Last Wednesday was
Elder Nally’s first official day in the mission field, and it was one of
the most amazing days of my mission! In total for the day we ended up
handing out seven copies of The Book Of Mormon, and have a lot of new
potential investigators to visit and teach this upcoming week! We were
planning on contacting a bunch of potential investigators to start to
clean up our area book. I’ll share with you a few that stood out to
me! At the first potentials house, we met a lady named Sara, and she
wants us to come back and teach her this week! The second potential
also wasn’t home, but a man named Kayne answered! He was a funny guy
and accepted a copy too. The third potential wasn’t home, but we saw a
couple cutting up some huge tree limbs, so we immediately went over and
asked if we could help them out. They were so happy that we offered,
and we moved all of the big limbs in a few minutes. After we were
finished they expressed how grateful they were for our help, and we
started talking with them about The Book Of Mormon. We were able to
give both of them a copy, and we tried visiting them a few days ago but
they weren’t home. We are trying again this week! They seemed really
interested! Later that night we were Tracting, and we knocked on
Mario’s door. He was really really drunk, but we had a good quick talk
with him. We testified that as he read from The Book Of Mormon, he
would be able to overcome his addictions through the power of Jesus
Christ. We don’t know if he was all there, but he asked us how we knew
to knock on his door. We just testified to him that God has sent us
here to help him in his life. It was a cool experience and it was the
best feeling to be “on the Lord’s errand!”
We had
trainers meeting this past Friday, and we received instruction from
President and Sister McMurray. It was so cool to hear from them!
President specifically told us that it is our responsibility to start
off these new missionaries missions right! He told us how the way we
help start off their missions, will effect them eternally. That really
put it into perspective of how important it is to continue to be the
best we can be! It was inspiring to me. After the meeting, we had
interviews with President McMurray, which were amazing! I had a bunch
of gospel questions for President, and he told me a bunch of stuff to
study to find the answers, it was awesome! I’m so grateful to have such
an amazing mission president!
We had a good
lesson with one of our investigators Nyssa. We read 3 Nephi 18 when
Jesus institutes the sacrament unto the Nephites. She has little to no
knowledge of who Jesus Christ is or why we need Him, so we were able to
testify and explain how He is the only way we can return and live with
our Heavenly Father again someday! We also explained how he suffered
for all of our sins and provided the Atonement for us, so we can repent
and become clean again. She is starting to understand a little more of
who He is. We invited her to read more about Jesus visiting the
Nephites in 3 Nephi, and pray and ask Heavenly Father to help her
understand who Jesus Christ is. We know she will receive an answer if
she asks sincerely! Can’t wait to see her progress!
We had the Windsor Stake Breakfast at President Packard‘s House with
all the missionaries serving in the Stake this past Saturday morning.
During our little devotional afterwards, he brought up a scripture in
Jeremiah that struck me! It was in Jeremiah 17:7-8 which says,
7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
8
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that
spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat
cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the
year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
I
want to invite you to read these scriptures and relate it to how you
can plant your testimonies by the true Living Water Of our Savior Jesus
Christ. Then to apply it to your life and find a couple of ways that
you can gain and strengthen your testimonies of Him! I know that if you
do so prayerfully, the Lord will show you what you can do to strengthen
your testimonies. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want to bless us so
badly, we just need to ask!
Being back in Greeley is amazing again! The people here are
humble and ready to receive the gospel! I can’t wait to meet more
people who are ready to receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Being a
missionary is so incredible, and I am so grateful to Heavenly Father for
letting me have this opportunity to serve. I love you guys, and hope
you have a fantastic week!
Love
Elder Bailey
Pics:
1. My new companions!
2. The World Record for “the largest stem to have ever been witnessed on a pumpkin”
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