Well me and my companion worked pretty hard this week trying
to help our recent converts and less actives and also our investigators. Again our main focus was on Sophia. So we taught her
three times this week and she read the book of mormon a couple times or at
least tried, but she is having a very difficult time understanding it so we are
really trying to help her with that. But the main thing that happened
this week was we spoke to her again regarding baptism...And she decided she
wants to be baptized!!! So we committed her to being baptized on April 12! But
we really have to help her with one thing. She is way way into her
coffee....so she is willing to come off of the coffee but it will be very
difficult for her, so we are praying really hard that God will help her and also
we decided to buy her this stuff called Boost which is a good substitute for
coffee. So we gave it to her to help her get off of coffee. But we
are really excited about her decision.
We also found some more potentials this week, so next week we
are planning on meeting them. We also met Neeraja again, but we aren't
totally sure about her willingness to learn more. She said she was
wanting to learn more but we will see. We have an appointment with her
today.
We focused on recent converts and less actives as well as
members again this week, and we had 17 recent converts and less actives come to
church! Including one sister who we have been working with my whole time here
so that was great. We went on splits four of the days this week and that was
pretty good. I am getting quite good at riding my cycle in this crazy
traffic haha I am still dying of heat haha. I am drinking lots of
water which is keeping me hydrated, but i am soaked head to toe in sweat every
single day. And apparently it is going to get even more hot so not too
excited about that.
So yes we had a really good zone conference this week about
focusing on the book of mormon more, and we got two new mission standards: Using
the book of mormon in EVERY lesson we teach, and also the main one is not
teaching people who are not reading the book of mormon. So if an
investigator is not reading, we need to drop them and not progress them until
they read the book of mormon. I think that is a good idea because the book
of mormon is so important.
So there is one elder in my district who was comparing his
states mission he was visa waiting in to this one in india and said india is by
far sooooooooooo much more difficult haha. And i would agree this mission
is very very difficult...but it is so awesome. And is really pushing me
and helping me to learn and grow so i am grateful for that.
Man college bball sounds so great this year....so does the nba...
You finally got iphones!??!?!?!?!?! What?! No you are just
kidding....you have to be. Dad can't be too techy. He is old
skool.. and so cool:) Wow well enjoy those!!!:) and yes keep one for me;)
i sure would like to come home to one of those;) If you are serious about
actually getting iphones haha. Not sure i completely believe you guys:)
Well i am absolutely loving my mission. It is so
great. And time is really flying. Can't believe i am already at 8
months...flying so fast. I am very settled here now but i am leaving to
the philippines in 3.5 months!!! in three weeks my comp will probably be
transferred, he should anyways haha.
Well i love you guys so much.
Until next week,Elder Ball
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