Dear Family and Friends,
Elder Hidie and I went to transfer meeting early Tuesday morning and
we left around noon with our new companions! I'll be with Elder Cooper
for the next 6 weeks or so now. He's from Queen Creek Arizona, he's
got a twin brother a sister, and a set of twin sisters! He loves choir
so our companion study opening hymns are where it's at! :D He is a
good guy, I'm looking forward to getting to know him better this
transfer and teach him all I know so he can be better than I am in his
mission! Elder Hidie's new companion actually is going back home
today and he is getting a new companion named Elder Ferguson! Elder
Hidie doesn't like change so he's a little frustrated but he'll be
alright.
On Tuesday Afternoon I handed the GPS to Elder Cooper and asked him
to find a place the Lord would have us go. He picked a place he felt
good about so we went there. 3rd door we knock this 19 year old girl
comes out and we are able to watch the 'Because He Lives' video with
her as well as teach her The Restoration. She had little to no
knowledge about God, so we invited her to pray at the end and ask Him
a simple, specific question. She asked, "I want to know if you're
really there." We took a few seconds after the prayer to listen to our
thoughts and feelings and she spoke up and talked about how she still
didn't know that there is a God, but that she felt a hope that there
is that she did not feel before. We were able to help her understand
that that was an answer to her prayer! In Galatians 5 it talks about
feelings the Holy Ghost can give us in answer to our prayers. One of
them is Faith. She was excited and agreed to continue meeting with us!
Another day this week we found a place to tract and we were walking
down the street and we felt prompted to knock on a certain door. We
knock and an older African American woman comes to the door and starts
talking with us. We found out that her daughter was a member of the
Church, and had passed away a few years back. Her grandaughter that
lives with her is a member as well. Turns out she knows her
grandaughter's Home Teachers really well so we set up another time
when we could come back with the Home Teachers. We went back with the
Home Teachers later in the week and had a good lesson with her! She
said she would pray to know that the message we shared with her is
true.
That Father of the 2 young girls that Elder Hidie and I found 2
weeks ago came to Church yesterday and he is on baptismal date!! He is
elect! So ready for baptism. I love following the promptings of The
Spirit, the results are increasingly rewarding as I become more
familiar with the still small voice of The Holy Ghost.
I know that The Lord will bless us with people to teach as we go
out in faith, talking with everyone we can about the Restored Gospel,
for that is our unique message to the world! We will work our butts
off and I know the work will pay off. I desire to bring my brothers
and sisters to Christ, and I know that because my will is aligned with
God's in this aspect, He will help us find those who will receive us.
Let me know about your missionary experiences! What are you doing
to share the Gospel every day? We have something so precious, we
cannot afford to let fear override our faith and keep us from sharing
what we've come to know for ourselves. I know that as members and
missionaries come together and work as a team, miracles will ensue.
I love you all so much! I hope you have a wonderful week. I'm sorry
for not writing back to your letters!! I am a noob and haven't been
able to set aside the time to do that and now I'm behind on like 20
letters haha. Hopefully I catch up soon. Peace!
-Elder Goff
we left around noon with our new companions! I'll be with Elder Cooper
for the next 6 weeks or so now. He's from Queen Creek Arizona, he's
got a twin brother a sister, and a set of twin sisters! He loves choir
so our companion study opening hymns are where it's at! :D He is a
good guy, I'm looking forward to getting to know him better this
transfer and teach him all I know so he can be better than I am in his
mission! Elder Hidie's new companion actually is going back home
today and he is getting a new companion named Elder Ferguson! Elder
Hidie doesn't like change so he's a little frustrated but he'll be
alright.
On Tuesday Afternoon I handed the GPS to Elder Cooper and asked him
to find a place the Lord would have us go. He picked a place he felt
good about so we went there. 3rd door we knock this 19 year old girl
comes out and we are able to watch the 'Because He Lives' video with
her as well as teach her The Restoration. She had little to no
knowledge about God, so we invited her to pray at the end and ask Him
a simple, specific question. She asked, "I want to know if you're
really there." We took a few seconds after the prayer to listen to our
thoughts and feelings and she spoke up and talked about how she still
didn't know that there is a God, but that she felt a hope that there
is that she did not feel before. We were able to help her understand
that that was an answer to her prayer! In Galatians 5 it talks about
feelings the Holy Ghost can give us in answer to our prayers. One of
them is Faith. She was excited and agreed to continue meeting with us!
Another day this week we found a place to tract and we were walking
down the street and we felt prompted to knock on a certain door. We
knock and an older African American woman comes to the door and starts
talking with us. We found out that her daughter was a member of the
Church, and had passed away a few years back. Her grandaughter that
lives with her is a member as well. Turns out she knows her
grandaughter's Home Teachers really well so we set up another time
when we could come back with the Home Teachers. We went back with the
Home Teachers later in the week and had a good lesson with her! She
said she would pray to know that the message we shared with her is
true.
That Father of the 2 young girls that Elder Hidie and I found 2
weeks ago came to Church yesterday and he is on baptismal date!! He is
elect! So ready for baptism. I love following the promptings of The
Spirit, the results are increasingly rewarding as I become more
familiar with the still small voice of The Holy Ghost.
I know that The Lord will bless us with people to teach as we go
out in faith, talking with everyone we can about the Restored Gospel,
for that is our unique message to the world! We will work our butts
off and I know the work will pay off. I desire to bring my brothers
and sisters to Christ, and I know that because my will is aligned with
God's in this aspect, He will help us find those who will receive us.
Let me know about your missionary experiences! What are you doing
to share the Gospel every day? We have something so precious, we
cannot afford to let fear override our faith and keep us from sharing
what we've come to know for ourselves. I know that as members and
missionaries come together and work as a team, miracles will ensue.
I love you all so much! I hope you have a wonderful week. I'm sorry
for not writing back to your letters!! I am a noob and haven't been
able to set aside the time to do that and now I'm behind on like 20
letters haha. Hopefully I catch up soon. Peace!
-Elder Goff
Elder Cooper and Elder Goff
They look very happy!!
(Selfie in the mirror, we take what we can get!!)
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