Beautiful day in the land of delicious chocolate
and waffles. Last night we had a cool ´´light show´´ from the lightening
that was non-stop, but you also couldn´t hear it. It was so great.
This past week was pretty great. Not like many other weeks, but
great none the less. First off...we were in a movie! A member has a
family member who was working on a short film and needed some background
people. We were asked if we could help out and got permission to
go. Probably the funnest service project one could do. We were dressed up
and then had our faces painted and got to see how films were made. It was
way interesting and also way long haha. New respect for the 10 second clips in
films that get put together to make scenes.
We had a zone conference this week in Zoeetmeer, had the chance to hear
form our Mission President, his Wife and Elder Dyches who is a counselor in the
area presidency. We learned about chapter 10 in PMG and also how to work
with members. How to gain their trust and be that missionary that is like
Ammon; wanting to serve and not get anything in return. Members have made
all the difference throughout the past 21 months. It´s become a huge part
of life and also has helped open my eyes to see what kind of member I can be and
how I want to become that person. I hope you all invite missionaries
over, not always to feed, but to let them share an uplifting thought and their
testimony with you. They can really help you build up spiritual strength
and endurance plus they can help you find the joy that comes with sharing the
truths of the gospel with others. It will not only help you, but it will help
the missionaries feel fulfilled as they come to know the ones they have been
entrusted to serve. It can sometimes be overwhelming to reach out to all
the members and not have people come to you and it´s so great when a member
comes up to a missionary and invites them over for a drink of juice and a
snack. It not only builds a relationship but also unity and love which
will only enhance the Spirit in your life and the missionary work in your area.
We started teaching 2 new friends this past week and had great
conversations on the trams and buses with people. One of my favourite
conversations this week was when we met a man on the tram who kind of began his
conversation with us leaning towards the joking side. We began to ask
questions to bring it back to reality and help his life more than jokes or
things from tv. In the end, he ended up riding further than his stop to
our stop and then continued talking to us before we had to catch our
tram. He went from not agreeing with what we shared with him at the
beginning but we were able to help him see the truths and it all came from asking
questions that would pull out vs pushing in and then sharing things that were
pulled in vs pushed in. It was really cool to see the change in the man
as we finished our talk. It´s become apparent that everyone has truths
and is being taught by God the Father in various ways. What a joy it is
to connect the dots to the message of the restoration with them and help them feel that Spirit that helps soften their hearts.
I hope you guys have a good week and kick some butt in whatever you do.
Elder Holt
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