Elder Teh from the 70 came and talked to us last Tuesday and
came to tour the mission. It was amazing, I learned all sorts of stuff. He
mentioned a scripture, D&C 82:3 (I think) that says where much is given
much is required. We had a training on this and the teacher also said we can
read this backwards where much is required much is given. So as missionaries,
or a member in the bishopric or whatever the calling may be the lord will bless
is for our service. So when you talk to that lady again Dad you could talk
about that and how we are blessed for what we do. Elder Teh also taught about
being a effective missionary and I'm glad for all the thing I could learn so I can become better serve people better. I wish I had my notes but there at home
to tell you more. I'm glad you are learning so much in your scripture studies
(hope your reading on your own to Lexi) I wish it hadn't taken so long for me to
come to love the scriptures. I'm reading in Alma right now and my scriptures are
starting to look like there bleeding from all the amazing stuff in them I can't
not highlight or write notes next to! I've realized that pretty much everything
in the Book of Mormon is in there multiple times and repeats over and over in
just a little different wording because we need to be reminded over and over of
the importance of the commandments and laws and everything else in order
to prepare ourselves to make it back to God. On Saturday we had a ward
Halloween block party it was really good. Me and Elder Armitage had a booth as
missionaries and it was a roping booth we set up a bale of hay on a saw horse
and put one of those plastic heads into it and then had the kids rope it. We
had a really good turn out of people we have never seen before and less active
family's and so that was really good for them to come and see Mormons are
normal people and we had a table set up next to our roping and it had Book of Mormons and pamphlets and stuff and there was quite a bit of stuff that got
taken and seeds planted, hopefully now the seed can grow. Church was really
good on Sunday. We had a good meeting in ward council about member missionary
work and the ward party and missionary work in general and then it was some of
those same people in ward council that spoke in sacrament so they spoke on the
same things and it was powerful and the spirit was there. (I think I told you
this is the first time the Beverly ward has had there own missionaries?) and
the ward is finally seeing the vision of the importance of missionary work. We
went thru our ward list on Friday and there is 100 last names we don't know
(probably like 25 are active we just don't know) so we are going to get them
back to church and help them see the importance of church in there life. Have a
good week
Love ya!
Elder Stevenson
Paradise Valley, Papago, Maricopa & Pinnacle Zones
Scottsdale, Biltmore, Phoenix Zones
Snowflake, Show Low, Payson Zones
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