November 16, 2015
We went to Zone Conference this week, and there were some REALLY good trainings we received! The first training was given by the sister training leaders, and they told us that in order to have a good, fun holiday, we need to plan it out well. They compared that to our missionary work, telling us that in order to have good "holy" days, we need to plan them well too! The other two trainings we received were about having good gospel conversations with people. The assistants began by teaching us about how to begin conversations, and then some missionaries from my group taught about how to transition the conversation to the gospel. I loved Zone Conference so much!
We had lots of miracles this week as well! The first miracle was meeting S. We were walking on a bridge that led from the Church to our flat, and we stopped her. Nothing about stopping her was miraculous, but when we started talking with her about the gospel and asking her questions, she told us that she was looking for the truth. That was one of the "Best Two Years" moments for me because I was just thinking, "I'm sorry, what did you say?" We talked to her coming to Church with us, and she agreed to come!
The second miracle we'd like to share is when we stopped by D, a less-active member. We were able to relate to her and invite her to come to the youth activity with us, and because we built a good relationship with her, she said yes! She's also getting involved with some Stake Activities, so we're hoping and praying she'll have some good experiences and come back to Church with us!
Our final miracle was with a Hindu man named K. We had just stopped by a less-active member of the ward, but they weren't home at the time. We were on our way to stop by somebody else when we stopped K. He looked at our badges, laughed, and said, "You think Jesus can help me?" We were able to bear testimony to him that yes, Jesus Christ can help him. He invited us into his home where, after we told him about our message and he shared some Hindu stories with us, he opened up to us about some struggles he was going through and how he had been praying for help. The Spirit filled the room and we were able to testify to him that that was what we were there for. We set a return appointment for Thursday, and I can still remember him saying, "God sent two people to help me."
I am so grateful to be a missionary!
This week, we helped set up and run technology for a play ("Treasure Island") for people with mental disabilities! It was nice to see how much fun the audience and the performers had with the play.
We finally found some community service projects to get involved in! We're excited to begin!
That's just about everything for this week! Hope everybody enjoys the snow back home!
Elder McOmber
Funnies of the Week
Elder Moulton was in a rush for call-ins, so he asked me to cut his bagel in half and put it in the toaster. Because I don't usually eat bagels, I accidentally cut the bagel into two semi-circles instead of two circles. Elder Moulton was nice and ate the bagels anyway.
We were tracting after the sun had set, and as we were walking up to one of the doors, a woman opened it right before I knocked on it. She jumped about three feet in the air when she saw us standing there.
We visited the Science Museum across the road from the Hyde Park Visitor Centre. Of course I loved all the cool science displays I have read about in books!
"A piece of the Moon"
Old London horse-drawn buggy
Model of DNA
Tower of London
Giant skyscraper called "The Shard"
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