Tuesday, April 17, 2018

I Love Being Busy, and I Love the Gospel

Hello everyone!  Another great week.  We're putting in the work here in Canoga Park.  I absolutely love the areas I'm in, and so grateful I've been in this zone for a year of my mission!

On Monday, we had a lesson with Imelda.  She has been reading the Book of Mormon everyday!  Each time we meet, she has pages of notes to show us and questions to ask!  Now that's real intent!  We were also able to meet with Jimmy and Anne again.  I mention each week how much I love them, but I can't express it, haha!  We had a dinner and a good lesson with them.  We had Persian food and ate a ton!

On Tuesday, we had a lesson with Laura and then we were able to do our weekly planning.  A little bit later on, we did an exchange with some Elders in our zone.  I was able to go with one of them in their area and help them find people to teach!  It was a good little exchange.  It's fun to go on exchanges and learn from other missionaries!

Wednesday we had a couple lessons.  It turned out good because the member we brought to one of them, turned out to live right next to our friend.  They were able to connect really well, so it was awesome!  We decided to take Jimmy and Anne out for dinner too, and we had a really good time with them!





Thursday we had a couple meetings.  We had district meeting and a stake mission meeting, which is where we meet with the stake president and the mission president and discuss the missionary work.  Afterwards, the stake president pulled us in the stake high council meeting and had us briefly talk, so that was interesting.  We were able to find a couple new investigators, as well as we knocked!  At the end of the night we were at Jersey Mike's, and the worker just asked us one question- we ended up teaching him the whole Restoration as he made our sandwiches.  Before my mission, I had a hard time sharing the Gospel period, let alone in a restaurant, to a worker with other customers.  The Gospel can and will bless everyone, that's why it is so important that we share it with everyone!

On Friday, we had a lesson with a lady named Nina, who is from China.  She is a student and just happened to walk into the institute building on Thursday, the institute director called us saying that Nina had just walked in.  We had a really good lesson and we saw her whole demeanor change.  She told us too  that "you're so different than everyone else, there is something about you!"  Later in the day we went on exchanges with the assistants and I was with Elder Hadley in Stevenson Ranch and we got to work a little bit together, and act like we were companions while we could.  That was fun.

Saturday and Sunday were both good.  We were able to meet with Ramin again on Saturday and had his interview on Sunday!  He is ready for his baptism!  Nina came to church and really enjoyed it as well!  She was so happy!  It was a good Sabbath day!






We've been really busy covering the two wards, but it sure is fun.  I love being busy, and I love the Gospel!  I'm sorry there's nothing inspirational today, but pray and you can receive inspiration!

I love you all!
Elder Martin







"Where is our faith?  Is it in a team?  Is it in a brand?  Is it in a celebrity?  Even the best teams can fail.  Celebrities can fade.  There is only One in whom you faith is always safe, and that is in the Lord Jesus Christ.  And you need to let your faith show!"  
Russell M. Nelson

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