Two words: Conferece Weekend.
Conference on the mission is better than Chirstmas and now it´s come and gone. But hey, we are left with some serious spiritual strength and desires to be better. Better moms, dads, brothers, sisters, friends, missionaries, and disciples of Christ. Oh, how I am so thankful for the Lord´s church and His leaders.
Hermana Costagliola and I really loved these past few days. Our investigators came to some of the sessions, I was able to see some members and recent converts from my previous ward, and I of course, recieved the spiritual recharge that I have been needing. Once again, so many blessings!
We also had the opportunity to have a temple tour with one of our investigators after last night´s session. His name is Jefferson and he was a reference from some other missionaries. We had a lesson with him a couple weeks ago, gave him a Book of Mormon, invited him to read and pray, and testified of the restoration of the Lord´s church. We weren´t able to see him this last week and we weren´t really expecting him to come to conference. He´s young, really smart, and always has a lot of questions. We also kind of got the feeling that his wife isn´t too excited about him learning about the church. However, as we all know, the Lord´s plan is perfect and He knows exactly what He´s doing.
Jefferson called us about an hour into the session and told us that he was waiting outside. We were stoked! We quickly went to go get him and sat with him for the last hour or so. Well, he loved it. Afterwards he told us that he had some questions and we invited a couple members (my favorite recent converts from my last area) to accompany us in a lesson with him. We explained more about the temple, families, and answered a few of his questions. I always love teaching because most of the time it´s almost impossible not to feel the spirit. However, there are times when the spirit completely just takes over and before you know it miracles just start happening.
After the lesson we asked him if he has read the Book of Mormon and how he liked it. He had read all of 1 Nephi and he´s in the middle of 2 Nephi. He said that he loves reading it because he finds answers to his questions and doubts that have come from reading the Bible. He told us that the Book of Mormon gives him answers to the small and simple truths that he has been looking for. He also told us that he´s got a lot of investigation still to do, but as missionaries we recieved a witness that the Spirit is working on his heart. Oh, how I love this work.
I know the Book of Mormon is true and I am so grateful for such a wonderful and edifying weekend! How blessed are we?
Also, mom asked me what I specifically liked about conference. I too wrote down some questions to listen for during conference and I recieved personal revelation for each one of them. One of them had to do with my family and I love what I learned! I love you all so much! Thank you for all your love and support.
Have a great week!
Love,
Hermana Scheu
p.s. one of my favorite talks from this weekend was Elder Uchtdorf´s on gratitude.
My super cool companion. Also, just a little walk through H&M. As missionaries we´ve gotten reallly good at window shopping and pretending like we remember how to be fashionable.
Yet another Burger King/McDonalds picture. Dont worry, my stance on them both still remains the same.
(Notice the sack lunch that Hermana Costagliola and I brought.)
However, they do serve as great meeting places and come with sweet memorabilia.
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