I can't believe it's already P-day again, this week has flown by!
Monday evening we got to go to the emergency room again to give someone a blessing. After dinner we went out teaching with a member and everything fell through.
Tuesday morning we decided to go to the college campus and do some street contacting. At first, we tried the quick survey approach and asked people:
1. What do you think of when you hear The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
2. What about when you hear "Mormons"?
3. What do you know about Mormons?
4. If you're Mormon you're not supposed to....?
5. Are you interested in learning more about Mormons?
That approach was pretty effective and we got some funny responses :)
"What do you think of when you hear Mormons?" "We ain't got any of those back home in Cali but there might be some in Utah."
"What do you know about Mormons?" "You're earning your way to heaven right? Like that's why you're out here in Oklahoma spreading the message."
"If you're Mormon you're not supposed to...?" "Be with girls."
A majority of the people we talked to didn't really know anything about Mormons which was pretty surprising. After we got done street contacting, we tried visiting some less-actives while tracting. After dinner we went with a member to go contact a referral we received from a less-active member. She was home and she invited us in. Teresa is an older lady and she wants to be baptized :) She met with missionaries in Arkansas a while ago, quit smoking, and was almost baptized but then got involved in a nasty divorce. She's going through a lot right now but she seems super promising :) #Miracle
Wednesday we went to NSU campus again and tried talking with people again. It's really hard in between class periods because there's so many people and everyone seems to be late for class. But we got some good advice from some other missionaries who have worked on college campuses and so we're super excited for this next week. At 12 we had lunch/institute at the college and it was amazing! A guy that we talked to on Tuesday, Greg, showed up to institute and seemed to really enjoy it! #Miracle The lesson was on Prophets and the Family Proclamation. He said he would come again next week and learn more :) After institute we had a lesson with Kaylin and her member friend Sister Short. We spent most of the lesson trying to answer her questions about the temple. She's stilling progressing pretty well and will hopefully be baptized soon. After that we taught the restoration to a college student we tracted into. A good way to describe him would be kind and curious. But we did spark his curiosity so we'll see if it ends up going anywhere. After dinner we went and had a spanish lesson with Salvador (I wish my spanish was still up to par but it's not :/).
Thursday we did weekly planning and then we started exchanges with the zone leaders in Tulsa. I stayed in Tahlequah with Elder Jensen, a spanish missionary who also served in the promise land of Clinton, Oklahoma :) We did a lot of trying to contact members and we got some good information. 2 of our appointments fell through but 1 didn't and so we got to have a good lesson with a less-active family who wants to start coming to church again.
Friday we had district meeting in Wagoner with the zone leaders and the traveling AP showed up as well so that was fun :) After that we started exchanges with the missionaries in Pryor and I got to go to Pryor with Elder Hatch. We had such a fun exchange! The Lord placed so many prepared people in our path and we taught one of the most powerful restoration lessons on my mission. We also shot some hoops with some people in a park. 4 new investigators! #Miracle
Saturday we exchanged back. In the afternoon we tried a bunch of less-actives and made contact with a few. Funny story: We drive up to this house and get out of our car and the kids and dog playing in the yard come up to us. The oldest kid says, "Don't let the dog jump up on you, he just got into our septic tank and has crap on him." So what does the giant black dog do? Jump up on us. We had to get back into the car because I almost got into a fight with the dog. Everything is Awesome! After dinner we visited one of our recent-converts and had a lesson with her. Then we got to go teach Jerron again. Last time we left him with a Plan of Salvation pamphlet and a Gospel of Jesus Christ pamphlet, and he read through the Gospel of Jesus Christ one twice and had some great questions for us. We answered his questions and he told us about how he's felt a difference since he started meeting with us and how there's always a positive energy whenever we come over. We helped him realize that it's the spirit and that what we're sharing is the truth. He's excited to come to church this next week and to study the plan of salvation pamphlet. I love the power of the spirit :)
Sunday was great :) We had a really good turnout out at church. Kaylin and Sister Short were there with their husbands (who supposedly aren't interested) so that was a cool miracle :) After church we had coordination with our ward mission leader and then went out on splits with the Bishopric. It was fun :) In the evening we got to have dinner with Bishop and discuss plans for member missionary work in the ward.
Recently I've been studying about FEAR
False
Evidence
Appearing
Real
I love reading D&C 3
"1 The works, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be frustrated, neither can they come to naught.2 For God doth not walk in crooked paths, neither doth he turn to the right hand nor to the left, neither doth he vary from that which he hath said, therefore his paths are straight, and his course is one eternal round.
3 Remember, remember that it is not the work of God that is frustrated, but the work of men;...
7 For, behold, you should not have feared man more than God. Although men set at naught the counsels of God, and despise his words—
8 Yet you should have been faithful; and he would have extended his arm and supported you against all the fiery darts of the adversary; and he would have been with you in every time of trouble."
When we truly remember God and have faith and trust in his reality and power, then we will have no reason to fear. He is always there if we will but turn to and remember him.
Well thank y'all for reading this email and for being so supportive and loving. I love and miss you all so much!
Love, Elder Larsen
Hebrews 12:1-2
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