We were able to have two lessons
with Laura this week! We started on Tuesday to teach her the plan of Salvation!
It very possibly could have been the
best lesson I have ever had up to this point because of her! She was so into it! As we were explaining and
drawing on one of the boards she was taking notes on the other one and would
come over and put her own notes on the plan we were drawing! It was a great
lesson and the spirit was there so strong! It was great because I felt that we
were really able to explain everything in a way that she could understand
it. After about an hour we had only gotten
to the end of Earth life so...we were able to have the 2nd part of the lesson
on Saturday night! We took pictures of the notes from the first lesson so we
could copy them and have them for the 2nd one as well. The 2nd lesson was also
a really good one and we were able to teach really well. And....Laura now has a
baptismal date!!!! So exciting!! This is what this is all about!
This week me and Elder Nelsen went
on our first road trip. We took a trip up to Safford to visit some people up
there! Also while we were there we stopped by the temple and were able to take
some pictures there. There really is a special feeling at the temple! All we
did was walk around the grounds but there was still just this sense of peace
and happiness there! It is wonderful! Also we had a great opportunity to go and
get a few pictures in a cotton field that was white and ready to harvest. For
clarification as to why this is really cool, see Doctrine and Covenants 4:3-4.
They are some of the best "missionary pictures" I have so far!
We had a half-mission conference
this week that was really good! Elder Foster, from the quorum of the seventy, was
able to come and tour the mission so they did a mission conference with both
the east and the west sides of the mission! It was a great experience and I
really enjoyed hearing from him! I learned a lot and what was implied was even
more valuable! Among many other things he spoke to us about the Christmas
things that will be on Mormon.org. I would encourage all of you to go look on
Mormon.org at the Christmas site after Thanksgiving! It has
some really cool things about the Savior and some really great ways to spread
the true meaning of Christmas to your friends! It was interesting because
I interpreted the whole 4 hour meeting! Don't worry, I had breaks! Ha-ha I am
not going to get carpel tunnel! Ha-ha But it was fantastic! Afterwards, we were
able to get zone pictures with Elder and Sister Foster and then able to go meet
and talk with them! It is always an interesting experience to shake hands with
someone with that kind of spiritual knowledge. It was one of those experiences
where, when he looks in your eyes, you know he is reading your soul! Ha-ha it
was good to talk with them! Since I interpreted the whole meeting, they spoke
to me longer then all of the other missionaries which were a really wonderful
experience! He told me some things that I will keep really close to me and that
helped me out a lot! It was a great experience and I really learned a lot from
it!
On Friday Elder Kim and I went on an
exchange that was really fun! Elder Kim is one of my best friends out here so
that is always fun to go hang out with him for awhile! While there we were able
to get him another new investigator that will get baptized as soon as she is
able to quit smoking! It was great! We also went to a chili cook off that their
ward had that was fantastic! Those are big down here and the people really know
how to make chili! We had a lot happen that day but that will suffice for
explanation at the moment!
We also had a devotional on Sunday
night that was really cool! It was the 75th anniversary of the Institute down
here so they had a big celebration for that! It was really cool to be able to
go and to hear from those who have put so much time and energy into helping
people through that institute! The ending speaker was former Arizona Tucson
Mission President Walker. It was really cool to hear from him and see him after
I have heard so much about him from the older missionaries! One thing that hit
me this week is that I am now one of the older missionaries! That is so weird!
I can't believe how fast it is going and all that has happened! I really can't
believe that it is already Thanksgiving! What the crap?! Where did Nov go?
Anyways it has been a really good week and I am excited for this one!
Take luck and care for it! Till next
time,
Elder Banner
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