Nyob zoo!
This week we did a lot of finding and we were able to meet so many awesome people! The coolest person we met with was a lady whom Elder Vang and Elder Fielding had met in the past and gave a Plan of Salvation pamphlet to. This week we stopped by and followed up with her. We weren't able to teach the Plan of Salvation lesson to her, but we were able to talk to her for a few minutes. We asked her if she was able to read the pamphlet and she said that she did! She said it was exactly what she needed to hear because her brother recently past away and she said that she LOVED the hope and comfort that the Plan of Salvation gave to her.
We also had exchanges with the Zone Leaders this week. Elder Stephenson came with Elder Vang and me. On that exchange, we were able to go over to a less active family, Lee and Lisa. Lisa is a member, but the rest of her family are not members. We had dinner with them, got to know them better, and also were able to share a message with them. The family practices the Shaman tradition because, in the Hmong culture, the wife does whatever religion the husband does even if she doesn't believe it. Anyway, we taught a lesson on prayer and it was cool because at the end of the lesson we asked who they would like to say the prayer and Lee said he would try. He said his first prayer in his entire life and it was awesome!
For the reading challenge, we are up to 3rd Nephi chapter 15 as of today. I have really enjoyed this reading so far. The thing I have noticed the most is how much God and Jesus Christ truly love us and care for us.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said: “The first great commandment of all eternity is to love God with all of our heart, might, mind, and strength—that’s the first great commandment. But the first great truth of all eternity is that God loves us with all of His heart, might, mind, and strength. That love is the foundation stone of eternity, and it should be the foundation stone of our daily life.”
I know life can be hard and isn't always easy, but no matter what God loves us with all his HEART, MIND, AND STRENGTH. No knowledge is better than this!
Love,
