Gateway Canyons!
Holy cow, what a wonderful day! Ya goof. Me, Elder Samojla, and Elder Wade drove to Gateway to go hiking. That was really awesome! Though I may have been roasted at times I think I'll still be able to make it ;) We had a wonderful miracle happen within our Zone with another companionship putting someone on date for baptism! That means we have 9 people so far, and I love seeing so many people decide to follow their Savior Jesus Christ!
Tuesday: March 31st
Today we had an all mission meeting focusing on how to deal with anxiety and stress. That was really helpful in a lot of ways. Our man Justin sent us a text saying that he didn't want to meet with us anymore because of some concerns he had. We sent him at least 15 scriptures in the Bible that resolved all of his concerns and now he wants to still meet with us! If people would just read and pray about the Book of Mormon it can have a profound impact on their life and help resolve any concern they have. I know this to be true because I've done it and seen it myself! I invite you reading this to do the same, read the Book of Mormon, and pray asking God, NOT man, if it be true. The Spirit will confirm this truth.
Wednesday: April 1st
Happy April! Can't believe another month has gone by so quick. Had an all mission meeting focused on how we can still find, teach, and baptize in a digital world. We are now moving into a new Facebook initiative for the mission, hoping to reach out to more people that way!
Thursday: April 2nd
It was until Friday until we realized that we spent all of Thursday INSIDE our apartment! No walks, no breaks, just work work work. That was crazy, we had a virtual exchange with the APs and taught Angela about the powerful influence of the Holy Ghost. I promised her that if she read every chapter we gave her in the Book of Mormon that she'd be able to overcome her smoking addiction and draw closer to her Savior to find the peace and healing she's looked for her whole life. The Spirit was strong! :)
Friday: April 3rd
Today we had MLC for 7 hours, that was an insanely long time to be on a call but we got some good work done! After we taught a really awesome lesson to Justin about prophets. He still has many concerns about our Church so we all knelt down on the video call to pray together and wait for 10 seconds after the prayer. We did that and Justin got up and exclaimed that he's NEVER felt this much peace in his life! The Spirit was definitely present testifying to him that all of this was true and he could be at ease knowing his doubts were being heard by Heavenly Father and answered. The Lord's work will still move forward, despite this pestilience.
My new mask to replace my Darth Vader altitude mask
Saturday: April 4th
General Conference was amazing! (Semi-annual broadcast of Church leaders giving "talks" or insights on Gospel topics) Even though me and my companions were watching it on a little screen monitor in our apartment it was still a memorable experience. A huge focus was about repentance and how the Atonement of Jesus Christ not only covers your sins but also the pains of others you may have hurt. We just need to keep walking hand in hand with the Lord! We had a great lesson with Angela despite the roudy kids and puking baby in the background.... nice! We pushed her baptismal date back to May 9th in order to keep helping her become converted unto the Lord. Our mission President told us that the Colorado governor has ordered that everyone in the state has to wear MASKS in public!! What?! That's so crazy. All I have is my altitude mask so far so I guess I get to look like Bane and sound like Darth Vader for the next little while :)
Today was memorable and definitely unforgettable! I cannot begin to express the amazing feelings of being able to watch a Prophet of God bear simple and powerful testimony of the reality of the Savior Jesus Christ. I know He lives! I know His love, cleansing, healing, and restoring power are REAL and alive today. We were able to get Angela, Danyel, and Carol to all watch Conference!
FUNNY STORY:
Me and my companions Elder Samojla and Elder Wade were walking outside for a quick break. We walked past these neighborhood kids, a 4 year old and a 6 year old of African American ancestry. We were also wearing our masks on our faces as instructed by the Governor of Colorado and by our mission president. As we approached the situation with seemingly innocence we notice the two little kids caught their attention on us. The next thing we know we heard, "GET EM!" and the little kid runs up to me and starts spraying and SOAKING me with his water gun! My companions ditched me and started running back to the apartment as I tried to follow while being squirted by these two little kids the whole way home... haha!! We were laughing our heads off... it's great to see the neighborhood kids like to harass us missionaries, haha! ;)
What a great week, definitely a time to be alive and to be a missionary. Keep your head up!
Love,
Elder LaRose
2946 D Rd. Apt #D-3
Grand Junction, CO 81504
Mailbox - #15
keldon.larose@missionary.org
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