Well this has been an eventful week....OF FINDING!!!! We were not able to meet with any of our investigators this past week so that was pretty hard...Well that is except for Andrew! He is doing great! He even came to church as well! He soaking up everything that we teach him and he said in the middle of priesthood that he is starting to like it here even more! Even though we did not get to teach much we were able to find a lot of people this past week, and hopefully we will be seeing them this week! God has been good regardless though!
A little miracle that we had was when Elder Reynolds and I were on exchanges...It had been a long day and we were walking up and down hills and its about 90 degrees and 70% humidity...so needless to say we were sweating buckets... So, lets just say that this road was our little miracle street! We found this lady named Sheri that is super down to listening to what we have to say. We will be seeing her tomorrow! Also, knocked on this Chinese lady's door...Normally when it’s just two white dudes that don’t speak a lick of Chinese knocking into a door with a Chinese lady freaking because she does not know what we are doing, we normally leave them with a card and play charades to show them that you type it into the computer...Well, this time was different...it was awkward while we were just standing there with me trying to call some Chinese elders, but we were able to get someone on the phone! Well, God turned that into a little miracle! She ended up on being very interested! Wait...gets even better! We passed her over to the Chinese sisters, and they were able to set up an appointment for that Sunday...Well it turned out on being a whole family!!!! Grandma and two parents and a little girl! They told us that the lesson was just so good and that they will be seeing them this week! GAH!!! God is so good!
Someone also gave us fudgesicles when we knocked on her door...So literally the coolest street ever!
We also had an okay/really good zone meeting. Okay because seeing your results on the board and how they compare with other companionships, in my book, is not cool, but whatever. It was so good once we hit the end though! The last 7 minutes were spent watching this super cool video that just hit everyone like a ton of bricks...It was about a black man that was in the Olympics for some event in track and was actually predicted to win the race. However, about halfway through the race, something happened to his leg, whether it was a rupture or a cramp, I do not remember, but he could not put pressure on that one leg. Determined to stick it to the very end he keeps on hobbling, but that’s when a man in the crowd starts running out to the stadium, pushing people out of his way, shoving security to the side, saying, "That’s my son." This father, walking beside his son, who is barely hobbling, wraps his arms around him, and tells him, "You dont have to do this son." But that son does not stop. He keeps on going, he finishes that race regardless of the pain that is felt in his leg. The spirit was so strong and yet lighter than air and many of us were crying after that...One distinct feeling that I remember was my renewed desire to just serve to the very end. Not that I had already committed to sprint my heart out and give every moment I could, but that spiritual renewal and that newfound and heavily bolstered desire is now stuck in me until I die running. Ever since that day, that video has been on replay.
I know that the Savior lives. I know that when it seems like when we are coming to the end of our ropes, that when everything seems hopeless and dark and endless, that when we just keep fighting, that the lesson will be learned, that the dark will be turned to light, and the aspirations for becoming like our Heavenly Father will be attained.
"If for a while, the harder you try, the harder it gets, take heart, so it has been with the best of people." Jeffrey R. Holland
Love
Elder McCown
Monday, August 15, 2016
Monday, August 8, 2016
Members Catching The Fire
SUCH A GOOD WEEK!!! Filled with little miracles here and there which led to us being able to find 6 new investigators this week! Literally a miracle! We worked so hard and are so excited to find where these people will go when we are able to see them in the coming weeks! Just an update on everyone else that we are teaching, more specifically Stew, Andrew, Wayne and Jack!
To first start off, Stew is someone that we were able to only sit down for 30 minutes with. He is a father of 3 boys that has a desire for something better for them and, before we came to his place, he had already read the Resto pamphlet that we had left with him and already wanted a Book of Mormon! He knew already that that was the key upon learning all of that was true! Good questions were given and we were able to answer them very clearly which led to him connecting the dots that he needed to read this great book! We were able to teach a 7 minute Resto and he is excited to learn more! SO EXCITING!!!
Andrew came to church this week! He is someone with a little bit of mental handicaps but his retention is just so good! We watched the Resto video with him this past week and, we tested out his retention and he explained perfectly what happened in the video! What’s even better!? HE SAYS HE KNOWS IT IS ALL TRUE!! The Book of Mormon! That Joseph Smith was called to be a prophet! Everything that we had taught him so far! We also had some great members that were able to pick him up and bring him to church this week! He said it was different and liked it! Also loved the members and we are expecting a baptismal date soon!!!! SO EXCITING!!! Reading is hard for him but he is able to grasp the main concept of the passages we leave with him!
