Dinkytown week 7

So this week was definitely a lot of fun. I said goodbye to Elder Harrison wednesday and picked up Elder Wall! He is absolutely hilarious and brilliant. He reminds me a lot of my cousin Scott in his style of humor so we laugh together all day long. We are going to do WORK here. I am pumped!

 

So sister JS is doing really well. We had a lesson in a member's home this week where she told us she was ashamed that she is having trouble quitting smoking and drinking coffee, but we committed her to quit on the spot and then she went to a YSA conference in rochester so she is going strong. We saw her sundaynight and she was glowing. She is striving hard to make her baptism date in 2 weeks.

 

We also taught brother TO this week the word of wisdom and the 10 commandments. He didnt think we were serious about tea at first and tried to laugh it off. He grew up in the south. He wants his sweet tea! But he realized we were dead serious and he committed to living it immediately. He Has so much faith and said if this is what God needs him to do then this is what he needs to do. We also taught him the 10 commandments and he was troubled when we talked about the First great commandment and the second which is like unto it (love they neighbor as yourself). He is struggling to like a few people he works with  but is trying to have respect for them. He told us he didnt realize it was a commandment to do this. But then he bore his testimony to us and told us that if he just works as hard as he can to be better the Lord will make up the difference and things will work out. I love this guy! I'm so blessed to teach him!

 

We saw a few cool miracles this week. We felt like we should go to what we call West Bank (the campus is split in half be a river and there is an east side and west side. we spend most our time on the east side) which is a twenty minute walk. So we went over there and the place was completely dead. No one was there (it was a mondaynight). But we walked around looking for the reason for us being there. We then met a man from Mongolia who was very interested in talking to us. He has faced a lot in his life and is at a crossroads of sorts and is seeking guidance. We taught him and set up a return appointment. God knows his children. Missionary work is pretty cool :)

 

Another miracle we saw in which God led us to His children who needed a message was when we contacted this guy on the street. Normally we dont walk and talk with a lot of people because it doesnt go anywhere but for some reason we decided to walk with this guy. He took us to the south east side of campus and we had planned to go to the north west. So we were a tad off the path we had planned on going. When we got to the south eastern part he abrubtly stopped and said he would now part our company. So we turned down a side street and 2 minutes later contacted two college students. At the end of our message they asked for a book of mormon, where our church was, and then they asked if they could pray with us. So legit. They are leaving for the summer but we will refer them.

 

Sunday night we went to the last President's Fireside with president Clements (a fireside where recent converts speak. They are so powerful). I cried a little. He leaves in 10 days. I am losing my second earthly father! :'''(  anyway, the fireside ended a few minutes early so President taught the whole chapel, which was 80% non-members, the Restoration and invited everyone to be baptized. He promised healing of their pains and sorrows (3 Ne 9: 13-14). It was incredible.

 

Thought for the week: Ether 6:17

 17 And they were taught to walk‍ humbly before the Lord; and theywere also taught‍ from on high.

 

The role of humility is so vital. I think the world thinks that humility is weakness and we all need to be brazen and super macho and la la la. But that isnt what humility is. I think there is a spiritual humility that is a measure of how willing we are to drop everything and follow the Lord. To obey any prompting that comes out way without delay. To maximize a church calling. To talk to that one extra person each day to try and share the gospel. When we completely submit ourselves and learn this humility the Lord can teach us from on high. Great spiritual truths will be revealed to us and we will be so much more successful in this life.

 

I love you all! Have a great week.

Elder Damron