Hello! Another week has come and gone in the great city of Port Macquarie!
We went up to Coffs Harbour last week for zone training meeting
and zone P-day. It was fun! we went out on the island again and played
some "touch-footy," that means 1 hand touch rugby here. ha. It was fun
and good to see the other missionaries. We are traveling up there for
district conference this weekend. For those of you in Utah, that is the
equivalent to a stake, but instead of wards they are branches. Which is
what a ward is when they don't have enough people to be labeled a ward.
SO that should be fun!
WE went out to tacking point lighthouse the other evening and got
some great pictures! I kept thinking of the Hymn "Brightly beams our
Fathers Mercy." President Packer gave a great talk about it a few years
ago in conference relating it to the atonement. Highly recommend it!
The work is going well we are so close with some people. So close!
My core experience with god this week... I would have to say that
it came from zone p-day. Other missionaries were trying to help my learn
how to do a back flip (no harm was caused I am safe and sound!). It was
very evident that doing such a task was possible, as I could see it
being performed in front of me. It became quite clear that I needed to
over come a mental barrier. I have done similar things before. I am
reminded of my High school Grid-Iron days, when weight lifting was a big
part of my daily life. When learning how to squat I had to "Break a
mental barrier" in order to do the work our effectively. I thought to my
self... "wow, this applies to missionary work all too well!" I am I
scared to be better? There is more that I can do! We let the fear of
social interaction dissuade us from missionary work all too much. I need
to break more "Mental barriers" if I seek to be successful! Like it has
been said before... Fear is the opposite of faith!
I am trying to improve my teaching be being more unified with my
companion. I tend to dominate and take over lessons.. that is not good
we know. The most spiritual lessons are when the companionship both have
an equal share in teaching and testifying. I am working with Elder Punu
in this cause. We are so close with some investigators. So close. I can
truly see them starting to change as we try and try to be more
sanctified.
I would say the two things that most impacted me from the Elder
Nelson Conference are these: Put down your Childish things, and that the
lord calls the unlikely to do the impossible. Sister Nelson was the one
that taught us about sanctifying our missionary efforts and "putting
down our Childish things." There are so many small things that are
unimportant to missionary work that we do. So.. Childish in the eyes of
god, at least I imagine so as I do not see through gods eyes. Elder
nelson taught us that the lord calls the unexpected. We may not think
that a certain member is a good fellow shipper, but if the spirit says
to invite them you better do it! I saw that miracle this last week. It
offers strength in those times I was talking about, breaking mental
barriers, as well!
I love you all so much! I am grateful for your support and love.
Love,
Elder Ford
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