Dear Family,
Monday we had FHE at out
flat. Each couple came with a story about one of their ancestors. I
read the book about Grandma and Grandpa Hogensen, Bestemor's Brown
Bread. We talked about
family history because Elder and Sister Rust are digitizing Australia records.
He showed us a new web site that you all must google. The site is
roots-fb.cs.byu.edu. It will give you information on cousins, famous people,
people who signed the constitution etc. It will show how you are related
to them. So very interesting. Even saw where we were third cousins with
Mitt Romney. It would be a great FHE for your families!!!!!!
Thursday we had our ward
mission meeting. For the ward monthly activity we are planning a preach
my gospel pot luck dinner, on Sunday night, March 15.
There will be small
group discussions on how to invite people to listen to the missionaries.
The children will be learning also and their teachers will be the
bishopric.
Adrienne and I are to
bring a big pot of vegetable soup.
Friday our good friends,
the Snow couple invited us to dinner. Theoni is from Sri Lanka, Rob her
husband is Norwegian, Australian, Maori and Scottish. They are a
wonderful couple and so
fun. Four elders also came to dinner; 1 from China, 1 from the
Phillipines, and two Americans. There was another couple also invited,
the
sister is from Greece
and her husband from Italy. They were just released from being
missionaries teaching the church addiction program. It was a very unique group
of people and we all had
a great time.
Saturday we spent the
morning getting ready for a three hour missionary meeting with Elder David A.
Bednar, Elder Lynn Robbins (Presidency of the Seventy), 3 other
70's. They all had
their wives. Elder Bednar stood at the the pulpit and said, "This is your
time to ask questions, You are in the presence of an apostle of the Lord, 5
seventies, 10 stake
presidents and 266 missionaries. You will probably never be in this
situation again." Of course everyone laughed. He said,
"There are good questions
and bad questions.
Don't ask me if I know where the sword of Laban is because I don't
know." He made sure we understood he would not single out anyone, it
was
up to the missionaries
to ask using their own agency. He said we wouldn't embarrass anyone
either. The whole point of the meeting was to get answers from the Holy
Ghost,
who is the teacher.
It is impossible to explain but a very spiritual meeting, but enjoyable
and at times entertaining. The questions that were asked were great and
the missionaries were
good and so receptive to the spirit. Elder Bednar told us how in Mormon
culture we always come to meetings with paper and pen and try and
write everything that
the speaker says. Then he said, "Don't do it. Let the spirit teach
and speak to each of us and then you will know what you need to write. It is
difficult to explain the
meeting but know it was the BEST.
Some of the missionaries
wanted pictures with Elder Bednar but he was in and out of meetings for two
straight days so pictures weren't possible.
Adrienne and I were in
the hall when he passed by so he stopped shook our hands calling us by
name. We were humbled and thrilled.
Some lessons learned;
1. Faith is a
principle of action.
2. Keep oil in
our lamps continually adding to it line upon line and precept upon precept.
3. Missionaries
observe, listen, discern and then teach the investigators.
4. Testimony gets you
into the church, conversion keeps you in the church.
5. Scriptures
and prayers everyday- consistency over time- then the spirit comes- in the
Lord's way and in the Lord's time.
Sister Robbins talked
about the goodness and power of the missionaries who have been called and set
apart to represent the Lord Jesus Christ. She read this
scripture.
D&C 6:23
What
great witness can you have but by God.
We Love all of you so
much,
The Sister Sisters
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