It's been an interesting week. This weekend was very rainy. Florida weather has been quite peculiar with freeze warnings and really cold, windy days. But, it was nice to see the rain - good ol' Florida thunderstorms!
Yesterday, we cleaned the baptismal font for about two hours and it looks so much better now! People say it hasn't been cleaned ever. Can't say if that is true or not, but what we thought was permanent yellowing of tile was really just layers of dirt and grime that easily washed off with some Clorox spray and elbow grease.
Last Sunday, we asked our Bishop for a blessing to help us in our missionary efforts in the ward. It was a great experience, and interesting that the blessing focused on continuing to show faith and confidence in the work, which seems to always come up again and again. But it is true that the Lord has faith, confidence, and trust in the work that we do. We are instruments in His hands. He has called us to this work, at this time, in this place. That is truly a sign of His faith, confidence, and trust in the work that we are performing.
Many changes seem to be coming to the mission soon. The focus of finding is being put on the member's shoulders. Missionaries are teachers, not finders. Therefore, new programs are being put into place to make sure the members realize their responsibility to bring their friends to the missionaries. We have seen that the door to tracting is closing, so it is exciting to see the start of new changes. Pres. Hall is doing a wonderful job at helping this mission grow and adapt.
Transfer calls are this weekend, so next email may have new changes. We'll see.... til next time! Lots of Love!
‘Make no small plans: They have no magic to stir man’s souls.’ This is the vision I have for the South. I believe that one day the South will baptize more people into the church than all other English speaking missions in the world together. There are great hosts of marvelous Baptists, and members of the church of Christ, Methodists and Catholics who are honorable people, and have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and love him. As they see their church veering off to the right or to the left of these basic teachings, they will begin to search for the truth. And as pivotal teachers come into the church and have influence, we will see the time when we baptize hundreds and thousands, tens of thousands. In your day you will see a million members of the church in the South. There will be Temples plural in the Southern States. What a great call you have to serve with these marvelous people. ~Spencer W Kimball (1974)
