Member Missionaries...

"So our week was great! we had a great turn out at church(the whole zone) which means there are alot of baptism in store for the lakewood zone. I wanted to tell you a little bit about our friends stacy and david scott. they have brought their friend April into the church, it hasn't been the missionaries, it's been them, all we've done is taught a few lessons to her. our work as missionaries is so easy when the investigators have friends to help them. Members are key to missionary work. the cool thing about the scotts is, is now that they have seen the change in Aprils life (who is getting baptised this weekend) they are now wanting to bring more to the happiness that comes with the gospel. they are having new neighbors move in, and they have already invited them to a get together and stuff that we will be too. they are doing all the work for us. they are both just recent converts and they are so excited to see the work progress, thats how we need to be as members. Just by bringing one person into the church, you bring a lot more, if that makes sense."

"pres. pearson came and spoke in our wards this sunday and gave two amazing talks in both the lakewood ward and the bridgeport singles branch. it was awesome. He keeps coming back to a key point in his talks that he gives. it's the fact that all of us have things to worry about in this life and we hardly ever have peace of mind, but through the gift of the holy ghost we are allowed a constant peace of conscience (read Mosiah 4:3-4, i think) when we are in accordance with the things of the lord we can always have peace of conscience which is more important than having peace of mind, because with peace of conscience and that knowledge that God is our loving heavenly father, nothing that the world throws at us will seem as bad and it will seem bearable and we will be able to bear our burdens. I love that thought, i wish you could hear it from him (maybe in october over the pulpit!) because he just says it so much better and so much clearer, but also read the words of king benjamin, cause thats where the idea comes from. We are given such an amazing gift after we become a confirmed member of the church, the gift of the holy ghost."