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| Elder Perry, Napanee, Ontario, Canada |
This week was a good week
for us.
We had Elder Pearson
from the Seventy come and speak this week and he said some great things. He
taught about having a vision of where we want to go, then gaining the knowledge
to accomplish our goals, understanding the knowledge that is given and then acting
on everything that we have learned. He talked about revelation and he said
"own up and grow up". He talked about obedience and about teaching by
the Spirit. It was really good. I liked it a lot. We were there for six hours
and we got a lot of really great things. He talked about how when we are pushed
to our capacity and beyond, only then are we able to gain more. Gee, do I know
about that!
We had an experience
this week that helped me understand about the Lords timing and planning. We
drove to see one of our investigators in the northern part of our area and as
we drove we received a phone call that lasted just 5 seconds. We were in an area where, there was no cell reception for the rest of the drive. We made a note to
call him back once we got back into range.
We drove all the way to find that
our investigator was sick with the flu and wasn't able to meet. We were able to
leave her with a commitment in preparation for our next meeting and because of
circumstances surrounding the area, we decided to drive back.
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| Elder Perry and Elder DeVries |
We stopped by another
investigators house but were unable to meet with him. As we were driving home,
we called the number back. It turns out that a member called and asked if we
would be willing to give a blessing and her house was only 20 min away (when
normally it would be 45 min to an hour away from home). We were able to be
there within the hour and gave the member a blessing. We found out later that
the problem that they had found at the hospital a couple weeks before, was gone
when they went back for their next appointment and that they could find no sign
of any problem.
This made me think of the scripture Moroni 7:
27-29 in the Book of Mormon:
27 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, have miracles
ceased because Christ hath ascended into heaven, and hath sat down on the right
hand of God, to claim of the Father his rights of mercy which he hath upon the
children of men?
28 For he hath answered the ends of the law, and
he claimeth all those who have faith in him; and they who have faith in him
will cleave unto every good thing; wherefore he advocateth the cause of the
children of men; and he dwelleth eternally in the heavens.
29 And because he hath done this, my beloved
brethren, have miracles ceased? Behold I say unto you, Nay; neither have angels
ceased to minister unto the children of men.
Also, we were knocking
on doors and this guy came out with a closed pocket knife in his hand. He told
us that he followed Satan and that we should get off of his property. I asked
him some questions but in the end, he still wasn't ready to listen.
A couple of exciting
things also, we got more miles for our area. It’s a big area and we were always
going over our mileage. This helps quite a bit. We are also getting smart
phones because they put an Understanding Technology Web Based Training Class on
our mission portal. We are pretty excited about it.
All in all, it’s been a
good week. I’d like to thank all of you who are praying for us, to be able to find more investigators and have added our names to the prayer rolls in the temples…You all know who you are!!!
Love You Mom and Dad,
and remember…
I Pray for You Every
Night and Day!
Elder Perry
Napanee, Ontario
Kingston District
Canada Toronto
Mission
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