Hey Everyone!
First
off, please email this to everyone who wants to see it!
alright
so lets get down to business, i got a new challenge, its something that we
talked about in district training and its just awesome!!!
Its
called a "Lollipop Moment", kind of weird i know, but bare with me. A
lollipop moment is a moment in your life were either someone does some small
act to you, or you do some small act to another person that completely impacts
someones life. These acts could be small, making a joke that brings someone
happiness and gives them courage to face a trial, inviting someone to church
when they are at their darkest, just a text like "hey, how are ya? just
thinking about you!" can have an unbelievable impact on others! look at
the light of christ video on mormon.org or just look back at your own
life, has there not been someone that by small acts has influenced your life?
There
was lots of storys shared in district meeting, and personally i had to make a
list of all the people who have impacted my life! at some point i plan on
thanking every one of those people as well.
Thats
my challenge though, think back on your life and find that one person who has
made an impact. Then go to them and tell them what they did and how it has
helped you. thank them for that impact they made :) then go out and try and act
in such a way that you can be an example and affect others for good :) make
some new lolipop moments!
Alright,
so now on to some cool things about this week :)
So
me and Elder Jackson this week decided to start setting some fun random daily
goals, goals like "hear a crazy story" or "dont pop a bike
tire" or "be awesome" or "meet a prepared Hispanic."
stuff like that. So every night at daily planing we would say a little prayer
to help with our planning and that our goals would happen. They did! almost
every single small daily goal we have had has come true! We did meet a prepared
Hispanic! we said a prayer in the middle of walmart with them!!! we set a
random goal to have someone give us free food and we got free tomatoes! we
prayed and set the goal to find a family and we did! this family is so cool
too! they're one of our really promising investigators! his name is martin (the
husband) and we have taught him twice now! so cool!
I am
just so blown away by how just setting small goals and trusting in the lord has
aloud us to find a new family! it helps us focus on our work too! Now our daily
goals have switched and are focusing more and more on investigators and
finding, i just cannot wait to see what more can come from faith and reliance
on the lord. i know for a fact that goals and prayer are real powers that
work!
So
that was just really really cool to see how goals can affect you :) then I also
had a really crazy random expiriences too.
Met
a "Prophetess" she was like twitching and stuff, crazy!
Then
i met a crazy black guy who cant walk but "knows everything there is to
know about jesus christ"
So
as you can see, missions are never boring, always fun exciting expiriences!
ahah :)
To
end on a more spiritual note though, This comming saturday our
district has a baptism! its a man named Rigoberto that the other elders have
been working with has been prepared and is set to be
baptized saturday night! Ive seen his progress as he has attended church
and the light of christ has entered his eyes. the branch is so excited for him
and hopefully it will bring new life to the missionary effort here! hopefully
the work will keep progressing :)
Anyways,
just want to let you guys know that i love all of you! look to be an example
for good in the world and look to be the best missionary you can be even at
home! if you have questions be sure to ask!
-Elder
Steele
P.S.
Stay steadfast in christ!
And some pictures of Kieran in Huntsville, AL!!
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