So it was the start of our new transfer. I am still here in Chattanooga and still
serving with and training Elder Thomas. So
far we are still getting 80 degree weather which is super nice because who
likes the cold? Not me. We had a pretty good week.
Monday we went up to Hixson for our last District
P-day. On the way up there we stopped by
a less-actives home and gave a blessing to his non-member wife. Later we played some beach volleyball. That was super fun. We also played tag on the playground. We still aren't too old or too big for that - haha.
Tuesday we saw Olivia and Rebecca. We read out of the Book of Mormon with them
and helped them understand the story and what was going on. Later we went and worked up in the North Shore
area across the river. We met a really
nice lady. She firmly believes that we
were an answer to her prayers and that us showing up on her door right then was
God’s way of telling her that this is the path she needs to take. Her name is Leslie and she is the wife of an
investigator we have only seen a couple times.
Wednesday we went to a less-active’s home to
help her assess some damage to her house and see what needs to be done. We later tried to contact some people in our
area book. We met with John and Adina. We read a chapter out of the Book of Mormon
with them. They are friends of some
members. After the lesson, the members
took us to eat. After we got our fill of
pulled pork sandwiches, we went to contact a referral. This lady’s name is Pam and she is really
nice. We dropped off a Bible for her
that she had requested and within a couple minutes of talking to us, she opened
up and just started to cry. We read a couple
scriptures that could help comfort her in her situation and she asked us when
we could come back. We were to go back
Saturday morning, but she wasn't feeling well. We will reschedule. That evening we met with Zack. We went over the Gospel of Jesus Christ
lesson. It was kind of a review for him.
He is going out to Logan, Utah for Fall Break
to visit a friend. We looked at the weather and it is supposed to
be rainy and cold almost the whole time. We wished him good luck.
Thursday we met with Rebecca and Olivia again
and went over baptism and confirmation of the gift of the Holy Ghost. We talked about where they were at and in the
end, we asked them to pray about a date they can be baptized on. We won't get to meet with them until Friday
because it is Fall Break this week. We
came back and did some weekly planning. That
night we had a good lesson with Venita. Our
Branch Mission Leader, Bro Smith, came with us and we reviewed the Restoration.
She had some good questions and we were
able to answer and clarify them. She has
some things that she will need to work out over time, but she seems like she
will move forward in the gospel.
Friday we had District Meeting and we got to
meet the new people in our District. Two
of the areas got whitewashed. That means
that they took both missionaries in those areas and replaced them with two new
ones. In our District, I am the second
oldest in terms of being out the longest. That is so weird to me. After District Meeting, we went over to the
Rossville area and met with a guy named Gerald. He is a super nice guy. Right now he is only curious about what we
believe, but we are hoping that he feels the Spirit and his desires change.
Saturday we met with Yetta again. We went over the Restoration with her. We left her with the commitment to read and
pray about the Book of Mormon. She is
such a wonderful lady and it is really sad to see her in the condition she is. Just try and imagine only skin and bones and
that is what she looks like. She can't
weigh more than 80 lbs. That night, the
branch put on a fish fry. We had a
pretty good turn out and we had two investigators come. It was at a park and there was a bunch of
things to climb on at the playground and so I was over there doing a little American
Ninja Warrior training. Felt good to do
something like that again.
Sunday was an OK day. Great that we had church, but we didn't have
anyone that we are teaching come to church. Fall Break was the excuse for the YSA, but not
sure about the others. A little disappointing
but that is OK. That is just how it goes
sometimes.
So I would like to share a scripture with you
guys. It's 2 Timothy 4: 5-7, "But watch thou in all things, endure
afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the
time of my departure is at hand. 7 I
have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the
faith:"
This scripture is pretty famous and one of the
last things the Apostle Paul wrote. This
can also apply to us though. We all are
part of the ministry to teach others about Jesus Christ. The two main keys are to endure to the end
through everything we face and to be diligent and continue to work hard. If we can do these things, we will be blessed
and be able to say like Paul, "I have fought the good fight, I have
finished my course, I have kept the faith." We will have worked hard, endured to the end
through all our hardships, stayed strong in our beliefs, and shared them with
others. If we can do this throughout our
lives and missions, and make it to the "end", then we will be able to
hear and feel the words from our loving Heavenly Father, "Well done, thou
good and faithful servant." Oh how
glorious it will be to hear such praise from our God. We can then know that our efforts were enough,
they were cherished, and that we were able to show God how much we loved Him by
feeding His sheep. I leave these things
with you in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Elder Ellison
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