This week has been great we were able to teach our investigators Tyler and Gia the Restoration and they seemed to take it super well. They are pretty religious and things seem to just click with them and the Gospel. We also met with a potential investigator named Todd and had a brief Restoration lesson with him, but he said that everything we told him was pretty much what he believed in so he didn't think it would be important to be baptized which was kinda crazy and weird. But he seemed really cool, we also left a Book of Mormon with him and committed him to read it. It's hopeful that he will read it and the Spirit will be able to touch his heart and he'll want to meet with missionaries in the future. We also had a bit of a bash with Jason who happens to be a Jehovah's Witness. He met with us and really just tried to tell us what we believed in which was kind of annoying but he seemed really nice and friendly. He even loves Sun Valley which was pretty cool.
The Gredings are one of my favorite member families, they feed us at least once a week and are just so fun and nice to be around. The Congellieres, also a member family, are super nice too. Probably my two favorite member families I have met so far. They are so good at doing missionary work.
Besides working on resting my ankle and serving the Lord, I have also been able to work on my own personal testimony of the work and how important it is to the people out here. I have seen many people struggling financially and I just wish I could help them in some way, and I CAN by sharing with them the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I truly love my Savior Jesus Christ and I love the work each day. One thing I learned about doing any type of work or service is that to be efficient and good you have to add Love to what motivates you. Elder Wakolo of the seventy taught us that "It is good to be motivated by duty; It is so much better to be motivated by love" Which rings true to me.
I love all of you and I hope the best for you as well.
-Elder Smith
