Hey everyone, 20 rolled around as planned.... still feel like a baby.
This week has been a busy but pretty chill/crazy week.
Our area has been really slow because a lot of our investigators are just flaking out but the action is in Philippi. There's been a lot of gang and taxi violence there so parts of their area are shut down so we do splits everyday when they're done and we work double in Mandalay.
Thursday we had interviews with president that were really nice. We had a good chat.
Wednesday and Saturday we had some fun times at the Malaza's for FHE
Sunday was really nice though. The primary had their program and I got to play the piano for it and it was really cute. It was about keeping the commandments. Gospel Principles was also super nice about Missionary Work. One of the brothers, Brother Leonard, from Zimbabwe, gave a really powerful example I'd like to share.
Think of the whole of the human race confined and stuck in one giant room with several hundreds of millions of doors on the walls. Only ONE door will get us out of the room.
Now, we have a situation, if you're the lucky one that finds the door, are you - going to be selfish sneak out by yourself?
- going to find the door and take only those around you with?
- going to try and help anyone and everyone get out the door with you?
Now pretend that the door is the gospel and passing through it will help you progress to bigger and greater things. There's no reason why you'd be selfish enough to go yourself. So why don't we do member missionary work? Being a missionary is simply sharing the gospel with those around us. Ultimately in the end, they can choose the door (gospel) if they want it but it's their decision. Let's think again about member missionary work.
D&C 18:14-16
14 Wherefore, you are called to cry repentance unto this people.
15 And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!
16 And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!
Read this talk by the late Elder Richard G. Scott
Shap. Until next week.
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