Nov 7,2011

Well this week was pretty decent. I have had better but I have had worse. Elder Bolivar and I are really struggling to find so we have been implimenting our new finding idea. For those who haven't heard of this idea, Elder Bolivar's dad sent it to us and wow it has resulted in some powerfull lessons. We set up lessons with the leaders of the ward and went over to teach their family. We taught a lesson all about missionary work, using inspiried questions and asking them to tell us of their conversion story. Most hispanics here are first generation members so their conversion story is something very close to them. As they would share their conversion story it would invite a beautifull spirit into the lesson. We then would read the parabole of the lost sheep with them and talk about how we need to find the lost sheep. After we would get on our knees and Elder Bolivar or I would offer a prayer pleading that the Lord would place in their mind the name of someone ready to accept the gospel, we would pause for a little bit to give the spirit time to inspire them, meanwhile Elder Bolivar and I would silently continue praying. After the prayer we would get up and ask them what names each person felt and we would make a plan for each person on how to introduce them to the gospel and us. We had an extremely powerfull lesson with the bishop's family in which after the prayer his wife was crying, she told us a name came to her mind that she would have never thought would accept the gospel... it was her brother. We left that lesson and were overcome at the power of the spirit that was felt.

We had a Halloween fireside as a mission in which Stephen B. Allen a area seventy and the director of missionary work came and talked to us about missionary work. Wow he nailed hard on how our mission will determine who we are. If we dont work hard on our mission we wont work hard in life, if we are slacker missionaries we will be slacker members of the church. The thing he said that impacted me the most is that he said "You only have 2 years to do the this work and an eternity to reflect on it". It was a powerfull talk and we all left spiritually uplifted. It is true this work is the most important work in the church, bring imortality and eternal life to God's children. I know this work is true and that we may not see the fruits right away but for those who accept this gospel it will make all the difference for them and their future generations.

Love,

Elder Jolly