Hello all. This week was a very good week. We found out that I will be
staying here in Buena Vista and Elder Fillmore will be leaving and
heading to Palmdale, my last Zone. My companion will be Elder Barney.
This week Elder Fillmore and I realized we were far too soft on our
investigators when we were with Freddy and we watched a video by Elder
Bednar about how only members of the church can enjoy the full
companionship of the Holy Ghost. Freddy was like "I don't like that".
Naturally we tried to make it sound better, and after the lesson, I
realized that I was denying him true knowledge by making it sound
different and less rude than how Elder Bednar clearly explained. We came
by again and explained to him how we had been soft, and that even
though it sounded unfair that was how it was and that we just wanted him
to find for himself if it were true, that truth doesn't change because
someone doesn't like it. He accepted it, and we both learned that it's
easier to get the investigator to act when you don't beat around the
bush at all and just tell people how it is. We did that with another
investigator family just by reading Preach My Gospel on the Apostasy
section and saying "That's how it is" and we invited them to be
baptized. One of them said they were catholic and couldn't change, and
we asked what they'd do if they found it were true and from God, and
they said "Well, change." They accepted a date, so please pray for them.
By being bold the Spirit can declare the true doctrine through us and
when we're soft we're putting a plug on the power hose of revelation
they could receive.I love you all!
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