Wayne we were able to meet with this past Saturday. He is progressing in reading the Book of Mormon and plans on taking it on his trip when he leaves for a couple weeks! Every time we go over he says "this just seems to line up more and more with what I believe!" So it is good that he is seeing the correlation! We plan on giving him a blessing this week as well, so that he can first off, witness the priesthood firsthand, as well as come to church this week! It will be a defining moment!
Jack had to go to Alberta again for his sister that is starting to pass away, but we are going to teach him this week! I am just so excited to be able to teach him this week though! He loves the Book of Mormon and loves the pamphlets that we leave behind with him. Last time we were with him we were able to give him the plan of salvation pamphlet and he said that he would read it. And, without a doubt in my mind, I know that he has read it at least once, maybe even more.
So things are going great! The members are catching the fire just a little bit more! Whether that be through mass texts to come out to lessons or them sharing little experiences with us.
Lets see, we were also able to go on exchanges this week! Elder Li and I just hit up those doors and HE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!! NOT! He thought it was so slow going door to door but we had some AWESOME MIRACLES!!! We dropped by the Sherwood’s and we were able to break out that little puzzle with the Plan of Salvation, (thanks mom :D)! Anyway, she sat at the table before her husband could even come and was able to put it in order for the most part. She literally said the things she had problems with, like the three kingdoms of glory and the spirit world, and before she knew it, after explaining it to her, she ended up on liking what we said! That it makes sense to her! That is until we hit brick wall that she has always had trouble with...Women having the priesthood...and she said right off the bat that she did not like it when we explained how men and women have separate roles and how she had heard that over who knows how many times... Well, we sat there and, long story short, the spirit brought to mind that men needed the priesthood in order to get to heaven and how women don't need to be ordained in the office of the priesthood in order to get to heaven...She literally just stopped right there and said, "That’s interesting...." CONFOUNDED! hahahah! So we are curious on where that goes next time!
All in all, it was great! Lots of fun and hopefully some new people to teach! Sure love and miss yall!!!
Love
Elder McCown
To first start off, Stew is someone that we were able to only sit down for 30 minutes with. He is a father of 3 boys that has a desire for something better for them and, before we came to his place, he had already read the Resto pamphlet that we had left with him and already wanted a Book of Mormon! He knew already that that was the key upon learning all of that was true! Good questions were given and we were able to answer them very clearly which led to him connecting the dots that he needed to read this great book! We were able to teach a 7 minute Resto and he is excited to learn more! SO EXCITING!!!
Andrew came to church this week! He is someone with a little bit of mental handicaps but his retention is just so good! We watched the Resto video with him this past week and, we tested out his retention and he explained perfectly what happened in the video! What’s even better!? HE SAYS HE KNOWS IT IS ALL TRUE!! The Book of Mormon! That Joseph Smith was called to be a prophet! Everything that we had taught him so far! We also had some great members that were able to pick him up and bring him to church this week! He said it was different and liked it! Also loved the members and we are expecting a baptismal date soon!!!! SO EXCITING!!! Reading is hard for him but he is able to grasp the main concept of the passages we leave with him!
Wayne we were able to meet with this past Saturday. He is progressing in reading the Book of Mormon and plans on taking it on his trip when he leaves for a couple weeks! Every time we go over he says "this just seems to line up more and more with what I believe!" So it is good that he is seeing the correlation! We plan on giving him a blessing this week as well, so that he can first off, witness the priesthood firsthand, as well as come to church this week! It will be a defining moment!
Jack had to go to Alberta again for his sister that is starting to pass away, but we are going to teach him this week! I am just so excited to be able to teach him this week though! He loves the Book of Mormon and loves the pamphlets that we leave behind with him. Last time we were with him we were able to give him the plan of salvation pamphlet and he said that he would read it. And, without a doubt in my mind, I know that he has read it at least once, maybe even more.
So things are going great! The members are catching the fire just a little bit more! Whether that be through mass texts to come out to lessons or them sharing little experiences with us.
