April 2009
39 posts
Have a vision!
This week I learned something that I wish I’d known in the beginning of my mission, that was to have a vision. In the mission conference this past week, President talked about having a vision and making our goals in accordance with that vision, but it hadnĀ“t ever hit me like it did at the conference on Friday. The spirit really helped me learn. I feel like I really learned something that I...
Phone Booth Contacts! :)
Last week was my first full week with Elder Farias and together we worked really well. Both of us push each other to try new things and do things that seem a little scary. For example, I’m completely used to standing up on and bus walking to the front and introducing myself to everyone-that it just seems like something normal now. :) Something else fun we have started to do is collecting the...
Elder Maier - Conference Week
This week, we have already found a few good investigators thanks to the help of a young member that lives in Centro. She has introduced us to all of her relatives and has gone with us to visit them two days in a row. It is just so nice when the members are really willing to help. :) We have been surpassing our daily goals and it’s looking like we are going to end up surpassing our weekly...
Another Awesone Week in the Mission Field
This past week was great. On Sunday we baptized a 68 year old man named, Jaime. He has had all kinds of life experience and to be teaching him felt strange. It’s the kind of situation where you would expect to be learning instead of teaching. It’s great to see someone, with so much life experience still accept and desire to follow the restored gospel. Other than that, things are just...