Oct 1, 2016
Heylo Eberyone!
This week was awesome! Whenever general conference rolls around, there's always an increase of the Spirit in my world, and, as a missionary, that means the work is AWESOME! (Not that it ever isn't, but great things can indeed get better!)
Remember the new investigators I talked about a couple weeks ago? Their names are Keri and Cordell Cody. Last month, they just showed up at church, out of nowhere. They stayed for all three hours! When we introduced ourselves to them, they said that they were looking for a church, and they would love to have us over to teach them. We were blown away! We were able to visit with them once two weeks ago. We found out that Al, Keri's husband, is a less-active member of the church, and served a mission. Keri and Cordell, their eight-year-old son, have both not been baptized, and expressed a desire to become such. We were so excited! The next time we were over there, we taught them the Restoration, which they basically already understood. Cordell even said that he wants to eventually "give out the bread and the water"! We told them that we were here to guide them along their path to bring them closer to Christ, and testified to them that baptism would help them do that. They are excited to be baptized! We set October 29th to be their baptismal date, and they agreed to it, with some hesitation. They expressed the concern that they might not be able to meet with us as much as they would need to in order to be ready for that day. We promised them that if they would read from the Book of Mormon as individuals and as a family, they would be prepared by that day. We also established a way to have lessons with them over video chat. When they found out that video chat was an option, they were visibly relieved. Technology is such a blessing!
General Conference was amazing! I was only able to watch the main four sessions, because we were helping a new investigator move furniture to her new apartment. She's awesome, and when I have time, I'll talk about her. Anywhays! Watching General Conference while on a mission is so fun! Not only was I learning for myself, which is already a spiritual experience in and of itself, I was privileged to learn for our investigators as well. So many things which were said this past weekend inspired thoughts such as, "Wow, that answers the question this person was asking us!" or, "This will help this person understand the doctrine of repentance so much more clearly." All the while, the messages are also lifting my soul, answering my own questions, and reminding me that God does in fact love each and every one of His children. The human family is so blessed to have a prophet of God on the earth today! He is a special witness of Jesus Christ, and through him, we can know of God's will for us. I add my witness to his that Jesus is the Christ, our only way to salvation. I promise that those who follow His commandments will have a fullness of joy in this life, and eternal exaltation with God in the life to come. I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
ALL IS WELL IN ZION!
Love,
Elder Grover
1. A HUGE cockroach we caught in the church kitchen!
2. I spy a Portlandian!
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