First week in O-side and Elder Uchtdorf!
Hey what's up guys!
It was a pretty amazing week!! Started off a little bit rough. Tuesday was sad for sure leaving French Valley, I really love that place and grew to love the people there so much! I was also sick on transfer day so that made it even worse. But my new comp Elder Moroni is super cool! He has been out for 20 months, he is from Manchester England, but he was originally born in São Paulo, Brazil. We get along really well!
The ward I am in is so much different from French Valley. French Valley was all young families. Oceanside 2nd has like three 55 and older communities in the boundaries so there are a lot of older people which is very different. I love the ward tho, there are some awesome people there!
The main investigators we have are Tammy and Brian, they are a super solid couple who were referred to us by a member of the ward. They are getting close to being ready to be baptized! We also found two new investigators this week named Don and Kathy, they are super solid! They were referred to us by their daughter who lives in St George. The husband might have cancer so we went over there to give them a blessing. The husband is super interested in getting baptized he's just not sure if he wants to be baptized Mormon, but they said they will take the lessons!
We also had the privilege of having Elder Uchtdorf and a few other general authorities (L Whitney Clayton, David C Whiting, and Elder Davis) to our mission and address us!! It was pretty amazing! The Spirit that they brought into the room during the meeting was beyond anything I've ever experienced before, you could truly feel that they are chosen servants of God! Elder Uchtdorf's instruction was focused on more than just knowing the lessons in your mind, but having them in your heart and written on your countenance as well! Those we teach have to feel that we truly know what we are teaching.
Love you all so much!
Elder Shields
It was a pretty amazing week!! Started off a little bit rough. Tuesday was sad for sure leaving French Valley, I really love that place and grew to love the people there so much! I was also sick on transfer day so that made it even worse. But my new comp Elder Moroni is super cool! He has been out for 20 months, he is from Manchester England, but he was originally born in São Paulo, Brazil. We get along really well!
The ward I am in is so much different from French Valley. French Valley was all young families. Oceanside 2nd has like three 55 and older communities in the boundaries so there are a lot of older people which is very different. I love the ward tho, there are some awesome people there!
The main investigators we have are Tammy and Brian, they are a super solid couple who were referred to us by a member of the ward. They are getting close to being ready to be baptized! We also found two new investigators this week named Don and Kathy, they are super solid! They were referred to us by their daughter who lives in St George. The husband might have cancer so we went over there to give them a blessing. The husband is super interested in getting baptized he's just not sure if he wants to be baptized Mormon, but they said they will take the lessons!
We also had the privilege of having Elder Uchtdorf and a few other general authorities (L Whitney Clayton, David C Whiting, and Elder Davis) to our mission and address us!! It was pretty amazing! The Spirit that they brought into the room during the meeting was beyond anything I've ever experienced before, you could truly feel that they are chosen servants of God! Elder Uchtdorf's instruction was focused on more than just knowing the lessons in your mind, but having them in your heart and written on your countenance as well! Those we teach have to feel that we truly know what we are teaching.
Love you all so much!
Elder Shields
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| Some members of the District |
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| Captain Moroni and I |
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| Elder Uchtdorf and the crew (good luck finding me) |
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