Hi family and friends,
This week, as most weeks in missionary life, was a good one:)
We started it off with our typical Monday night, family home evening with the branch and meeting with a superman recent convert. He lives a solid 50 km away from the church, but he drives down here 3x a week for activities and church.. cool guy:)
We had a few really cool experiences last week, one of which included visiting some potential/former investigators from a few years back. We had planned to visit one in particular, who ended up not being home but we knew we were in the right area. So we felt we needed to talk to his upstairs neighbor and when we did, a younger guy in his 20's opened and was like "Missionaries!" It was really strange because that threw us off a ton. But he had been reading about the church online (good things) and had requested a Book of Mormon, but it never got to him. So we set up a time to stop by him (this Wednesday) . It was really cool because that isn't where he lives. He was just babysitting for a friend. We knew that we had been lead by the spirit to go to that former's house even though he didn't work out, just so we could be in the right place at the right time.
I got a letter from a recent convert this week as well telling me how much he appreciated all that we were doing to help him with church. I had let this brother read my patriarchal blessing so he would not be so terrified of getting his own in a few months down the road, and his letter was just him telling me how he understands now why we believe and do so much because of what we are promised.
I read through Alma 37 again this morning which is my favorite chapter in the BoM. What stood out to me this time was in the first few verses.. Alma is teaching his son Helaman about the records that had been kept since their fathers (lehi's family) had left Jerusalem. He commands him to continue this calling of recording the history of this people. In verse 6 Alma then says, "Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise." In verses 8,9, and 10 he explains what these records that they have been keeping accomplished and will yet accomplish.. "These records and their words brought them unto repentance..... they brought them to the knowledge of the Lord their God, and to rejoice in Jesus Christ their Redeemer." I'd encourage all of you to read through Alma 37:1-10.. or the whole chapter if you have the guts. and think about how powerful the scriptures, both modern and old, are. Ponder what writing your own records can do for you and your family as well... Mosiah 2:41
love you all! :):)
oh by the way.. seal flippers is because a member wants to feed me some.. I'm so excited I hope it happens. The friendly squirrels part is because you can almost pet them.. wow Canadian animals are almost as nice as the people!
By the way.. a member showed up from who knows where.. her Fiancée is a French African.. He is the reason I'm here I know it! He comes in September.. so stoked to have a French friend
I don't remember if I sent some of these or not... but I am handing a BoM to a squirrel right here.. and that's a cruise ship from Boston, some sunsets, some squirrel and our branch!
elder Argyle
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