This week has been a very eventful one! First off i got a text from the
Billerica sisters on Saturday
saying that Cheridan Hoffman had been baptized that day. This means that the
whole Hoffman family is now baptized: Shawn, Christin, Cheridan, and Grantlee.
What a blessing! In a year they will get to go to the temple and be sealed for
time and all eternity. I think their time to be re stationed for the air force
is coming up in a little over a year, so it will be perfect timing! Marilene who
was baptized is in the primary presidency now and is doing well. I miss all
those wonderful people in Billerica, and look forward to after my mission when i
will get to call them and maybe even go visit them.
We had to decide to drop our investigator Gary for a few weeks. These last 8 weeks have been rough and he hasn't been answering our calls and texts and has been cancelling our appointments. It wasn't easy but we have prayed about it and both feel that not initiating any contact for 2 weeks or so could be good, so that he can have some time to think. Don is doing very well. He found some information on the internet about a Mormon archeologist who has found connections between the ancient Mayan people and descriptions in the book of Mormon. And he was telling us about how it makes sense and that the Mayan people are the people in the book of Mormon. So we asked him if he believed that the book of Mormon is true and he said no that he had to do so more information. So we just kind of chuckled, if only he would read it than he would really know that it is true:) He is an attorney and is very intellectual and wants to digest everything so we just keep giving him all the information that we can. Shawn was the same way and once it made sense in his mind than he would let the spirit testify it to him. So Hopefully Don will let the spirit do the teaching here soon:) Kelly talked to work and had her schedule moved around so that she could come to church for all three hours every week which is exciting! She slid on some ice this week and hit a hill and got some minor injuries but the car is ok. She was telling me that she knew that God was watching over her. She is such a sweet lady! We had dinner with a part member couple and the members husband reminded me so much of Shawn and how antagonistic and intellectual he was at first. We taught them the restoration and he agrees that it makes sense but doesn't see its relevance yet but we hope to get to keep working with them. Tariq and Taraja are doing well and will be baptized in two weeks, they are so excited! We have two more lessons left to teach them.
The whole mission had a web conference with our mission president this Tuesday. They will start to do that once a month now. He talked to us a lot about exact obedience, building Zion in our companionships, and helping our investigators to be converted through the Book of Mormon, which means that first we need to be converted through the Book of Mormon. Once thing that he said that the white handbook (which is the missionary books of rules and guidelines) is a 100 year old study of how to keep the spirit with us. It truly is through the little acts of obedience that the Lord does bless us and we will be more consecrated servants of the Lord. He challenged us all to go through the whole Book of Mormon in the next two transfers and mark all of the names or pronouns that mention the savior, any of his attributes that describe him, and any of the Lord's that he speaks directly or through the prophets. This is to show that the Book of Mormon truly is another testament of Jesus Christ, and has more references to him than the Bible or any book of scripture.
I was asked on Saturday to speak in church on Sunday on the plan of Salvation and what it means to me. Sunday morning it was not all coming together but I think it turned out ok which is a blessing. The plan of Salvation very much testifies to me of the reality or our divine worth and the nature of God. That he is fair, kind, merciful, and very loving. When I was sitting up on the stand and looking at our little ward I very much felt that there are so many people in our ward who need a little extra love and I am grateful that I get to be here and that we get to strengthen one another. On Tuesday we had a meeting with Al Waite and three different women canceled on us to go with us. So we met outside and he built a fire in a metal trash can and we roasted marshmallows. It was 7 degrees outside and it was soo cold but it was a good memory:) I know that the Lord is on our side and that this is his true gospel! I sure do love you all! Thank you for your letters! Have a great week!
Love Sister Abbey Lou Rushton We had to decide to drop our investigator Gary for a few weeks. These last 8 weeks have been rough and he hasn't been answering our calls and texts and has been cancelling our appointments. It wasn't easy but we have prayed about it and both feel that not initiating any contact for 2 weeks or so could be good, so that he can have some time to think. Don is doing very well. He found some information on the internet about a Mormon archeologist who has found connections between the ancient Mayan people and descriptions in the book of Mormon. And he was telling us about how it makes sense and that the Mayan people are the people in the book of Mormon. So we asked him if he believed that the book of Mormon is true and he said no that he had to do so more information. So we just kind of chuckled, if only he would read it than he would really know that it is true:) He is an attorney and is very intellectual and wants to digest everything so we just keep giving him all the information that we can. Shawn was the same way and once it made sense in his mind than he would let the spirit testify it to him. So Hopefully Don will let the spirit do the teaching here soon:) Kelly talked to work and had her schedule moved around so that she could come to church for all three hours every week which is exciting! She slid on some ice this week and hit a hill and got some minor injuries but the car is ok. She was telling me that she knew that God was watching over her. She is such a sweet lady! We had dinner with a part member couple and the members husband reminded me so much of Shawn and how antagonistic and intellectual he was at first. We taught them the restoration and he agrees that it makes sense but doesn't see its relevance yet but we hope to get to keep working with them. Tariq and Taraja are doing well and will be baptized in two weeks, they are so excited! We have two more lessons left to teach them.
The whole mission had a web conference with our mission president this Tuesday. They will start to do that once a month now. He talked to us a lot about exact obedience, building Zion in our companionships, and helping our investigators to be converted through the Book of Mormon, which means that first we need to be converted through the Book of Mormon. Once thing that he said that the white handbook (which is the missionary books of rules and guidelines) is a 100 year old study of how to keep the spirit with us. It truly is through the little acts of obedience that the Lord does bless us and we will be more consecrated servants of the Lord. He challenged us all to go through the whole Book of Mormon in the next two transfers and mark all of the names or pronouns that mention the savior, any of his attributes that describe him, and any of the Lord's that he speaks directly or through the prophets. This is to show that the Book of Mormon truly is another testament of Jesus Christ, and has more references to him than the Bible or any book of scripture.
I was asked on Saturday to speak in church on Sunday on the plan of Salvation and what it means to me. Sunday morning it was not all coming together but I think it turned out ok which is a blessing. The plan of Salvation very much testifies to me of the reality or our divine worth and the nature of God. That he is fair, kind, merciful, and very loving. When I was sitting up on the stand and looking at our little ward I very much felt that there are so many people in our ward who need a little extra love and I am grateful that I get to be here and that we get to strengthen one another. On Tuesday we had a meeting with Al Waite and three different women canceled on us to go with us. So we met outside and he built a fire in a metal trash can and we roasted marshmallows. It was 7 degrees outside and it was soo cold but it was a good memory:) I know that the Lord is on our side and that this is his true gospel! I sure do love you all! Thank you for your letters! Have a great week!
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