I along with my 2 companions have been working as hard as we possibly can this past week. My companions are doing all they can. Those two Elders are good examples to me. This past week we were able to go and visit a Less Active family. When we got to the house the husband wanted to eat with us. So we took this opportunity to sit and get to know the family. The food was not important at all. Us talking to the family and building a relationship with them was far more important. We were able to sit and just talk about life, our missions, their work and so on. At the end of the lesson we shared a simple scripture and just told them that they are missed at church and they are still loved. This family is a very humble family and I hope our visit pricked them just a little.
We were also able to meet with our awesome bishop. We talked about the ward and what we wanted to do as far as goals. The bishop was able to talk to us as well about what he wanted done. It was a good meeting. One thing we talk about was how they want the number of baptisms this next year to triple. As we discussed this we think they will be shooting for 6,000 baptisms this next year. Is this a goal that we can achieve? Yes it is, as long as we have all missionaries on board and have faith that it is possible. I know it is possible and I know we can do it.
Speaking about goals this past week Elder Klein brought goals back to my memory when he asked if I had goals. I showed him the goals that I have right now. They are my Thailand Mission Goals and on the paper I put all the goals I want to complete by the time I leave Thailand. He took the paper from me and said I should have done this. At this point I started to talk about something that I did in high school. I was at my friends house one day and his dad was talking to me about this guy who accomplished all this goals (it might have been a book I dont really remember). So what the guy did is he created a vision board and wrote down all these goals. He said that if you write them down and look at them often then you will have a great chance of accomplishing them. Well I thought about this and decided to do what this man did. At my house I have a big white board and one day I wrote down all these goals that I wanted to accomplish by the time I finished high school. I looked at these goal everyday. I wrote down goals I new I would be able to do and others that would make me stretch and others I thought were impossible. I can tell you as I looked at these goals everyday I had a mindset that I would accomplish my goals. Each time I met my goal I thought to myself I knew I could do it. It it possible. By the end of high school I can tell you I was able to accomplish more than I ever thought I would be able to do. By setting goals I was able to do things I didnt know I was able to do before. Elder Klein really liked this idea and talked about it at a district meeting that we had this last Tuesday. I challenge you all to set goals. Right now! What have you wanted to do and you havent been able to do it yet? Lose weight? Read a book series? Get good grades? Save money rather then spend money? Whatever it may be I challenge you all to set goals and look at them often! I know that you will be able to accomplish them. I know that the goals that I made for my mission I will accomplish. I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday season! Full of giving and the spirit of Christ.
Before I go I want to share a scripture with you that I read just the other day. I thought about this scripture and I feel like this is one I need and that everyone should use. It is Jacob 2:17 "Think of your bretheren like unto yourself, and be familiar with all and free with your substance, that they may be rich like unto you." I really liked this scripture because sometimes we need to share what we have with others. If we have a surplus we need to share what we have with others. If others need clothes, food, service, etc share. Help your friends and neighbors like you would want your friends and neighbors to help you. I know it isnt the first thing we think of but I know that if we share with others what we have we will be more Christ like and have more happiness.
Elder Hinckley
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| Elder Hinckley and his two companions, Elder Klein and Elder Nelson. Elder Hinckley really likes being in a tri-companionship. He feels they can get a lot more done with the third companion. Not many missionaries like this opportunity but Elder Hinckley can make just about anything work. They are at a members home for dinner. I wonder if they had to play for their dinner. |
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