Shine Your Right Shoe

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There were so many miracles this past week though! I have really come to realize how active the ward is in missionary work! We had the Christmas ward social this past Saturday night which was super awesome! There were so many less active people as well as investigators there. The ward is so missionary minded and there were so many people that we did not know there! It was a super awesome evening and the program was super awesome! Not to mention that we had great food which was a bonus! Anyway, super exciting! There is one man in particular that Elder Zieler and I were able to reach out to and this man is named Phil Wallbank. He isn't a member but his wife is, and she is so funny! Such an awesome older couple!  Anyway, we were able to reach out to him and have a great conversation with him about instruments, especially guitars, which I am quite honestly interested in learning, as well as Elder Zieler. So I might be learning how to play the guitar on my mission! Who knows!? Apparently, the conversation seemed to go so great, that Sister Wallbank came up to us and said that she thinks that we are the ones. That honestly made my whole day right there, and I am so happy to say that we have been able to gain one of the members trust. SUPER AWESOME!

So this past week was also full of many miracles! Marilyn has a baptismal date for February 28th! We were on splits that day and I would have to say that Elder Briscoe and Elder Zieler worked miracles at that lesson! SO AWESOME!! We also met with our golden investigator Gracie who is just making awesome progress for being baptized this upcoming Sunday! Super awesome!

One of the many other miracles this past week was actually last night. We were out on foot and I got the impression to go to the Cartlidges. The Cartlidges are an awesome family that I have only met once, and Brother Cartlidge is the only member. Anyway, we were on our way there, and we were talking to people in the meantime. We end up on talking to this lady named Betty who lives on the same street as the Cartlidges. Turns out that she is Brother Cartlidges mother! Super awesome miracle to be able to talk to this awesome older lady! Even though we didn't set a return appointment, or get a number, we had an awesome conversation about the gospel! The Lord definitely works in mysterious ways.

Elder Zieler also had the opportunity to be able to speak in sacrament meeting this past week. Such a good talk on his father’s conversion story! I am so thankful that the missionaries that converted his father were able to do so, because without his father converting, I probably would not have a super awesome companion right now!

Elder Zieler & Elder McCown

Brother Perry, who is from the High Council, came to the Port Alberni ward to speak as well. Brother Perry is one of those awesome missionary minded members that loves to speak. There is one thing in particular that he likes to do though. He likes to shine our right shoe. Now why does he do this? He compares it to how the Lord, he gives us so much, that he can make us SHINE. So our right shoes are very shiny. But then he talks about the other shoe. We need to make our left shoe as shiny as the other. Super awesome missionary minded man! He got us all pumped about missionary work after a good 10 minute talk.


We also had zone conference this past week! Such an awesome spiritual recharge on what we should be doing and how we should be acting around this time of year! The best part about that day though was when we came out of the meeting though, and the Nanaimo ward had set up a huge Christmas feast for us! We were all so hungry! We ate soooooo much food. I also got my packages! So awesome! Everyone was jealous though. I had 9 packages in total! So, everyone was jelly....

So, in a nutshell, there were so many miracles this past week! Every day has been full of awesome missionary opportunities, and we just have to get out there and talk to them!  Super awesome week though, especially with Christmas around the corner. People seem to be more open minded towards hearing about the gospel, and they don't shut their doors as quickly as they did before. I did get told to go jump in the river though for trying to sell religion. Oh well.  Anyway, super awesome week with so many miracles! I hope every week is like this week!

Sure love and miss ya’ll!

Love,

Elder McCown