I love my mission. It is truly changing my life and shaping me into what I truly want to be. Elder Burris and I have been trying to do something. We are both really good at picking out our own faults and so we are trying to go 24 hours without saying one negative thing. So far we have got to 7 hours but that was because we were sleeping. Hahaha! It is difficult. You really have to think hard about it. We are doing a whole thing about it for the zone. Yesterday we trained 4 ward councils on the mobilizing missionary program. Talk about stressful! But it went will and now they all understand it at least.
We have a zone conference on having a divine companionship. It was all about having unity with your companion and the Spirit. I sill really love the word unity. It just has had a powerful impact on my life. I am now just trying as hard as I can to get as unified with the spirit as possible.
Jackie ( a young lady they have been teaching) was baptized. It was wonderful! Her non member sisters came and that was huge! Elder Burris performed the baptism and as soon as she came out of the water she looked completely new. She looked so peaceful it was a wonderful thing to be able to witness. Afterwards, I was able to give the missionary lesson with Elder Kennington. Jackie's sisters felt something there. They couldn’t deny it. They knew it. They just sat there bawling with a huge smile on their faces. It was crazy! Yes, job done! Got girls to cry!
We have a zone conference on having a divine companionship. It was all about having unity with your companion and the Spirit. I sill really love the word unity. It just has had a powerful impact on my life. I am now just trying as hard as I can to get as unified with the spirit as possible.
Jackie ( a young lady they have been teaching) was baptized. It was wonderful! Her non member sisters came and that was huge! Elder Burris performed the baptism and as soon as she came out of the water she looked completely new. She looked so peaceful it was a wonderful thing to be able to witness. Afterwards, I was able to give the missionary lesson with Elder Kennington. Jackie's sisters felt something there. They couldn’t deny it. They knew it. They just sat there bawling with a huge smile on their faces. It was crazy! Yes, job done! Got girls to cry!
Dereck with Jackie and Elder Burris. Anjuli is a good friend of Jackie's who arranged for the missionaries to teach Jackie.
Jackie with Elder Burris and Wesche at the Mesa temple (I think it was an Easter pageant -- or something like that.)
