Dear Family!
How y'all doing? I hope you are doing well and that
Life is treating yall well. I am happy to hear that your water heater is
back up and running. I miss yall a lot and have some great stories to
tell ya from this week.
So.. Straight from Flowood, MS here is the lowdown..
We had another
great successful week in our new area. It has been really fun going in
with a blank area-book and "making our mark on the area". There are some
great people we are working with. Not that I want you to know my
numbers..because numbers don't matter..but this last week we nearly
doubled the standard and got 7! We also maybe loaned out 11 copies of
the book of Mormon. I really love this area and am learning so much. It
is amazing to me how much I was prepared to serve in this area. There
are just little things that make me think this.. The other day we were
going to try to contact a less-active member whom we didn't know. When
we got there he asked us if we wanted to come in. We asked him if his
wife was home..to which he responded..no I am divorced and told us about
his wife.. who i know from serving in Clinton! Actually i never met
her..but her mom is the one that is Japanese and gave us the Japanese
names..who also would not give us her daughters address. Bam! now we
have an in. It is little things like that make me feel like the Lord has
really prepared me to serve in this area. There are also a few
investigators that lord helped us find when I came here on new arrivals.
I am so excited to start working with them.
One of our investigators I told yall about last week.. The couple that
was really receptive and starting to learn more. the one that didn't make
it to church because something came up?..Well they broke up last week.
Pretty sad, but it is probably for the better. The Lords hand is in all
things. We are working on contacting both of them right now. Hopefully I
will have more to report next week.
This last week we had zone conference which was great. The Jackson and
Clinton zones both met together in the Clinton building for zone
conference. Yes I was part of the musical number. lol.
It was great
we talked all about the talk the 4th missionary and how we really, to be
great, need to give our whole heart to the work. Our desire and our
will is really the only thing we can give our Heavenly Father.
We also talked about a new finding tool that we are using in our
mission, it is called the Harvesting program. The harvesting program is
where we ask members and nonmembers if we can come into there home and
as representatives of Jesus Christ leave the Saviors Peace and blessing
them and their home. We have had the opportunity to share this with one
of our investigators so far. The spirit was so strong as we offered the
blessing. I am really excited to continue to use this as a finding tool
and know that it really has the effect to change around the attitude of
any ward.
Another great thing they talked about in zone conference was about
obedience and how we need to be consistent in our efforts. You will do
more by steady consistent repentance and progression then by changing
once all at once..it just doesn't work that way.This concept was
presented to us by using the example of landing an air craft carrier. We
need to be consistent about catching the third line every time.
needless to say I learned so much and zone conference was great! They
are really trying to prepare us well for the new mission president and
that transition.
Lets see what else about Flowood...
This week I saw Fireflies
for the first time! They are so beautiful!..I wish i had a picture for
you of them..but they just wont stay lit long enough for me to catch
one. lol.
Now here is the skinny on transfers.. I have no idea!..But I will tell
you this. sadly my companion, Sister Platt, is going back to temple
square on Wednesday. In her place will be a different temple square
sister that is coming out. It has been great serving with Sister Platt
and I have learned so much from her. We'll see what the Lord has in
store next.
We are off to have a great p-day with the Clinton Sisters. Wish us luck! lol.
So many great things are happening and Hope you have a wonderful week.
Love Sister Urie
Southernism: "Going the wrong direction? God allows U-turns" -church sign.
Scripture: 2 Nephi 31:5
Tracting TIps: 2 cents.
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