Progress!

Hola to my family and friends!

 

This last week was pretty good. Holidays are hard because everyone goes out of town. So this week we were mainly finding because we had to drop some of our investigators. 

 

We did have some of our new investigators come to church with us on Sunday so that was amazing! One of them brought a lady who lives at their house and honestly we didn't catch her name when she said it!  We didn't know if she would come to church at all but she actually did! 

 

We also found out that they won't be taking away the cars for awhile. All the missionaries in Arcadia are getting mini i-pods to help with missionary work. I don't know if every missionary everywhere will be getting them but hooray for my dad that's 200 sales that will help his company! =)  

 

I was able to do two exchanges with some newer missionaries. They are great and I think we found out what we could do to help their areas to grow and to progress. Also this week we had two meetings. One with the Zone and one for District Leaders. We learned about how we have to be thinking more about the accountability of baptizing every month. We have to have the missionary purpose be our fuel for what drives us and what inspires us and will be the center of everything. We also learned that we need to drop people who aren't going to church with us within the first few weeks of teaching them. If they are really elect then they will start attending church right away!

 

Also funny story for you! We were on exchanges knocking on doors. I was with a new missionary and we saw a sign in Spanish so we said oh we need to knock on that door. We knocked and a member answers! The new elder didn't know that so he starts contacting her like she is just a random person. Then I talked to her because I know her! It was actually a Hermana who I had the opportunity of confirming! The new elder was completely confused then I said oh she's a member. It was so funny! 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOM ON THE 11th!! I am going to send you something!! I think you'll like it. If not then I don't know what you like!

 

Love, Elder Reisner