Lets see, we were also able to go on exchanges this week! Elder Li and I just hit up those doors and HE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!! NOT! He thought it was so slow going door to door but we had some AWESOME MIRACLES!!! We dropped by the Sherwood’s and we were able to break out that little puzzle with the Plan of Salvation, (thanks mom :D)! Anyway, she sat at the table before her husband could even come and was able to put it in order for the most part. She literally said the things she had problems with, like the three kingdoms of glory and the spirit world, and before she knew it, after explaining it to her, she ended up on liking what we said! That it makes sense to her! That is until we hit brick wall that she has always had trouble with...Women having the priesthood...and she said right off the bat that she did not like it when we explained how men and women have separate roles and how she had heard that over who knows how many times... Well, we sat there and, long story short, the spirit brought to mind that men needed the priesthood in order to get to heaven and how women don't need to be ordained in the office of the priesthood in order to get to heaven...She literally just stopped right there and said, "That’s interesting...." CONFOUNDED! hahahah! So we are curious on where that goes next time!
All in all, it was great! Lots of fun and hopefully some new people to teach! Sure love and miss yall!!!
Love
Elder McCown
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Text Bombing
It was so good to hear from you this past week! And I just can’t wait to tell you about all the miracles we have been seeing!
First off! Just want to tell you about the miracle with Jack! Oh man! Just telling you about it just makes me excited! To start off though, we thought we had lost him. He was not answering his phone and we dropped by his place and his daughter answered saying he wasn’t there, and basically, I thought we had lost our most solid investigator. Wellll, we were moving in between appointments and we had about 5-7 minutes until we were about to go in, and Elder Hsu leans over in the car and tells me to give Jack a call. Well! He answered! Long story short he had made an emergency trip to Alberta. Of course, that’s not the best part of the call...he told us that he had read up to Mosiah 21 in a matter of two weeks! So we set an RA for that Sunday and can I just tell you how great of a lesson it was? To start off he loved the member we brought and he testified perfectly! Before the lesson really began though, I asked him a question, and looking back, I realized how much of an inspired question it was. "What do you think of the Book of Mormon so far?" It was definitely not the answer I was expecting...he replied, "Well, I will tell you something. I have a bible downstairs that I have not read in years. I have been so busy because of my trip to Alberta to see my sister who is losing her memory. But I cannot put the Book of Mormon down. I have this very strong urge to just keep reading it." I was stunned. The spirit was so strong in that lesson. He even told us that he would read the whole Book of Mormon to find out that it is true. I about fell out of my seat. I have never had someone do this before. Someone who is so prepared, someone who would have, and he told us right there as well, that he would have come to church that week, but the only thing holding him back was medical problems that prevented him from coming. God has literally given us a miracle. A sincere 80 year old man that can tell that the Book of Mormon can bring the spirit into his life. It is NEVER too late to change.
Nothing else that the week contained can compare to that miracle. We did see Wayne though. His progression is going great. He has read parts of the Book of Mormon and is excited to jump into 3 Nephi 11 and continue on from there. We also had some great less active lessons. Matthew is doing great! Slowly but surely taking one step at a time to the temple! We were also able to meet with Brian. He literally is going through so much. He is surrounded with, lets just say, some of the worst environment someone could have. He’s handling it alright though. We have been able to see some progression in the members as well. Not necessarily in referrals, but in getting them out to lessons. They even mention in Elders quorum that we keep on "text bombing" them. If that’s the way to get them to do their missionary work then I will do it.
Oh yeah! almost forgot! Bro Sherwood is this super cool guy that just loves feeding the missionaries! Anyway, he and his wife, took us out to a Brazilian BBQ! They kept coming out with skewers of meat and you just tell them how much you want and they will give it to you. All you can eat too! We were so full from that, that we did not even eat dinner that night.
I was not expecting this this week, but someone I taught in Port Alberni, her granddaughter got baptized!!! SO EXCITING!!!
Reflecting on it right now, looking back at all the miracles, makes all that blood, sweat and tears worth it. All the moments of rejection and hardheartedness, seeing the blessings and miracles that come from just being willing to endure them, make it all worth it, and there is no better place I could be, or would rather be.
I sure love and miss all of you though!
