Elder Wallis
Between moving, transfers, and
General Conference it was a pretty slow week, but we were able to set up a lot
of stuff for this next week! We're keeping our fingers crossed that we can get
some more people on date for Baptism. We have 7 that we could potentially get on
date, that have either had a date before and need to reset it, or have
progressed enough to where we can extend an invite. Open with prayer, spiritual
thought, TESTIFY AND INVITE THE SPIRIT!, then INVITE THEM TO BE BAPTIZED while
the spirit is really strong. Works more often than not. Getting them to progress
and keep commitments is where people tend to struggle. We did commit Jennifer
(the Wilson's daughter who's 28) to come to church this Sunday! We have some
members that are going to pick her up. May Wilson (the mother) said she would
come the following week. Mike Wilson... we have to figure out his work schedule.
He has a testimony, he has to act on it though and ask for Sundays off. Keep
your arms crossed and heads bowed praying that it'll work out! There's a few
other investigators that we're starting to be able to meet with again, they've
become more receptive and willing to have us over again. That's been pretty
cool. The Scotts are a returning to activity family and we're teaching 3 of
their daughters. Ages 8 and two are 9. They are on date for the 26th of this
month! They seem pretty solid, two of them have some autism, and the lessons can
be pretty interesting and hard to keep their attention. But they are learning
and want to be Baptized. They also committed to come to church on Sunday. Janice
Rivera is a less active that we teach and she's been doing pretty well. She
really struggles with the spiritual side of the Gospel. She tries to live the
Gospel but has a hard time believing that it comes from God. BUT she knows that
it's a good thing. She has two twin sons that are 7 years old. They're awesome.
We teach them as well and they've been absorbing a lot of it. They come to
Church pretty much every Sunday now. Jonathan and Justin have asked if I'd
Baptize them! I was so touched. I can't remember when their b-days are,
hopefully I'm still in this area!!! Other than that, not a whole lot else has
happened. We have several people that we're hoping to pick up as official "new
investigators" this week. We've talked to them before and have their info. We'll
see how it
General Conference was the BOMB!!! I've loved every General
Conference on my Mission. can you believe that I only have one more??? That blew
my mind. In a way I'm kind of sad. Dad you're right, something about being on a
mission and watching General Conference, you seem to get so much more out of it.
A couple of my favorite parts were President Uchtdorf's talk on Gratitude, and
President Packer's talk... his was a powerhouse! Did you catch his round about
way of saying that he's seen the Savior? That gave me chills. President Uchtdorf
gave me a lot to think about... Am I only grateful during times of happiness and
ease? Or am I also grateful for the hard times that make me grow and mature? In
hindsight I'm grateful for my trials because I learned from them and grew, but
what about when I'm experiencing them? So I've been trying to change my attitude
of picking when I'm grateful depending on my blessings, to having a attitude of
gratitude, just like President Uchtdorf counseled. Right away I've been able to
see a difference. Generally I'm more happy and I'm able to not only endure
trials and temptations but enjoy almost relish the challenge because God knows
what my limits are and will only give me tribulations that will help me. IF, I
have the ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE. I know that we have modern day Prophets. There's
no way that this Church could be false. There's too much good in it... it is
PURE TRUTH. Like I've told some people on my Mission, why would I come out here
for two years to tell people a lie? Why would 15 million people be so firm and
steadfast in a lie? It is only through Jesus Christ that people are able to be
this steadfast and immovable. Above all my other goals in life, my first
priority is to be able to call myself confidently, a Man of God. The Gospel is
where I have found the most joy in this life. So naturally, this is where I will
stay. There is so much I have to learn, there's an infinite amount of knowledge
if we use the Gift of the Holy Ghost. I love this Church, not because I think
it's a good church or because of the people, I love this Church because it is
Jesus Christ's Church. By continuing to progress in this Gospel and sharing our
testimonies, we can all become truly converted to Christ. It is that point that
I am striving to get to, where anything we do in this life is a conscious
decision to do good and to bring us closer to Christ. This is my testimony and
my witness of the Savior, that He lives, He loves us, and wants us to use His
Atonement to return to our Heavenly Father. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
I love you all! I hope you enjoy
the other pictures that I've been uploading! I hope you have an awesome week.
Stay safe, stay healthy/get healthy.
Love,
Elder Wallis
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