Things
in the Idaho Boise Mission are going great! We are slowly moving
forward with this new mission. This past week we had Elder Martino of
the 70 come and give some training at a zone conference, and it was a
great experience. He is an amazing man, and he gave us some amazing
ideas! The big focus was having us work with members to find and to
teach. I've heard it before, but he gave new insights and ideas. I
look forward to applying them and seeing things soar!
Elder Taylor and Elder Kinderknecht are two awesome
missionaries! I really love serving with them. While at times they may
be a little quiet since their still getting into the swing of things,
they have been a great asset to the work. It's a super fun experience
to be able to serve with them.
Man, what shall I share from this past week? It
seems like it just kept ramping up and up. We had some great lessons,
and we're looking forward to keeping that up and improving. We really
want to help some of our investigators really start progressing toward
baptism, so hopefully we can inspire them with that this week.
One of my favorite quotes from Elder Martino was
actually from Pres. Hinckley. In giving some advice to missionaries, he
said he had 3 things for them to do: 1. Smile. 2. Smile bigger. 3.
Smile all the time. :) I thought that was really something that I
wanted to work on, knowing it would help to make me happier in the work.
So I wanted to set a goal, but setting a goal to smile more is cheap,
broad, and utterly useless. After more thought, I came up with the idea
(inspiration!) to make 3 other people smile during the day. Haha, that
is one of the coolest goals I have ever set! Try it sometime! You have
to smile to get someone else to smile!
Basically, that just made my week amazing. I think
that's the happiest I have ever been thus far on my mission! Just
smiling helped to change my entire attitude. Everything just went well,
even though things went wrong. Attitude is really everything! And I
had no idea that just a smile can really change everything.
Yesterday was just the best of the best though.
Sundays are so much more amazing when you know people at church to talk
to! I had such a great time talking with others, laughing with them,
and just enjoying their spirits. Add that to some amazing meetings
after church with our ward council and ward missionaries, and I was so
uplifted! That evening we taught, uplifted, and helped others. And to
end it all, with Elder Taylor's pushing, we helped one of our
less-actives stop smoking right then and there. She broke all her
cigarettes and flushed them down the toilet! She has really been moving
forward, and we are super happy for her!
Thank the Lord today for everything He has done for
you! I am so grateful for His help and guidance! Here are the
questions of the day:
- Read 1 Nephi 10:23. Why should we be happy that we have agency?
- How are you grateful for the freedom that you have been given?
- How can you find more joy in acting according to the Lord's will?
Love you!
--Elder Usevitch
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