My Two Year Service To The Lord: Patching Up The Leaks

So, we had a nasty rainstorm Friday-Saturday and on Sunday during church there was a lot of water damage. We went around the whole Zone helping (because EVERY church building was leaking!). We started at 9am and didn´t get home till about 10:15pm, hence the reason for no email yesterday. Obviously we didn´t have time to go shopping or do internet so they gave us an hour today to email and we had to use our study time to go shopping. Normally on Tuesdays we have our District Meetings, but we have interviews with President on Friday so they cancelled the meeting. The new President wants to have interviews with all 250+ missionaries before we have changes on the 16th because he wants to do them instead of the APs, like they had planned. So that´s the gist of yesterday :)

My lesson for this week comes from Alma 31:5, about bearing testimony.

There was a talk given in the MTC (I don´t have my notes in front of me) that stated something along these lines: "If your conversation with a non-member or less-active member didn´t help build their faith through your testimony, what was the point of your conversation?"

EVERY conversation we have with those not full active in the church should include our testimonies about something. We can share our feelings about the Book of Mormon, the gift of Repentance, FHE, how the gospel has brought peace and love into our home, how listening to a living Prophet has given your guidance and help, or anything like that.

When we share our testimonies with our friends, our testimonies and faith grow and we will see more blessings because of that.

I know that, like the scripture says, the "word" (or our testimony) is the most powerful thing because the Holy Ghost HAS to testify of truth and His influence is pretty powerful.

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Mom - mom had a cavity??? Is the world ending???? I don´t want to die in Chile!!! They don´t have good chocolate milk!!!!!! aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

Allie - I can´t wait to see your baptism pics!! Also, Jenny has your birthday present from me so don´t worry because nothing came in the mail :)

Alyza - Are you being a good helper for mommy? Cuz if not, Dayday might tell Trevy to tickle you!

p.s. If anyone is sending a package this week, I could use some Mucinex.... :P (from Mom: Please tell Lecia if you are going to mail him some of this, otherwise I will put some in his birthday box)