ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE GOSPEL (MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018)

Hello everyone! This past week has been another incredible week here in the good old California Riverside Mission. Elder Crowther and I have continued to see many Miracles over the past week and our Zone continues to see miracles as well which is amazing! Here is how the past week went down. 

Elder Willes with the MLC of the California Riverside Mission

Monday night we were able to do some great Seeking With Faith as well as visiting a referral in Lake Elsinore. We talked to a lot of people while out and that was a lot of fun!

Tuesday morning we had our DLC and also our District Meetings. We also brought our Zone together and shared with them what we learned at MLC. That afternoon after our studies, we had another lesson with Anna Yu. Anna is doing great! She currently is on date for baptism this upcoming Sunday (June 24th) and will for sure be baptized on that day. What a Miracle! We followed up with her and her husband on their prayer and Book of Mormon reading was going. We focused again on God's Commandments, specifically the Word of Wisdom and the Law of Chastity. It was a great lesson! We also had another lesson with Jacky! Jacky is doing ok recently. I can tell the adversary is working on him. He is currently on date for baptism this upcoming Sunday the 24th as well. We taught him how to apply the teachings of the Book of Mormon in his own life. I think that is something we are all striving to do.

Wednesday morning we had our English Class, which was pretty great! After our English Class, we had our interviews with President Hammon. Before English Class we talked with President Hammon about our Zone, and then after English Class we went back to the church for our personal interviews. President Hammon is great! The rest of the day and evening was spent with seeking. 

Thursday morning we had the opportunity to have a teaching appointment with two of our new investigators from this past week, Shelly and her daughter Rebellia. We first contacted them on Wednesday night, and we were able to teach them the Restoration! We invited them to be baptized and they explained to us that they were not ready, but they said that they will read the Book of Mormon and pray as well. In the late morning, we drove down to Menifee to have another lesson with the Du Family! We taught Fang Du and his wife. They had a lot of questions about the Restoration and we talked and testified that God really did restore His church here on earth. We also shared our testimonies about the Book of Mormon. They fed us lunch which was super nice and a real treat. We had another lesson with Anna. She is doing amazing. It is so cool to see the change that has come into her life over the past couple of weeks!!! That evening, we had another lesson with Jacky. We brought 苗弟兄 with us, and we taught Jacky the Law of Chastity and also the Word of Wisdom. It was a pretty great lesson!

We taught another recent covert lesson to Sara. She is doing great. We had another lesson with Tim 张。He is doing great! Tim has been reading a little bit from the Book of Mormon. We had a weekly blitz for our Zone. Elder Beddes and I went out together and we go a bunch of referrals and an investigator for the Spanish missionaries. We went on exchanges with the APs. Elder Briggs and I were together and had an amazing day. W

Saturday we had exchanges with the AP's. In the morning, we had another Weekly Blitz for our Zone. Elder Beddes and I went out together, and we got a bunch of referrals and also picked up an investigator for the Spanish Missionaries. Elder Briggs and I were together, and we had an amazing day! We were able to pick up 3 new investigators in their area. We taught a father and a son both named Edward, and they were super cool. That night while we were out Seeking With Faith we taught a lady, Maria, in her garage. That was another miracle! 

Sunday was another great day. This past week, we had 2 people come to Church! Anna Yu and also Lou弟. Elder Crowther and I met an older Chinese lady sitting outside her house,  赵红。We talked with her as we sat outside her house and taught her the Restoration! We will be meeting with her this upcoming weekend. We also got to visit with Liang 弟兄 and also 李家庭。李姐妹invited a friend over named Kay and we met with them. The Li Family is super awesome and they help us so much in our missionary work. We should be able to teach Kay in the next several weeks. Overall, a pretty great day.

This past week has been another truly incredible week! I am so Eternally Grateful for the Gospel in my life. Jesus Christ is my Savior, and my older brother. I know that through Him, ALL is possible. Love you all have a great week!

Elder Willes