Kamusta tanan!
It's so crazy - I'm going to train!! Here in our mission
we say it's like having a kid because they're basically new in the mission and
you teach them everything about (mission) life. :) I can't wait to find
out tomorrow who I'm training. I also can't wait to get my blood test
results to find out why I keep getting sick :P maybe I need to be more careful
with water.
So yet another of my companions is being made a zone leader -
crazy! That's the third one now, that has been made zone leader right
after being my companion - he said he learned from me how to strive to improve
each day (he may have plateau-ed but he's improving a lot now). It's
going to be kinda crazy, leading the area and training here in Danao 2nd ward
after only 4 weeks here - at least we have kuyogs (people who come with us) who
know where everyone is - although we're not going to be able to do splits much
with my companion being so new to the mission and to the area. But when I
look at the overall picture, us being together will fulfill my responsibility
as a trainer which will help each person my trainee will come in contact with.
I'm also super excited about the new program! In some of my
previous messages, I mentioned my concern for those members who are coming to
church but are not active in the Gospel - I'm so glad we have something to fix
that where we visit each and every member and make sure they're reading
scriptures, strong in the faith, and basically doing everything required for the
celestial kingdom. The purpose of the missionaries is to bring people
unto Christ, but we have to make sure that no one will come up short - as it
is, roughly 80% or more won't even make it to paradise in the spirit world,
because for that you have to be valiant in all things. So we'll see about
finding a balance with that and the investigators and the referrals we should
be getting from re-activating the members in the Gospel.
The statistics we got during Zone Training were really
interesting too - out of all the different ways that investigators were found,
59% of those baptized were found through members; and while other ways
have 1-3% success rate, 20-30% of investigators found through members - It
brings back to mind how each member has a responsibility to share the restored
gospel with all those who will listen. This is not for the missionaries
only - as David O. McKay said, "Every member a missionary" - so I
encourage all members who happen to read this - share your testimony.
Because if you don't, that lack of effort will bring a lack of blessings
and lack of salvation. But if you do, those you bring to a knowledge of
the truth will bring eternal happiness to you. So go forth with faith and
spread the good news that God's true church with his authority again.
Invite them to be taught by the missionaries.
so yeah - g2g and get the blood test results - that's basically
it! Hope everything's going well with you and yours!
Gugma si Elder
Dallin Carlson
PS So my eye is healed now, I am thinking of getting safety glasses for night
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