Visiting the sea organs on the beach at night
Monday...After Pday we did some tracting and then ended the night at the P's for family home evening. We talked to them about seeking first the Kingdom of God. We had a really good lesson with them and I think if was really good for all of them. Their Dad was talking about goals. He talked about how a goal is a dream with a date of when you want to accomplish it by. Until you have the date of when you will do it, it is just a dream. We have to have the date in mind and we have to do everything in our power in order to accomplish it by that date. I really liked how he explained it and actually used it several times throughout the week in our lessons with investigators.
Tuesday...we went to A O's house. She invited us over for lunch and to share the visiting teaching message with her. She is amazing! (found out her son lives in Chris and Dereks ward, so he is right by you...Im not sure if he is active though because I know some of her kids are and some arent). Anyway the visiting teaching message talked about the Light of Christ. We talked about how he is the perfect example for us and we need to seek his help and seek to be like him through the hard times just as much as the good...the second we start relying on ourselves, or thinking we can do it alone it will be made known that we cant. A lived in Utah for awhile and she actually used to do the translating for general conference as well as she did some of the translating for the temple video into Croatian...she told us about her experience with doing that...wow!
After A we had district meeting. We talked about goals that we want to have as a district for this month and how we can accomplish them. And after we had a lesson with an investigator named B. She is someone that the Elders found and they gave her to us because she is a single older lady. She is very nice but boy is she a talker. We had a hard time getting a word in and had to cut her off at times because she kept going off subject. But we talked to her about prayer and how it can be a blessing to us in our lives. We went about doing some tracting and then we met with E. We talked with her about the importance of families and we talked to her about the temple.
Wednesday morning we had a lesson with A which ended up being a double member present lesson. We had asked B to come but she told us she couldnt so we asked V. Well B ended up coming as well as V but it worked out great. They were both able to testify to him and talk to him about their experience with the church and how it has blessed their lives. We had V share what her Dad had talked about during family home evening with goals which I think really helped A...he wouldnt commit to a date but told us that he would pray about it and chose a date by our next lesson...
We had a lesson with V after and worked on some things for Personal Progress and then we had Branch council. After Branch council we had English and then D had asked us to take some fish to her house...they were really gross fish that had been in the freezer for a long time at the church...she wanted to give them to her cats. Anyway...we got to D's and she wasnt home but D was. She let us in and we were able to have a lesson with D which was really good. She is a member but hasnt been to church in a long time which we are hoping to change!
Thursday morning we did weekly planning and then we had a lesson with S. We talked with S about the importance of scripture study and how we can receive revelation through scripture study if we are truly prepared to listen and search for it. A few weeks ago actually I had an experience with this. I always pray before I do my studies but I prayed that I could listen to the spirit and recieve revelation from what I am reading. A few weeks ago I prayed before studies and stopped to think before beginning my studies and had the thought come to my head..."Ask what to study." I had never done this before. So since then each morning before I do personal study I ask what it is that I need to study that day...and then I take a minute to pause and listen and feel what it is that I need to study. My studies have been much more in line with what I need that day to help me prepare for my investigators.
Thursday night we borrowed the car from the Matosiches and went out to visit A. We talked to her about Obedience and read 1 Nephi 3 with her and talked about how Nephi was obedient in getting the plates and how he was protected and blessed for his obedience because he was fully obedient. We talked with her about a phrase that we were told in our last zone conference "Almost obedient, almost blessed".
Friday we had a lesson with S. It has been awhile since we have met with him and we were worried that he wasnt progressing and honestly didnt have the desire to progress. Our lesson with him on Friday was really good. We were bold and followed the Spirit and were able to say exactly what needed to be said in a way that wasnt too harsh. We learned that he does have desire and he really does see the need for the Gospel in his life. We committed him to start making changes and to start today instead of procrastinating.
Friday night we had Aktivnost. V planned it for her Personal Progress and she did it like a family home evening. So she taught a lesson and it was about choices and media and how we need to make sure we are choosing good media. Then we played a human board game and the cards had either consequences or rewards based on the choices made. It turned out to be a lot of fun...I took my usual role when it comes to games and just passed out the cards rather than actually playing. :)
Saturday morning was spent out tracting and then we met with L to do piano lessons. It went good except for the fact that her Mom was there and she tends to act up and be kind of bratty when her mom is around...but it was a good piano lesson. We had English class and then cleaned the church and then we had to go in early because Sister Burton was dizzy and we didnt want her passing out on the street. :)
Sunday was another great day! I got to speak in church which went well. Elder Matosich asked me to speak and told me that I got to pick the topic but wanted it to be based off of a conference talk. So I prayed to find out what I needed to talk about and felt the impression that I needed to talk about Heavenly Fathers love for us. So I read through the Liahona and actually found two talks that applied so I combined them and used them both. The first one was from the Relief Society meeting in October from President Monson entitled "We Never Walk Alone". It talked about how Heavenly Father is aware of us and even when we dont realize it He is with us. The second talk was from this last conference from Sister Carole Stephens entitled "Are We Aware of What We Have?". It talked about the need for Priesthood Ordinances and that we have all of them in our church...that right there is evidence that Heavenly Father loves us. Anyway...it went well. After Sacrament Meeting we were able to talk to A. He told us that on Saturday he was out riding his bike and wasnt thinking about anything church related and the thought came to his head that he needs to get baptized and then the date March 22 came to his mind. He said he knew right there that is the day he needs to be baptized. He told us that he almost called us but then decided to just wait and tell us at church. So he is officially on date for baptism! The 22nd will actually be a double baptism because that is the date that L is on date for. So it will definitely be an exciting day!
After church all of our appointments cancelled on us so we spent the rest of the day tracting...gotta love long days of tracting!
Anyway...It was another great week! Miracles continue to happen. People are prepared for the Gospel and through the spirit we can help them see that they are prepared and help them to enter the waters of baptism and make covenants with Heavenly Father. The Gospel is true. Missionary work is great! I love you all and hope that you have a great week!
Volim vas!
Sestra Clark
Shoutouts...
Emails from Dad, Mom, Carrie, Grandpa, Lex, Zach, Tyson
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