, we have to remember that God works in mysterious ways and the smallest things can be the means of bringing about the greatest changes in the lives of other people. 

A little thought:

"Consider upon the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God"  

What else make you happy? I love music and yummy food and organizing, but nothing makes me happier than making others happy which I can do as a missioanry by teaching commandments that allow people to live happy lives!

Have a great week everyone! 

- Elder Hilton