The other day during studies, my companion and I were able to piece something together. Last week I mentioned that I could recognize different feelings in homes, and I've come to realize exactly what The difference in the homes is, it's CONSISTENCE. Consistent scripture study, consistent prayer and consistent family home evening. THAT is what the difference is. We decided to research the reasons why this could be. And as we were doing so, it made us even more so realize the importance of our calling. Lately with the church, there has been a huge push for getting members and missionaries working together, and we understood that that was important, but we finally were able to realize the true magnitude of what we are doing.
In the scriptures it tells us to put on the armor of God. We need to put on the armor of God because without it we will not be prepared for the second coming. We will have no protection against Satan. A missionary's job is literally to prepare the ward members for the second coming...but how does that work? Well...repentance.
So what is the true meaning of repentance? Repentance is change. Any time that we are learning and growing, we are repenting, or we are changing. Repentance doesn't have to be some huge thing where we get down on our knees and beg for forgiveness. We are asked to repent daily. So how do we do that? We study the word of God. Every time that we open our scriptures and pray and go to church, we are changing; changing to becoming more like Christ.
So how does that tie in to members and missionaries working together? So many ward members are not doing all of the basic things (scripture study, prayer, etc.) that they should be. There are a lot of members who never read their Book of Mormon. Who never have sat down and willingly opened the book themselves. Sad, right? Well that's where the missionaries come in. A missionaries job is to "invite others to come unto Christ", and the way we do that is by calling them to repentance; or by inviting them to change. The only way they can truly do that is by doing the basic things that we are taught from a young age.
As members are doing these simple steps, they then qualify for the ongoing companionship of the Holy Ghost. Which when felt, helps us to remember what it felt like to be in God's presence. It helps us remember what we have the potential to become.
Personal and family scripture study is SO important. It definitely makes me grateful that we did all of these things when we were growing up! :)
So that is the main cool spiritual experience that I had this week!
This week we also he the opportunities to have interviews with our mission president. The first thing that he said to me is, "well sister quinton, we need to get you out of the area! Your companions have
spoken highly of you. I think at the end of this transfer you'll be moving to a new area and well...I think you're ready to train! Although..once you move to the new area I'll give you one or two transfers to get to know the area before I give you a trainee so that you're not completely white-washed!". So apparently I'll be training soon! That'll definitely be an adventure.
This week we had an interesting experience. We were on the way to see an investigator, but ended up not going because their next door neighbor was in the process of moving in. I knew the previous owners and lets just say that previously the house was not the kind of house anyone would've willingly chose to live in. There was piles and piles of stuff all over the house, there was barely any room to walk. They had kept black garbage bags over the windows so it was always very dim
inside. One of the rooms was their, "smoking" room, and that wasn't all of the stuff that happened in that room. Different sorts of drugs were there and in the hallway outside the door there were stains of
the drugs that had literally leaked and oozed from behind the closed door. Gross right? And that's not all, the floors, walls, bathrooms and all other rooms has a layer of dirt and dust that was caked
everywhere.
Well...you could say that the new owner definitely had a LOT of work to do in order to clean the house and be able to move in, in a week and a half. By the time we met her they had been cleaning for a week, and were still no where close to finished.
Our phone was baptized this week and now is not working at all.. ha ha
In the scriptures it tells us to put on the armor of God. We need to put on the armor of God because without it we will not be prepared for the second coming. We will have no protection against Satan. A missionary's job is literally to prepare the ward members for the second coming...but how does that work? Well...repentance.
So what is the true meaning of repentance? Repentance is change. Any time that we are learning and growing, we are repenting, or we are changing. Repentance doesn't have to be some huge thing where we get down on our knees and beg for forgiveness. We are asked to repent daily. So how do we do that? We study the word of God. Every time that we open our scriptures and pray and go to church, we are changing; changing to becoming more like Christ.
So how does that tie in to members and missionaries working together? So many ward members are not doing all of the basic things (scripture study, prayer, etc.) that they should be. There are a lot of members who never read their Book of Mormon. Who never have sat down and willingly opened the book themselves. Sad, right? Well that's where the missionaries come in. A missionaries job is to "invite others to come unto Christ", and the way we do that is by calling them to repentance; or by inviting them to change. The only way they can truly do that is by doing the basic things that we are taught from a young age.
As members are doing these simple steps, they then qualify for the ongoing companionship of the Holy Ghost. Which when felt, helps us to remember what it felt like to be in God's presence. It helps us remember what we have the potential to become.
Personal and family scripture study is SO important. It definitely makes me grateful that we did all of these things when we were growing up! :)
So that is the main cool spiritual experience that I had this week!
This week we also he the opportunities to have interviews with our mission president. The first thing that he said to me is, "well sister quinton, we need to get you out of the area! Your companions have
spoken highly of you. I think at the end of this transfer you'll be moving to a new area and well...I think you're ready to train! Although..once you move to the new area I'll give you one or two transfers to get to know the area before I give you a trainee so that you're not completely white-washed!". So apparently I'll be training soon! That'll definitely be an adventure.
This week we had an interesting experience. We were on the way to see an investigator, but ended up not going because their next door neighbor was in the process of moving in. I knew the previous owners and lets just say that previously the house was not the kind of house anyone would've willingly chose to live in. There was piles and piles of stuff all over the house, there was barely any room to walk. They had kept black garbage bags over the windows so it was always very dim
inside. One of the rooms was their, "smoking" room, and that wasn't all of the stuff that happened in that room. Different sorts of drugs were there and in the hallway outside the door there were stains of
the drugs that had literally leaked and oozed from behind the closed door. Gross right? And that's not all, the floors, walls, bathrooms and all other rooms has a layer of dirt and dust that was caked
everywhere.
Well...you could say that the new owner definitely had a LOT of work to do in order to clean the house and be able to move in, in a week and a half. By the time we met her they had been cleaning for a week, and were still no where close to finished.
Our phone was baptized this week and now is not working at all.. ha ha
So funny story...last night my comp and I were teaching a 15 year old less active and then she decided that she wanted to come out with us to teach people. We went to see if one of our investigators was home...she wasn't. So then I thought, "hmm...we should go to the foreman's house!" lo and behold...we get there and sister foreman says, "oh hey, I'm on the phone with your mother right now!" talk about perfect timing! lol
also, funny story about "may the force be with you" so when one of our investigators was getting baptized, she set the date for may 3rd, and so I said, "well hey! At least you're getting baptized then, because on may 4th I can walk up to you and say 'may the forth be with you'!" she just stopped for a second....and then she started laughing. Hahaha it works perfect! Everyone should be baptized on may 3rd lol
Buuuuut anywho.....that's about everything that happened this week!! Love you all! :)
Buuuuut anywho.....that's about everything that happened this week!! Love you all! :)
super random...I don't know if I told you...but the coat that Leedle and Kiwi got for me for Christmas was seriously the best thing EVER. literally haha I used it every single day during up until like a month and a half ago. so THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!:)
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