We have been sharing "He is the Gift" with every person we come in contact with! The response has been very positive, and I know that it is such a great tool that has been given to us to help hasten the work as members and missionaries!
On Wednesday we went on exchanges with the Zone Leaders Elder Sale and Elder Kunzler, Elder Sale came to Brighton with me and Elder Redd went to Ypsilanti with Elder Kunzler. It was a great exchange, I learned so much from Elder Sale. He's an extremely obedient, diligent, and faithful missionary, and that is what I'm trying to be as well. We went to Mark and Susan's tonight but it was only Mark there because Susan had a meeting at her Church. It was a great appointment, Mark asked us "how is getting baptized in your Church any different from being baptized in my Church?" Then Brother Barker the Elder's Quorum President of the Brighton Ward basically taught Mark the Restoration and showed Mark his own personal Line of Authority of the Priesthood. So Mark is very clear on that now, the only thing that is holding him back from being baptized is that he doesn't want to hurt the people that are so close to him at his Church. I know with faith and trust in the Lord he can overcome that and everything will workout.
On Thursday we exchanged back so Elder Redd came back to Brighton! We went out with one of the ward missionaries to visit some less active members and members who's records we had just received to invite them to the ward Christmas Party! We got to the last house, and this couple let us right in and they talked to us about how they moved into that house in June, and have been waiting for missionaries or someone to show up!! Haha they have been less active for a while now and want to start coming back to Church! It was so awesome. They ended up coming to Church on Sunday too! And they sat with the ward missionary's family, it was great.
Friday was my birthday!! It is weird to say that I am 19 now. I can't believe it, time is flying by! I had a great birthday, I got a lot of mail, we had a GREAT dinner and birthday cake with the Welling family, and it was just an overall good day. I am so grateful for my supportive family back home and all around the country, I love you guys so much! Thanks for showing me your love and support for the work I am doing here in Michigan. I know this is where God wants me to be.
Sunday was very good. Mark came to Church again, the family that we met on Thursday came to Church, and we had great meetings throughout the afternoon. Elder Redd and I bore our testimonies! We both received strong direct answers from Heavenly Father today in the Gospel Principles class. We prayed that Mark would be able to receive an answer to his questions and prayers at Church and then Brother Hinds who is the Gospel Doctrine teacher taught exactly what Mark needed to hear, it was great. In the evening we stopped at a few people's homes and followed up on some prior commitments we left with them, they are all doing well.
A challenge has been issued by our Mission to memorize The Living Christ document before the 24th, so I already have it down, but I am helping Elder Redd get it too! he got the whole first column in 2 days! There's a miracle right there in itself. This week has been wonderful, I am confident in my ability as a missionary and I know I am doing the Lord's work. I love this Gospel so much! I know that Jesus is The Living Christ and that His Church has been restored built upon the foundation of Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone. How great the importance it is to share that message with everyone we know (2 Nephi 2:2) I love you all so much, have a great week!
-Elder Goff
"All my Birthday gifts!"
Visiting George Romney grave site
Elder Redd and Elder Goff with Mark, an investigator
"I made blueberry cheesecake!!"
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