Week Fifty-six: Elder Whiting [August 20, 2018]
Hi Everyone!
This week has been great! Here's what happened.
On Tuesday we had our zone conference with Elder Whiting from the Seventy. It was really good and I learned a lot about personal revelation, prayers, being more focused on others and what the Book of Mormon means to me and how to use it effectively. It was also fun because at lunch Elder and Sister Whiting came to our table and sat with us which was cool because that's the second time the visiting general authority sat at the same table I was at. The first was Elder Wakolo my first transfer.
Not much happened this week with the main people we've worked with, but we were able to talk to a few new people who seem interested. The first one, Cassandra, we met a while ago and gave her a pamphlet. She read it and enjoyed it. She's also looking for a church that can also offer something for her kids! The next person is Tony, who we've talked with a few times, but never had a lesson. He told us he would try and make it to church too. The last one was with a couple named Chris and Kat who we tracted into. He used to live by a LDS church in the Phillipines and asked us for a Book of Mormon. She also knows our bishop since he's her dentist. They too said they would come to church, but none of these people came. Still they all seem really open to learning more.
We had three lessons (arguably one or even two). We met with a member and answered some questions she had in her Book of Mormon reading. We also met with a guy named Josh who just tried to Bible bash with us. You know it's not good when one of the first things they do is read from the King Follett sermon. Anyway we just tried to invite him to read from the Book of Mormon the whole time. The main lesson was with Francisco. We read 1 Nephi 8 on Lehi's dream and discussed what it means and applied it to the gospel of Jesus Christ (faith, repentance, baptisim, the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end). It went really well and he's going to ask his friend if she's interested in taking the lessons too (she has before).
We had a bit of surprise service this week. We saw a lady pulling weeds and offered to help. She laughed at first since we were in our nice clothes, but when we told her we would change she said sure. We drove back home and quickly changed and then drove back. As we were talking with her we found out that she knows and has worked with some members of the ward. She said she wasn't really interested in learning more right now, but she was really grateful.
Saturday I went on exchanges with Elder Gallagher, who I've served around a few times but never have really gotten to know. When we were walking around in the morning we found Jason St. so I got a picture by that. We also met with a member in a care center and had two lessons. The first was with Peter who doesn't have much religious background, but he accepted a copy of the Book of Mormon and said he would read it. The other lesson was with a guy named Jason (nice name) and we taught him the plan of salvation and he shared with us some of his life experiences.
Funny story yesterday. The teachers asked us if we could bless the bread. When we pulled back the sheet to break the bread there wasn't any. There was a little bit of panic, but fortunately there was some in the kitchen.
That's all for now. Have an awesome week!
Elder Jason Riches
This week has been great! Here's what happened.
On Tuesday we had our zone conference with Elder Whiting from the Seventy. It was really good and I learned a lot about personal revelation, prayers, being more focused on others and what the Book of Mormon means to me and how to use it effectively. It was also fun because at lunch Elder and Sister Whiting came to our table and sat with us which was cool because that's the second time the visiting general authority sat at the same table I was at. The first was Elder Wakolo my first transfer.
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| President and Sister Nakken with Elder Scott and Sister Jeri Whiting. |
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| Santa Barbara Zone Conference with Elder and Sister Whiting. |
Not much happened this week with the main people we've worked with, but we were able to talk to a few new people who seem interested. The first one, Cassandra, we met a while ago and gave her a pamphlet. She read it and enjoyed it. She's also looking for a church that can also offer something for her kids! The next person is Tony, who we've talked with a few times, but never had a lesson. He told us he would try and make it to church too. The last one was with a couple named Chris and Kat who we tracted into. He used to live by a LDS church in the Phillipines and asked us for a Book of Mormon. She also knows our bishop since he's her dentist. They too said they would come to church, but none of these people came. Still they all seem really open to learning more.
We had three lessons (arguably one or even two). We met with a member and answered some questions she had in her Book of Mormon reading. We also met with a guy named Josh who just tried to Bible bash with us. You know it's not good when one of the first things they do is read from the King Follett sermon. Anyway we just tried to invite him to read from the Book of Mormon the whole time. The main lesson was with Francisco. We read 1 Nephi 8 on Lehi's dream and discussed what it means and applied it to the gospel of Jesus Christ (faith, repentance, baptisim, the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end). It went really well and he's going to ask his friend if she's interested in taking the lessons too (she has before).
We had a bit of surprise service this week. We saw a lady pulling weeds and offered to help. She laughed at first since we were in our nice clothes, but when we told her we would change she said sure. We drove back home and quickly changed and then drove back. As we were talking with her we found out that she knows and has worked with some members of the ward. She said she wasn't really interested in learning more right now, but she was really grateful.
Saturday I went on exchanges with Elder Gallagher, who I've served around a few times but never have really gotten to know. When we were walking around in the morning we found Jason St. so I got a picture by that. We also met with a member in a care center and had two lessons. The first was with Peter who doesn't have much religious background, but he accepted a copy of the Book of Mormon and said he would read it. The other lesson was with a guy named Jason (nice name) and we taught him the plan of salvation and he shared with us some of his life experiences.
Funny story yesterday. The teachers asked us if we could bless the bread. When we pulled back the sheet to break the bread there wasn't any. There was a little bit of panic, but fortunately there was some in the kitchen.
That's all for now. Have an awesome week!
Elder Jason Riches
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