This
week we met the new mission president. Tuseday in the morning all the
missionaries from arequipa went to the Church in Umacollo and we all sat
nervously waiting for our new president to address us. President Johnson got to
the church and the entire chapel went silent. He walked in with his wife and
the two had giant smiles. I could tell that this president would have a large
influence on my life. We listened to both the assistants. they explained a few
things but when president johnson spoke he told us stories about his mission
experiences. He told us about how in his mission there was an area that had not
had baptisms for a long time. He with his companion prayed and fasted and
decided to put the goal of 25 baptisms for the month. Through SO much fasting
and prayer they accomplished the 25 baptisms the day before the end of the
month. The fallowing months they continued to multiply thier success on the
fourth month they spent a lot of time teaching more than fifty people at a
time. They found a lot of success through serving in the fields with thier
investigators and they baptized more than 200 people in that month. He
exclaimed that we through covenants with our heavenly father could accomplish
the same. I was amazed.
Afterwards
we had lunch with president In a pizza place. I sat off in a corner with my
companion. We ate some delcious pizza and right before we were going to leave I
saw that President was talking to one of the Assistants and pointing at my
companion and I. We walked out to leave and the assistants waved us over and
told us that president wanted to go and visit the members and investigators
that we were goign to visit. Close to the end of the day we drove with
president to the lesson and It was amazing. We taught the plan of salvation and
you could feel the spirit so strongly. It was amazing. We did not have much
time to talk afterwards but It was an amazing experience for My companion and
I. I hope that you all had amazing spiritual experiences this week too!
No comments:
Post a Comment