Okay so basically this week was full of these miracles and moments where I have really begun, once again, to see how our Father is just waiting to bless us and hasten this work. Early on in the week we taught 7 lessons on one day, which was just a powerful way to send out Elder Ustare from the ward and really get things going to hit the pavement with Elder Silver, so that was great! The first day while I was with Elder Silver we went tracting, I LOVE tracting. A lot of missionaries think I have lost it, but I just love being able to talk to so many people even when they aren't interested because it further helps me to know how true this church really is and the purity of Christ's teachings and the clarity we have in the restored church. But anyway that first day we were able to knock on a potentials door, she wasn't home, her bro in law was, named Taiwo, and he immediately let us in after we said who we were. We were able to introduce our message and share with him a copy of the Book of Mormon and bear testimony of the truthfulness of our message. He wants to know more and we are going back this week. The next would be with Maxwell and Rebecca, a sweet couple from Ghana. They know a Mormon fellow so that helped our relationship from the beginning, but from there we just stared at the door with no real desire for him to hear our message. As we kept sharing, his desire was increasing, and you could see the spirit working with this brother. He ended up inviting us in and we were able to teach a bit of the first lesson and they too are willing to have us back to learn more of this great message. I am just so grateful for these experiences because it is truly allowing me to develop that life of teaching in the Savior's way. I have really been focusing on and trying to teach through His pattern and I can see a noticeable difference. I also have really understood my purpose as a missionary more fully and the power and authority of our calling as missionaries. We are the ones who have the gospel that brings salvation, it is as simple as that. I just never want these experiences to end.
We also began teaching this lady named Jessie, she has been looking for a church and has previously studied with the JW, but it just didn't work out the way she had wanted. As we share our message I love the trust that I can extend into any part of what we share with others, this gospel and church are transparent. I am just helping others to come and see the divinity contained. I am helping them to see the blessings that can flow into their lives as they take this gospel and make it a part of their everyday living. This gospel, ultimately the Atonement, will only change so far as we allow it to. The small actions we make and the decisions we make as well are ones that transform us. And in both the Book of Mormon and NT, first in Mosiah 27:26 "And thus they become new creatures; and unless they do this, they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God." and in 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." A lot of the same, but it is each of us putting away that old, becoming a new creature in Christ, and from there we then are candidates for Eternal Life as we stay true to the gospel teachings.
New updates with some less actives and returning members which is good, we will just have to see how things continue to develop and hope that it will develop into some good progression and conversion. I am absolutely loving my mission right now! I will miss it so much!
I will talk to you all so very soon! Thanks for everything!
Love, Elder McFall
Elder Stewart and Elder
Jolley. Elder Jolley is from back home, just returned last week.
The sign means the "pogi pose" which is a thing in the Philippines to mean handsome! Turns out we didnt' take a picture with Elder Silver... I will get it to you next week! MY BAD!
Out to lunch! That is bro DeGuzman!
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