This week just started, o dang it its over, it has flown by! we had such an amazing week, im still just trying to stay awake im so tired from just bustin tail this week, every single night when we were planning we would just say where did the day go, how did all of that just happen? We had the opportunity to be at the RCC campus for tuesday and wednesday and we had a booth for the institute on campus but it had a sign that said what is the book of mormon and why should you read it and i felt like dan jones on the soap box telling every person we talked to about the love of the savior and why they should be a part of the institute and read the Book of Mormon. It was sweet we talked to so many people and we just we swamped, we also roasted hot dogs which brought people in to talk! it was so much fun, we also had a quorum of the seventy come elder Ringwood and he had a lot of important info that helped me receive greater revelation on what it is I'm supposed to be doing as a missionary, he asked at the start and he sayed why are you here today? a bunch of missionaries sayed to teach about Christ or because they have always wanted to serve a misson etc but i stood up and told him I'm here to receive insight on how to receive inspiration and revelation, he asked to hear more and i sayed Ive been looking forward to you coming and i am expecting for great council on how to be a better missionary and I know that you will say something today that will help me, I also am looking for tips on things to say etc and i went on on things i wanted to hear, so he asked how did i prepare for the meeting, i sayed i read the assigned reading and i prayed, he said did you pray for me, i said no haha he asked if i prayed for myself and I sayed yes, he asked other ways i prepared and i couldnt think of any, i felt kind of stupid and then i sayed, i got a haircut and i dry cleaned my suit and i put a good part in my hair took extra time to shine my shoes but i told him i didnt now if that was what he was looking for and i learned a valuable lesson from that experience, he picked on me from time to time throughout the meeting asking my opinion and stuff but i learned that preparation is everything when it comes to learning and teaching by the spirit, he recognized that the thing i had done had prepared me but he talked about how at all meetings, church, baptisms, anything we need to show up early, we need to prepare our minds to learn and that in any class or meeting we can learn if we have prepared ourselves to hear the message, he sayed he could talk about kitchen sinks the whole time if he wanted and if we prepared then the spirit would still teach us the things we needed to know! I will prepare myself from now on, i guess that's why dad is always early everywhere haha. He just helped me so much to realize the little things are important and that charity is a necessary attribute that i need to strive to have.
We tracted and taught a lot,, i was able to do a baptismal interview for a girl that got baptised on sunday and both the interview and the baptism were very spiritual. She had the same birthday as me! her name was Jesse! It felt like everyday just flew by, we were at lunch and then we were at dinner and then we were sleeping in the no time it felt, it almost was ridiculous. Church was really good Elder Asay had a really good testimony and we were able to give the primary children the church tour it was so funny. I love the ward im serving in now and Im lucky to be serving with my best friend in the mission. It makes it so nice to have a teacher that is at the same level ok maybe a higher level haha we had two lessons in particular that were two of the most spiritual lessons ive had in months, just addressing concerns and discerning through the spirit. We are so compatible as companions that it makes things nice, Elder Asays birthday is on the 15th of october. Im excited for general conference and for the opportunity we have to hear from those great leaders of the church. prepare yourselves this week to hear the promptings that the spirit has for you during conference I love you all!
Elder schallenberger
I have some sweet pics for you next week!
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