Hope yall are doing well! We had a pretty good week!
We had zone conference this week and it was so good! Sister Reupena
and I gave a training about having the faith to find people to teach
and it went pretty well! Then Sister Hancock gave a great training about
Peter and the other apostles "leaving their nets behind" when the
Savior came and asked them to follow Him. She challenged all of us to
leave our "nets" behind, or in other words, give up the things that we
might be holding on to that are keeping us from progressing. She
actually gave the same training about a year ago at another conference
but its crazy how sometimes you fall back into the same habits and need
that reminder again.
Then President Hancock gave a training about how repentance can
help us put those nets behind. He encouraged us to take those things
that are holding us back to the Lord and ask him for help overcoming
them. He told us we all need to have personal time with the Savior to
fully overcome our weaknesses. I know there are a lot of thing holding
me back from reaching my full potential and I have one particular "net"
that I am trying to work on right now. I hope to be able to master this
one by the time my mission is over.
Elaine is doing pretty good. She still hasn't talked to her husband
though so we gave her a deadline. By the end of this week, she should
talk to him and then hopefully we can start planning her baptism! We
haven't seen Bonnie since last week so hopefully we can make some
progress there too.
I can't remember if I've talked much about Ron and Debie, but they
are doing amazing! They hadn't been to church in like 30-40 years before
we started teaching them and now they have not missed a Sunday at
church since Christmas. They are both reading the scriptures and praying
everyday and Debie just got a recommend to get her patriarchal
blessing. They also paid tithing and fast offerings for the first time
last week. They have a date set for the temple and they want me and
Sister Reupena there; no matter what! We both promised that we'd be
there, even if it means skipping school that day :) They have been some
of my favorite people to teach on my mission and possibly the people
that have made the most drastic changes in their lives. They are so
converted! And it all started with us inviting them to read the Book of
Mormon! That book is powerful!
I am so grateful for the wonderful calling I have. I am making
every day count and and I'm running to the finish line! Or at least I'm
trying! Some days its hard to stay focused when everyone seems to ask me
about going home. If any of you return missionaries have advice about
staying motivated the last month I would love to hear your opinions!
I love you all so much!
Until next time,
Sister Park
*Elaine!
*Ron and Debie
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