(It's Christmas Eve here right now...)
First, just want to say that I am grateful for the Christmas Season and for the help it has given me in reflecting and thinking more deeply and frequently about the Savior.
This past week Elder Chatman and I worked very hard to achieve each of our goals. We were able to do well in helping the ward be involved in helping us teach our investigators. We hope to continue to keep it up! This Sunday, we were also able to set a baptismal date with one of our investigators that come to the Christmas pageant with us. It was a great lesson and he really seems to have a desire to feel God's influence in his life.
This past week we were able to meet with the assistants to the president of our mission for a bit and be able to discuss some principles of leadership and also plans that we have made for the zone and our companionship. It was a spirit filled meeting.
I also had the opportunity to go on exchanges with an Elder Anderson in our zone this past weekend and it went great. He is a great missionary. I was really impressed with his ability to preach the gospel. He has many great skills as far as relating to people and teaching gospel messages, then applying them to people. I learned a lot from him and his example.
Yesterday, as we were out side talking to people about the gospel, we met a man who set up to meet with us this Saturday to learn more, so we are very excited! Some other miracles that happened this past week were at church. We had an entire family of 4 show for the 2nd half of church all by themselves. One of the daughters used to attend English, and recently their father has been expreincing a lot of health problems and struggles so the daughter took the whole family to church! Some brothers in the ward were able to give the man a blessing and we were able to meet them and get their contact information. They said we could meet with the whole family in 2 weeks! We are SUPER PUMPED! We also have another family of 4 that will becoming back to church on the 12th for their second time! They came the week before and are a member referral from a xindian member. We are also trying to schedule a time to meet with them. We have many great potentials here in Tucheng, and are working really hard to get them all set up and begin feeling the peace that can come into there lives through coming to know their Savior, Jesus Christ.
Sorry this weeks email is a little jumbled. My time is a little rushed today.
I hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas and that Christ and our Families will be the center of our lives this wonderful season, and throughout the new year.
Love you all!
Elder Bastian
No comments:
Post a Comment