Love
Elder McCown
First off! Just want to tell you about the miracle with Jack! Oh man! Just telling you about it just makes me excited! To start off though, we thought we had lost him. He was not answering his phone and we dropped by his place and his daughter answered saying he wasn’t there, and basically, I thought we had lost our most solid investigator. Wellll, we were moving in between appointments and we had about 5-7 minutes until we were about to go in, and Elder Hsu leans over in the car and tells me to give Jack a call. Well! He answered! Long story short he had made an emergency trip to Alberta. Of course, that’s not the best part of the call...he told us that he had read up to Mosiah 21 in a matter of two weeks! So we set an RA for that Sunday and can I just tell you how great of a lesson it was? To start off he loved the member we brought and he testified perfectly! Before the lesson really began though, I asked him a question, and looking back, I realized how much of an inspired question it was. "What do you think of the Book of Mormon so far?" It was definitely not the answer I was expecting...he replied, "Well, I will tell you something. I have a bible downstairs that I have not read in years. I have been so busy because of my trip to Alberta to see my sister who is losing her memory. But I cannot put the Book of Mormon down. I have this very strong urge to just keep reading it." I was stunned. The spirit was so strong in that lesson. He even told us that he would read the whole Book of Mormon to find out that it is true. I about fell out of my seat. I have never had someone do this before. Someone who is so prepared, someone who would have, and he told us right there as well, that he would have come to church that week, but the only thing holding him back was medical problems that prevented him from coming. God has literally given us a miracle. A sincere 80 year old man that can tell that the Book of Mormon can bring the spirit into his life. It is NEVER too late to change.
Nothing else that the week contained can compare to that miracle. We did see Wayne though. His progression is going great. He has read parts of the Book of Mormon and is excited to jump into 3 Nephi 11 and continue on from there. We also had some great less active lessons. Matthew is doing great! Slowly but surely taking one step at a time to the temple! We were also able to meet with Brian. He literally is going through so much. He is surrounded with, lets just say, some of the worst environment someone could have. He’s handling it alright though. We have been able to see some progression in the members as well. Not necessarily in referrals, but in getting them out to lessons. They even mention in Elders quorum that we keep on "text bombing" them. If that’s the way to get them to do their missionary work then I will do it.
Oh yeah! almost forgot! Bro Sherwood is this super cool guy that just loves feeding the missionaries! Anyway, he and his wife, took us out to a Brazilian BBQ! They kept coming out with skewers of meat and you just tell them how much you want and they will give it to you. All you can eat too! We were so full from that, that we did not even eat dinner that night.
I was not expecting this this week, but someone I taught in Port Alberni, her granddaughter got baptized!!! SO EXCITING!!!
Reflecting on it right now, looking back at all the miracles, makes all that blood, sweat and tears worth it. All the moments of rejection and hardheartedness, seeing the blessings and miracles that come from just being willing to endure them, make it all worth it, and there is no better place I could be, or would rather be.
I sure love and miss all of you though!
Love
Elder McCown
Monday, July 25, 2016
Beast Week
The weeks here in Coquitlam just keep on getting better and better! To start off we have 2 progressing investigators! SO EXCITING!!! Wayne has made progress since last week in reading the Book of Mormon. He also jumped through hoops to try and convince himself that it was possible for Joseph Smith to see Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. He researched it and kept on researching it and found the evidence for himself! He is so good! Great intent! The only struggle is getting this guy to church...He had throat surgery about 1 1/2 months ago and is still recovering. He is also on a fixed schedule so him changing it to come to church is really hard for him because he works a late shift and does not normally wake up until 12.
Jack has progressed! We met with him this past week and he had read the Restoration pamphlet two times before we came over! He was prepared with questions and his progress is going smoothly! As we were there we retaught the restoration and he readily agreed with it all, even saying that he knew that it was all true! The invitation to be baptized made sense to him, and it was all flawless up until the point that he gave us his concern, and that is that he had a childhood experience with water, and has never gone fully under ever since. So hopefully that hurdle is overcome soon!
