P-Day #90 - Serving, Teaching and It's Finally Warming Up....

 This week we have been doing a lot of service and driving.

We have had the opportunity to help a member put his snowmobiles away for winter and move a fridge to a back part of his property as well. The member was grateful that 

We were able to help and we felt pretty good about the service we were able to do.

We had the opportunity to go down to Walkerton this week and teach our recent convert down in that area the Restoration of the Gospel. He had some good insights from his scriptural reading and was happy that we were able to teach him again. He said that he wanted us to keep teaching him the lessons over again. We assured him that we wouldn't just up and leave. That we would keep teaching him.

We had exchanges this week and all went well. We were able to help a brother with his Ministering and we were able to talk about unity and trusting others. He seemed to enjoy it and was grateful that we were there.

I have 2 more weeks with Elder Gutierrez then he is homeward bound. I will miss him. He's been a great companion. I hope to cross paths with him again someday. Then I have only 2 transfers left and I'll be homeward bound.

(Mom and Dad had to remind me..boy was I shocked) 

This week has been a good week. It’s 15 C here (Almost 60F) and it’s sweatshirt or t-shirt weather for P-Day. I’m so happy it’s warming up a bit.

I’d like to give a special shout out to a very special family here in Owen Sound. They are the Cepeda’s. Elder Sergio Cepeda is the 2nd Counselor in the Bishopric and a fantastic guy. His Wife Sister Alicia Cepeda is what I’d call our Mission Area Mom…she is a “Saint among Saints”. They let us do our laundry at their home and feeds us when we don’t have dinner appointments scheduled. In my opinion, they are among the elect! We are Blessed and taken care of!!

Love You and remember, I pray for you every night and Day!

Elder Perry

Owen Sound Ward

Barrie Stake

Canada Toronto Mission

Parents Note: Not that we're counting, but as of this posting...

P-Day #89 - Major Winter Storm, Truck Batteries and Blessing the Sacrament 3 Times on Sunday...

Hi Mom and Dad, 

This is going to be a very short letter because I am doing service for a family here.

Everything is good and I'm fine. 

We attended the Temple this week ...That was awesome.

We stopped by another lighthouse and some caves...

We also had Zone Conference this week.

Now, We have had a major winter storm here and the Stake cancelled all church meetings and told everyone to stay home warm and safe. 

So, what did we do as missionaries....We went out and helped a lady. We dug her kennel out from the snow pellet snow builds up quickly. Then we blessed the sacrament for her.

We helped one of the most amazing member families get some truck batteries trying to figure out a electrical problem, we didn't want them feeling like they were stuck at home and couldn't get out during this stormy weather on Monday. Then on Sunday we were able to visit them again and we blessed the sacrament for them.  Then another member family stopped by their house and we blessed the sacrament for them. We did 3 sacraments in a day yesterday.... The Spirit was amazing and  I am so thankful for the Atonement and the Sacrament blessings that we can partake of. 
"Always Remember Him"

Love You and I will talk more next week.
Remember, I love you and pray for you every night & day.

Elder Perry
Owen Sound Ward
Barrie Stake
Canada Toronto Mission

P-Day #88 - A Good Week, Knocking on the Wrong Door and Going to the Temple...

This week we were able to work in the Walkerton area going through old potential investigators on our referral manager. We knocked on the door of an apartment to see if the person received the bible they requested. Turned out it was the wrong door but in talking to her, we told her about our message and she accepted a return appointment. We are hoping she will become a new investigator. 

We had the opportunity to go the temple this week and it was an amazing experience. It was nice to be able to go and feel the Spirit more strongly.

 We had the opportunity to put in a new set of stairs with a member. The stairs look great and the member was really happy that we were able to come and help him with it.

During that day we also was able to teach our recent convert about the Plan of Salvation and we were able to clarify the questions she had about it.

We are always grateful for the members (Especially the Cepeda's) who feed us, help care for us(especially laundry services) and allow us to help serve...We are VERY blessed missionaries. Time is going fast when your busy at work.

It’s been a good week!

Love You and remember, I pray for you every night & day!

Elder Perry
Owen Sound Ward
Barrie Stake
Canada Toronto Mission

P-Day #87 - Teaching a 5 Year Old, General Conference & Church History...

Hi Mom & Dad, 

This week was a week of contacting inactive members and working with our recent converts. And of course looking for the "One".

We were able to teach an inactive sister about the scriptures and prayer. We were able to teach her how, God can answer our prayers through the scriptures. He can also inspire us through our thoughts, feelings and memories. She seemed to enjoy our visit and I felt that we did some good in her life. The Spirit was there.

I had the opportunity to teach a five-year-old girl in between sessions of General Conference about prayer.  When we don't have the opportunity to pray out loud, we can say a prayer in our heart, and mind to our Heavenly Father. It also taught me about the simplicity of the Gospel, and how we can make it complicated or we can learn and apply the basic principle in our lives. When I teach, I find that I learn just as much as the person I am teaching. Even from a five-year-old.

I had the opportunity to teach some church history to a member who had forgotten some key points in church history. Namely the Angel Moroni and the Book of Mormon. After our discussion, she was excited to learn more church history. 

I heard a quote I liked the other day...

“There are no free bee’s! If you don't pay the price of success, you will pay the price of failure.”

Remember, I Love You & I Pray for you every night & Day!

Elder Perry

Owen Sound Ward

Barrie Stake

Canada Toronto Mission

P-Day #86 - Wood Cutting, Lots of Teaching and Giving a Talk over SKYPE....

This week I was blessed to be able to give a talk in a baptismal service over Skype for an investigator I had started teaching in Hamilton.  The service was great and the connection was perfect, also. It was amazing being able to participate in a baptism from another zone. Technology CAN be used for good and not evil!

During that same day, we also were able to help a member cut and load some firewood as well. They were grateful that we came to help and we were able to get enough wood cut for at least a week or so.

We have been working on going through old records and recontacting  some of the people that were mentioned on the records. Seeing to the Saviors work, we were blessed from this and were able to teach a man who was interested a couple of years ago in the Gospel.  As we talked, he mentioned that he was a Mennonite. We were able to teach him about Prophets and our General Conference coming up.  He seemed interested in it, so we are praying and  hoping that he will be watching it. 

Elder Perry in One of His Favorite Places...Cabela's

We had the opportunity to visit a member family for dinner and teach their children about the Holy Ghost and play a brief game of chess. Unfortunately, I lost at chess but helping the family feel the joy that the Gospel of Jesus Christ brings and how the Spirit works with it, made it definitely worth it. The Spirit was better than the game of chess anyway.

We were able to meet with a less active family and teach them about the Spirit as well.  They enjoyed having us there and as we shared the message you could feel the Spirit there. 

I'll Take One of Each!

We will be continuing to work on finding new investigators in our area and inviting others to "come unto Christ".

Remember, I pray for you every night & day!

Love You,

Elder Perry

Owen Sound Ward

Barrie Stake

Canada Toronto Mission

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