I love my family!! :) :) Had a great Skype on Sunday with them. So grateful for the wonderful examples of Gospel centered living they set for me. It's been a busy week!! Bittersweet news near the end, President Gerber pulled me aside after a meeting and told me I'd be getting moved in preparation for President Cleveland coming in next transfer. So I'm heading off to Roseville South, actually the area that Elder Ferguson just came from last transfer! It covers a lot of Detroit, most of our area is in the ghetto! So we should have some pretty great stories these next few transfers! :)
Some highlights from this week:
On Friday evening we went to see Kevin & Sami with a brother from the ward. Kevin wasn't home so we ended up teaching Sami! We taught about the Book of Mormon, she really caught on and was able to liken it unto herself as we read the first verse in 1 Nephi 1. The key to reading the scriptures is not just to read them like a story, but to be seeking for "precepts" or principles to then go and apply in our life. Once you do that, the promise Joseph Smith gave to some brethren in the early Church is fulfilled in our lives as well: "A man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book." Sami wants a lot of things in her life to improve and the key for her will be to apply what she reads in the Book of Mormon! We promised her those blessings of getting nearer to God as she did so.
One of my favorite members of the ward here in Livonia Brother Taylor, was hospitalized this past Friday because of some sudden health challenges. He is a very consecrated member, which you will see evidence of in what he does in this story. SO a chaplain at the hospital comes into his room and asks if she can do anything to help him. He says, "Yes, I would love for you to read from the scriptures to me." She picks up the Bible on the bedside table and asks "Where would you like me to read from?" He replies, "Actually, I'd like to to read from the Book of Mormon, in 3 Nephi 11." She picks up the Book of Mormon and reads a good portion of it to him. Now he's asked us for about 6 copies of the Book of Mormon, and some For Strength of Youth pamphlets, for the individuals who are caring for him in the hospital. What a great example of someone who knows what is most important in life. If we build our foundation in Christ, "We cannot fall." EVEN if we have a sudden, traumatic experience that we were not expecting. "We cannot fall" if we are grounded in Jesus Christ and His glorious Gospel.
I'm grateful for the opportunity I've had to serve here in Livonia and I'm looking forward to blessing the lives of others in Roseville! I know that as we take each assignment we receive in the mission or just in the Church seriously and strive to magnify it, the Lord will magnify our efforts. He will be my rearward as I embark in this next part of my mission. Know that I pray for all of you often, and am so grateful for the friendships and associations I have with you! I hope you all had a great Mother's Day, mine was wonderful. I love my Mom, she is a great example to me and I'm so glad I can call her mine! :) Love you all.
Elder Goff
My new address will be 11611 Morang Ave Apt#1 Detroit, MI 48224.
Write to me if you get a chance!
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