Crazy cool miracle we had as well! We were meeting up with a less active named Brian. Super nice guy but is not in the best place. He basically got thrown into a house with 8 other people who do drugs and drink all the time. Anyway, we go and knock on the door and this guy answers, tells us straight up that we are at the wrong place, and he was being a bit of a jerk about it, and is about to close the door. That’s when I put my foot in the door, tell him off for being a jerk about it and ask him where Brian is. Well...that, did not happen...I was a good Mormon boy and took it and politely asked where he was, and he kind of stood there, and said to hang on so he could go get him. So Brian comes out and we start talking outside, and I notice that the guy at the door is out on the balcony listening to what we were saying. I reached out and asked what his name was and, cause I could not hear him, he decided to come down and talk with us. Well we figure out that this guy’s name is Ernie...Well Ernie just goes off about the bible, the trinity, and how he just loves God and, he even kind of bashed on us. Can I just say that I love Brian? Once Ernie calmed down and spilled his beans, Brian straight up told him to listen to what we had to say...So he shut up and listened! Long story short, after numerous bible references and teaching the most beast restoration lesson, this guy, who readily admitted at the end of our discussion that he did not want to talk to us even though he did not know anything about us, hugged us, and now has a Book of Mormon and a restoration pamphlet, is excited to read it, and says to come by whenever! BAM! God is just so good!
So yeah beast week! God is great, the book of Mormon is good, and people are crazy.
Love yall!
Elder McCown
Jack has progressed! We met with him this past week and he had read the Restoration pamphlet two times before we came over! He was prepared with questions and his progress is going smoothly! As we were there we retaught the restoration and he readily agreed with it all, even saying that he knew that it was all true! The invitation to be baptized made sense to him, and it was all flawless up until the point that he gave us his concern, and that is that he had a childhood experience with water, and has never gone fully under ever since. So hopefully that hurdle is overcome soon!
Crazy cool miracle we had as well! We were meeting up with a less active named Brian. Super nice guy but is not in the best place. He basically got thrown into a house with 8 other people who do drugs and drink all the time. Anyway, we go and knock on the door and this guy answers, tells us straight up that we are at the wrong place, and he was being a bit of a jerk about it, and is about to close the door. That’s when I put my foot in the door, tell him off for being a jerk about it and ask him where Brian is. Well...that, did not happen...I was a good Mormon boy and took it and politely asked where he was, and he kind of stood there, and said to hang on so he could go get him. So Brian comes out and we start talking outside, and I notice that the guy at the door is out on the balcony listening to what we were saying. I reached out and asked what his name was and, cause I could not hear him, he decided to come down and talk with us. Well we figure out that this guy’s name is Ernie...Well Ernie just goes off about the bible, the trinity, and how he just loves God and, he even kind of bashed on us. Can I just say that I love Brian? Once Ernie calmed down and spilled his beans, Brian straight up told him to listen to what we had to say...So he shut up and listened! Long story short, after numerous bible references and teaching the most beast restoration lesson, this guy, who readily admitted at the end of our discussion that he did not want to talk to us even though he did not know anything about us, hugged us, and now has a Book of Mormon and a restoration pamphlet, is excited to read it, and says to come by whenever! BAM! God is just so good!
So yeah beast week! God is great, the book of Mormon is good, and people are crazy.
Love yall!
Elder McCown
Monday, July 18, 2016
Cloud 9
We had a great week this past week! It was great to hear from you last night, as it always is, and we are just more and more excited for the upcoming week! We were able to make some headway in finding people to CONSISTENTLY teach...that’s been our problem lately and it finally is seeming to work out! Our progressing investigator at this moment is Wayne. He has not made it out to church yet but he is progressing fairly well! He has read the resto pamphlet and understands it, and even quotes scriptures that support what we say! He has a kind heart and will get baptized! When? Trying to figure that out, but once he figures out it is true, he says he is ready to change and get tized.
We were also able to meet with this man named Jack Ward. He is a very social guy with quite a few stories to tell. He told us of how he almost died in a plane. Well, he at least thought he was. Told us of how his wife is a diehard alcoholic, and basically how his life has been the most interesting life ever. The first time we met with him just tells you how much he trusts us. He told us that he had never told anyone this before; but that he basically had an evil spirit in his home and that it haunted him. Well we were able to teach him about those kinds of things and just from what I was able to pull together, because we answered his questions, he trusted us enough to come back and teach him what we are all about! God is just so good!
