Wow, this week has been such a roller coaster! First of all, I just want to say that the power of prayer is real!
We are counseled to keep deep spiritual experiences sacred and private, so I won't share much, but I wish I could, because everyone needs to feel what I have felt! The relationship with God and the savior I have gained on my mission is the most dependable, rewarding, uplifting, and motivating thing you could ever have! In other words, it is everything!
We met our finding goals this week, but it took a lot of work. There were times I felt pretty down, and just laid out my feelings, desires, and struggles to God. I don't know that he actually answered any specific questions I asked, but I definitely felt a lot of comfort, strength, and found answers in stake conference. Some of the speakers comments really seemed tailored specifically to me. We had stake conference this week, and Elder Paul H Sinclair of the seventy presided. That was really neat. We saw some major miracles this week, but also faced some major rejection! Basically, everything that could happen did happen.
Monday night was pretty weird, no one answered their doors, not a single one! Then we had interviews on Tuesday with President Smith, in which I received some great counsel, as always. I also thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Sister Smith. We also had lunch with the Raineys, and dinner with the Hoys. It was Brother Hoy's birthday, so they had like 35 people there (not all of them were members)! What a massive dinner, we got to talk to Brother Matley a good bit, and he is super cool! He is visiting for the summer from Salt Lake, and absolutely loves missionary work and wants to come out with us a lot! He is also friends with some general authorities, and said last conference was just the tip of the iceberg. Lots of changes coming in the next couple years, especially in the missionary department, so be looking out for that!
We had a Pseudo-zone meeting on Wednesday. We met as districts and Skyped between the two and had some amazing training's on the promised blessings of baptism and solutions to common problems with Member fellowship. We also had our first correlation meeting with representatives from the relief society and elders quorum present, it went really well!
We ate Chick Fil A with the Millers on Thursday, and went out to visit some less actives that night on splits with Brother Sweeney. He also gave us a lot of good information on many people we knew nothing about! Members are super key to the work, and super great!
We did a lot of walking around downtown on Friday and also got to pet some adorable kittens in our finding! We also got to pet another adorable kitten yesterday! We also visited some less actives up in Crimora with the ward mission leader, and saw lots of success! Also, he is hilarious! I just need to serve here for the rest of my mission! The members are too great here!
We talked to a guy briefly downtown, but didn't have much of a conversation, and felt we should go back, so we did on Saturday. He wasn't home, but his wife was, though she was on the phone. We also helped with the bishops storehouse on Saturday morning, and gave a blessing to a guy who had a seizure in the parking lot!
Stake Conference was Saturday and Sunday, but I already told you about that. Today was zone p day, and we hiked up to Humpback Rock! It was a great time. Sorry for the long email, I will talk to all of you next week!
Elder Brown
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| Tracting in an aviation community with Elder Carman |
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| On top of Humpback Rock! |
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| Went hiking up Humpback Rock |
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