Dear Family & Friends,
Training is awesome! Elder Ingersoll is great and is a hard worker. One of our strengths I would say is finding people. We have found many people and are trying to set appointments with them. Last week we had a lot of appointments cancel so that was kind of rough. But in each case the Lord directed us to others that we could share the gospel with and hopefully continue sharing it with them. Our teaching pool is doing well; we just have to really get people to make time to schedule appointments. People are interested, but the worldly influences often times take over and they think they won’t have time "this week" but next week. We are doing our best though to help people understand the importance of the message we share and the need that we each have for it. We are constantly finding though, even today at the Laundromat we talked to one of the workers and gave her a Book of Mormon and a Restoration pamphlet.
And yes, our P-days always turn out to be crazy. I get tired of feeling so rushed, especially when a whole P-day is used for Zone P-day, and such. It's fun, but then stressful. But today is kind of back to normal.
I heard that the Relief Society session was great this last weekend. I am very excited for this General conference and to see and hear the words of these truly inspired men and women who are receiving revelation from the Lord for each of us. I know that as we strive to be obedient to the scriptures and the counsel from our leaders that we willed be blessed beyond measure. The Lord loves us and has given us so much to be thankful for.
We are very excited for General Conference. And yes, we are trying to get as many of our investigators to watch it as we can. The investigators that come will definitely feel the Spirit and I think it will be a major stepping-stone for their conversion process. What’s weird is that we will be watching all the session a couple hours later on that day than you. We technically are watching it at the same time, but we are two hours ahead so priesthood session gets over at 10 o' clock. Practically our bedtime! Oh and we will probably be watching it at our church building which is also the stake building.
Something that we talked a lot about at a training meeting this last week was our purpose for all the new Elders that came in. It's important for every missionary to understand and grow in their understanding of purpose. When we understand our purpose we put priorities where they should be and work our hardest to accomplish this work here on Earth. One of the focuses for a workshop given by Elder Dransfield, one of the AP's, was the story of Enos. Enos experiences an incredible conversion as he ponders the words and teachings of the Gospel and seeks to know the truthfulness of them from God. Once he obtains his powerful testimony he realizes how important it is for every single person to hear the Gospel and experience his/her own conversion. He prays for the souls of his brethren and does his best to share his testimony and the Gospel with each of them. Enos understood his purpose after his own conversion. He gets it. He knows that faith, repentance, baptism, sacrament, are all part of enduring to the end and that the Atonement is what all of those things are built upon. With out the Atonement none of this beautiful plan or gospel would be possible. It is through this process that our desires and we become "At One" with our Father and Savior. Enos became "At One" with our Father and Savior in his conversion. He could pray for anything and receive it because his desires were that of our Father and Savior. This is what each of us must strive for. We do this by applying the Gospel and submitting our will and desire to that of our Father and Savior.
Well I love serving a mission. I have been changed and know that a mission is meant to change you as you help others to change. I can feel my will and desires being changed to that of our Fathers as I strive to become "at one" with Him and our Savior. I love this Gospel and know that it is the only way, and the most joyous and peaceful way.
I love you all and love your letters and testimonies that I receive. Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Weaver
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