Overall the week was great! We taught quite a bit more, which was great, even though quite a few of the people we found were not full of the greatest intent. So much more improvement has been made this past week and we have been doing it for the past couple transfers but we have been earnestly doing it even more, and that is giving more and more time, whether it be combining lunch with language study, packing lunch/dinner, etc, you name it and we are doing it, just trying to become so consecrated. The spirit has been there even though it’s hard. It’s been so good though!
We were also able to help Matthew clean his apartment again! He has been working at cleaning it up and I think that this is the 3rd or 4th time that I have helped him. Anyway, that apartment if SPOTLESSSSSS!!! He can actually walk down his hallway, his kitchen is clean, his bedroom is clean, everything, cleaning to dusting to sweeping to mopping you name it, it was done and he was screaming "HALLELUJAH!" by the end of it all! YOU KNOW WHAT IS EVEN BETTER!!! HOLY FREAK!!! I almost did a backflip! Matthew has literally taken leaps and bounds and he had an interview with the stake president about his temple recommend anddddddddd.....HE PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS!!! GAHHHH!!!!! He is so good!
So basically I have been on cloud 9 for the past little while and it has been great! Matthew is going to the temple soon and is going to take the mantle that his father has carried for years, which is going to the temple consistently because he can no longer go because he is so old, and we have been able to find people to teach! GAH GOD IS SO GOOD!
Sure love and miss you all!
Love
Elder McCown
We were also able to meet with this man named Jack Ward. He is a very social guy with quite a few stories to tell. He told us of how he almost died in a plane. Well, he at least thought he was. Told us of how his wife is a diehard alcoholic, and basically how his life has been the most interesting life ever. The first time we met with him just tells you how much he trusts us. He told us that he had never told anyone this before; but that he basically had an evil spirit in his home and that it haunted him. Well we were able to teach him about those kinds of things and just from what I was able to pull together, because we answered his questions, he trusted us enough to come back and teach him what we are all about! God is just so good!
Overall the week was great! We taught quite a bit more, which was great, even though quite a few of the people we found were not full of the greatest intent. So much more improvement has been made this past week and we have been doing it for the past couple transfers but we have been earnestly doing it even more, and that is giving more and more time, whether it be combining lunch with language study, packing lunch/dinner, etc, you name it and we are doing it, just trying to become so consecrated. The spirit has been there even though it’s hard. It’s been so good though!
We were also able to help Matthew clean his apartment again! He has been working at cleaning it up and I think that this is the 3rd or 4th time that I have helped him. Anyway, that apartment if SPOTLESSSSSS!!! He can actually walk down his hallway, his kitchen is clean, his bedroom is clean, everything, cleaning to dusting to sweeping to mopping you name it, it was done and he was screaming "HALLELUJAH!" by the end of it all! YOU KNOW WHAT IS EVEN BETTER!!! HOLY FREAK!!! I almost did a backflip! Matthew has literally taken leaps and bounds and he had an interview with the stake president about his temple recommend anddddddddd.....HE PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS!!! GAHHHH!!!!! He is so good!
So basically I have been on cloud 9 for the past little while and it has been great! Matthew is going to the temple soon and is going to take the mantle that his father has carried for years, which is going to the temple consistently because he can no longer go because he is so old, and we have been able to find people to teach! GAH GOD IS SO GOOD!
Sure love and miss you all!
Love
Elder McCown
Monday, July 11, 2016
It Is Possible
So this has been a fantastic week in comparison to the rest of the time that I have been able to spend here! We were able to see many people coming out of nowhere wanting to learn more about the gospel and we were able to see 6 new investigators this week! A couple of them have been handed off, or have been reflected because of on the spot interest that has died out, but it has been great! It all came from a good district meeting and we have just eaten it up since then!
We have someone who we are consistently teaching now which is fantastic! His name is Wayne and it has been a struggle setting a time to meet with him because he had throat surgery but we were able to teach the Restoration this past week! It was so good! He was attentive and learned a lot from it! He is so good! He also came to the ward activity and was able to make quite a few new friends! We just can’t wait to be able to bring them to the lessons!
We also had a great zone meeting this past week! Something that hit me that I learned while I was in that meeting was not necessarily something that I heard, but something that the spirit told me. While we were in there this thought came to mind...and it was that "it is possible, very hard, but possible, to memorize all of the recordings of the miracles that Jesus Christ performed. However it is impossible for us to understand the depth of love in each miracle, or act of kindness that he performed. It is impossible to measure or even imagine of measuring the amount of grace and love that is intertwined with each simple act." As I have reflected on this over and over again, I have come to recognize more and more of the love of the Savior, and helped me truly realize what is helping me keep going throughout the whole week.
