My new companion is Elder Kwock! He is the man! He's Hawaiian, Chinese
and Japanese and we get along a little too well! Partially because we
are both obsessed with ping pong... oh yea, he is an English
missionary so it looks like we've got another hybrid companionship
here! Don't know what The Lord wants me to learn yet, maybe that I
shouldn't assume or expect what I think I need? :D the Spanish Group
is still struggling, we had two people at church, which was better
than some other weeks. We are trying to work with the Stake Presidency
to get some leadership in the group and more activities happening.
We're praying to figure out how to keep it alive without making the
same mistakes that were made last time they had a group.
Well last week we were running all over the place introducing Elder
Kwock to all the members. I realized why Mom made me bring mosquito
repellant! We got eaten alive this weekend in Williams and Ash Fork.
It was a pretty good way to get in peoples homes because they felt bad
for us. We had some cool experiences with just saying prayers with
people. Even though Elder Kwock doesn't speak Spanish, he is super
good at always trying to pray with people. I think we tried to say a
prayer with everyone we talked to. Some of them would be sitting on
their couch eating ice cream, watching TV and straight up tell us they
were believers but they were too busy for a prayer. Other people were
nicer, the coolest one was a lady who told us they weren't interested
and we convinced them to let us pray with them. After praying for
their needs and for their family, we asked them how they felt during
the prayer. It was incredible to hear them describe the Holy Ghost and
not even know what it was. That family invited us back another day!
The power of prayer is so real. Imagine how happy Heavenly Father, the
greatest being in the universe, must be to hear one of his children
talk to him! He always answers. I know it and I love it!
So we are sitting here in the laundromat waiting for our laundry to be
done, and a guy just walked up and asked us what we teach! He was
originally trying to get us to register to vote, but he's got a friend
on a mission in the Philippines and so we just taught him right there.
It was awesome! He was excited and said we could come teach him more
on Sunday.
Steve and Kevin are still doing great! They have a lot of support from
the ward. Kevin just gave up tobacco, coffee and tea cold turkey two
weeks ago and is feeling great. I think he just was waiting for a
reason to quit. Doing so has strengthened his testimony of a modern
day prophet! His experience fulfills this scriptural promise from
Christ himself:
"16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his
that sent me.
17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether
it be of God, or whether I speak of myself" (John 7:16-17).
http://www.lds.org/scriptures/
I love you all and I love this work!
Elder Collin Christensen
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