We got transfer calls Saturday! I'll be staying here in the
Ypsilanti North area and will be getting a new companion who will be
a Zone Leader as well! Elder Cooper is going to be in Ypsilanti South
with Elder Ferguson so he will still be in my District. Our opening
hymns in companionship study have been good this transfer because
Elder Cooper sang in choir back home, hopefully my next companion is
decent at singing too! Haha
This week was pretty great! There was a festival at a park down by a
river here in Ypsilanti Fridayy-Sunday and the Ypsi Ward had a booth
there, missionaries "manned" the booth at all hours of the day! We
rotated shifts and we were able to share the Gospel with a lot of
people, it was great!
Unfortunately we've stopped working with Cortney Goff, hopefully some
missionaries in the future will be able to start working with her! I
know The Gospel will bless her so much, she just has to exercise her
agency correctly.
We found an investigator this week named Alex, he's a Realtor and he
looks pretty similar to Dad, it's great! Haha I just imagine Dad as a
younger guy into doing Real Estate work and it's Alex. His main
concern right now is giving up time on Sunday to come to Church
because Sundays are prime time for open houses I guess. So we're
trying to help him build his faith so he can overcome that fear.
Dee and Pierre are our most solid investigators right now, they should
be baptized in September! They made it to Church this week too, it was
great to see them there. They are wonderful people, I look forward to
seeing them active in the Gospel and Church after having made
covenants with God.
An insight this week: I was preparing a talk this week for Church with
the topic of 'Sabbath Day Observance' and 'Elevating The Power of The
Sabbath Day.' In D&C 59 it talks about how we will be "more fully
unspotted from the world" if we Observe the Sabbath Day at Church and
at home. Unspotted is an interesting word, it gave me an imagery in my
head of how in the world as we go throughout our weeks and days there
is evil all around is. It splatters us like paint, leaving spots all
over our clothing. However if we hallow the Sabbath Day, we are given
a 'spiritual poncho' to wear, so when we get home at the end of a long
day, we can take the paint-splattered poncho off, to reveal the
unspotted clothing underneath. Evidence that we have been "in the
world" but have not become part "of the world."
This last week flew by, it's been super busy. I struggle with the
stress of everything sometimes, my leadership responsibilities,
training responsibilities, as well as taking care of my area and
putting in as much time as possible, and a lot of other things. I have
relied on God for help and strength and as I have gone forth and given
my best effort, everything has turned out okay. I know God will not
give us things that we can't handle! With the Gospel, we can attack
any challenge head on. Have a great week everybody! I love hearing
from you in email and letter.
-Elder Goff
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