Highlights From May 8th Letter

Tiffany writes: "This week Elder Ballard came to speak to us. It was such a good talk. He talked to us about having the desire to spread the Word of God. He told us that we have to be the best missionaries the church has ever sent out so that we can cut through all of the technological clutter that stops people from asking questions of the soul - like Why are we here? Where are we from? and Where are we going? He also pronounced an apostolic blessing on us that
1. We would have a deep abiding desire to find people and share the gospel;
2. The Spirit would be our constant companion;
3. We would have the power of discernment;
4. Foundation for things to come (that this mission will be a foundation for greater things in life to build on).
He was so amazing. He said that if we truly have the desire, miracles will happen."

"In the Training Resource Center (TRC) this week, we taught lesson 2 - I don't think I was ready, but I was still so uplifted by the end because we were still able to teach through the spirit - or the spirit was able to teach through us. Thursday was a really good day. It's almost like the Lord realized I couldn't wait any longer to have my prayers answered because it was like blessings were raining down on me. Two Spanish concepts I've been having a hard time with just clicked during language study. And then the same day my companions and I went to the referral center (RC) (where people call in to ask for DVD's and bibles and BoM's that they saw advertised). We are supposed to call to find out if they ever received that item and to find out how they liked it and try to teach them or send missionaries to them. I was really nervous to go call people. But while I was there I ended up getting an incoming call - I haven't been trained on how to receive calls but somehow it just worked. And the lady who called seems really interested. She called in for "The Lamb of God" DVD and also wants a copy of the Book of Mormon. And she said that it's ok if I call her back. So I now have an investigator. I'm so excited!"

"This week has been such a good week and has gone by really quickly!"