May 28, 2012

May 28, 2012

Hello hello hello.

What a wonderful week we have had in good ole rainy Brandon Manitoba!! :) Things are wonderful. Little Roger passed his interview on Saturday and is so excited to be baptized this coming Saturday!! He was so sad to think it was a week away!! Roger sr. is going to be baptizing him. Very very special day it will be. The ward is excited, the family is excited...it will be so wonderful.

Don is the older gentleman that we are teaching. We had some very neat experiences with him this week. when we were asking him about the Book of Mormon and how he felt about it, he told us that we needed to understand that this book is very powerful and that you have to sit down and take it into your heart...and it has to be a little at a time because it is so extremely powerful. When we talked about baptism he said that he had been thinking about baptism since the day we walked into his house and that he can't sleep at night because it is weighing heavily on his mind. He is a very special person and it is an honor to be in his home and teach him.

We had a stake conference this weekend...broadcasted from SLC, Canada wide. The first talk was all about the temples and the Romero’s were soaking it in. they talked a lot about the responsibility of being members and how we need to continually work on it. Elder Packer said that the people in Canada are the most spiritual and that years ago the weaklings moved back to Idaho and Utah. Mean while, Sister Shoell and I were sitting in the back of the chapel...the whole congregation turned and looked at us. Ha-ha. It was a classic moment. We got lots of comments about it afterwards. It was funny.

We have been focusing a lot on teaching during finding and have had some really great experiences. It isn't just an approach and stating who we are...we talk to them...ask them questions...teach them right there and then. It is amazing to see how the spirit works during finding and how much we are able to share with those that we meet.

We are going to Winnipeg this week for specialized training. Lots of good things to apply and to learn.

Hope you all had a great week! Love you!! Be good. Remember who you are. Live it. Love it.