Family!
Hello hello!! I hope you enjoyed the 4th of July! Have so much fun at the family reunion...I am sad I have to miss it, but I will be there next time! I love you all!!
Tuesday- MLC! We learned so much and in so many different categories. But I think something that stuck out to me was that I need to have my goals instilled within me so my desires to achieve them increase! I think so many times I make goals write them down even, but then never look at that paper again. So I am trying a new thing to have my goals written on every day in my planner because I look at that ALL day and to tell my goals to Sister Gee so that she can remind me and help me! Sister Briggs did a training as well that I loved. Because the meeting was for district leaders and zone leaders we talked a lot about helping the sisters in our districts and zones. We talked about how we should not be “correcting”, but helping the sisters more so they can be better. We also talked about unity. I thought about how important unity is in missionary work. It is almost impossible to be effective with your companion if you are not united and there is a road block somewhere. I also think that it helps in our districts and zones as well. We set goals as districts and zones and I think that when we are all united in our goals and all working together for the same purpose it is much more powerful and we accomplish and become much more effective. My favorite thing that stood out to me was what President said. He said, “If we always do what we’ve always done, we will get what we’ve always had.” I love this. I think on my mission I have noticed more than ever that I have so many weaknesses and that my mission is a place that I can change and I can use the Atonement to be better. Change is such a good thing and as we use it to improve our lives we will receive more than we ever have. But I think in missionary work it is so true as well. If we aren’t seeing results as much as we would like to and we don’t change something about the way we do missionary work or approach it, then our results will never change. It is something so easy yet sometimes we forget and don’t change anything. I love it!
Wednesday- Zone Leadership Council on the 26th Floor of the Church Office Building! First off it was fun to be in the COB and on the 26th floor. President shared with us more about the New Mission President Seminar that he went to recently and also the changes that the 12 Apostles have added to Preach My Gospel. One thing that was really stressed is enduring to the end. We talked about the baptismal covenant because the number of people joining the church is high but the number of them going to the temple and staying active is not the same. It made me realize how important it is to teach and make sure that my investigators understand the covenant and promise that they make at baptism. It is a covenant that will bring them many blessings, but they have an obligation and they have things they have to do in return. They need to be going to church and living the commandments. Joining the church requires effort on their part. This is something that I want to stress with my investigators, that they truly understand what the baptismal covenant requires on their part. President said it best, “The convert should be converted to the gospel not the missionary, but the friendship with the missionary should last forever.” It’s so true. You want the investigator to be converted not because of you but because THEY love the gospel.
Thursday- We had a nice Relief Society about the 4th of July and then we picked up t-shirts for GIRLS CAMP at BRIGHTON this Saturday!! I am so excited to do it again this year! It has been a big event in planning for me and Sister Gee but I am excited and the shirts are sooo legit!!!
Friday-
Happy 4th of July!!! Today was soo awesome! It is soo fun to see all the sisters even though they are not from America dress up in Red White and Blue! Everyone looked SO good! Also the best part was Pres. Harman had J DAWGS cater for lunch and man it was so yummy! Made Sister Gee and I feel like we were back at BYU!
Well I am running out of time today! The mission is great! I love it and I love Sister Gee!
Remember the church is true.
Sister Mindy Marsh