Hardest part of the week was getting sick. Saturday was alright but progressively got worse, then waking up Sunday and resting the whole day was the hardest. I never thought I was going to say this, but I don't think I like orange juice anymore haha! It was rough!
But in the end it’s all good! Sure love and miss yall!
Love
Elder McCown
We have someone who we are consistently teaching now which is fantastic! His name is Wayne and it has been a struggle setting a time to meet with him because he had throat surgery but we were able to teach the Restoration this past week! It was so good! He was attentive and learned a lot from it! He is so good! He also came to the ward activity and was able to make quite a few new friends! We just can’t wait to be able to bring them to the lessons!
We also had a great zone meeting this past week! Something that hit me that I learned while I was in that meeting was not necessarily something that I heard, but something that the spirit told me. While we were in there this thought came to mind...and it was that "it is possible, very hard, but possible, to memorize all of the recordings of the miracles that Jesus Christ performed. However it is impossible for us to understand the depth of love in each miracle, or act of kindness that he performed. It is impossible to measure or even imagine of measuring the amount of grace and love that is intertwined with each simple act." As I have reflected on this over and over again, I have come to recognize more and more of the love of the Savior, and helped me truly realize what is helping me keep going throughout the whole week.
Hardest part of the week was getting sick. Saturday was alright but progressively got worse, then waking up Sunday and resting the whole day was the hardest. I never thought I was going to say this, but I don't think I like orange juice anymore haha! It was rough!
But in the end it’s all good! Sure love and miss yall!
Love
Elder McCown
Monday, July 4, 2016
Game Day
So this has been another great week here in Coquitlam! The ball is starting to roll here which is even better!
I guess starting off with the highlight of the week would be best. So, we have been working really hard with this man named Matthew for the past couple months. He has skyrocketed in his progression, making friends that become family in the ward. Well, in sacrament meeting this past week he got up and blessed it with his home teacher again! Not to mention what happened after! We were waiting for him to come to gospel principle because he was in a meeting with the bishop. Well he sits right next to us right after his interview and flashes out his new temple recommend! I almost fell out of my chair! The members have seen a new joy and light in this guy and he has absorbed the light of Christ into his life! God is just so good! He has been working hard to get that and to see him at this point in his life is just so good!
We were also able to see one of our investigators progressing well! He has not come to church yet but he has gotten through some of the Book of Mormon with him. He has some disabilities but that has not hindered his progress! We were able to teach him the Restoration thoroughly but slowly this past week, and he really understood the pattern of apostasy. Once he understood that he looked at us and said, "Well I guess I better get baptized then."
Well, let’s see, what else? We had a great district meeting. We are calling it game day from now on which makes it fun! Really gets us pumped up for the week! All in all it was just such a good week! It was hard, it was hot, but it was worth it.
Sure love and miss you all!
Love
Elder McCown
I guess starting off with the highlight of the week would be best. So, we have been working really hard with this man named Matthew for the past couple months. He has skyrocketed in his progression, making friends that become family in the ward. Well, in sacrament meeting this past week he got up and blessed it with his home teacher again! Not to mention what happened after! We were waiting for him to come to gospel principle because he was in a meeting with the bishop. Well he sits right next to us right after his interview and flashes out his new temple recommend! I almost fell out of my chair! The members have seen a new joy and light in this guy and he has absorbed the light of Christ into his life! God is just so good! He has been working hard to get that and to see him at this point in his life is just so good!
We were also able to see one of our investigators progressing well! He has not come to church yet but he has gotten through some of the Book of Mormon with him. He has some disabilities but that has not hindered his progress! We were able to teach him the Restoration thoroughly but slowly this past week, and he really understood the pattern of apostasy. Once he understood that he looked at us and said, "Well I guess I better get baptized then."
Well, let’s see, what else? We had a great district meeting. We are calling it game day from now on which makes it fun! Really gets us pumped up for the week! All in all it was just such a good week! It was hard, it was hot, but it was worth it.
Sure love and miss you all!
Love
Elder McCown
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