Dear Family,
This week
was really good! We have been working on
re-building the wards’ trust in this area. Some previous missionaries, that were not the
most obedient, lost the members trust. So
we have been going and visiting all the members we can, since it is a smaller
ward, and gaining that trust back. We
are doing this by visiting the people and sharing testimonies with one another
and allowing the spirit to teach and touch their hearts rather than being
preached at. Because we bring the spirit
to their homes it allows them to see that we are serious about the missionary
work and the gospel. So they have been
bringing the investigators to us. I
honestly have not gone knocking once in this area, because we have so many
people to see and teach.
We are
working with people all over the ward boundaries. The new family has been taking the lessons for
about 4 weeks or so and they are feeding us this Saturday. I was asked to give a talk about missionary
work at church this Sunday. I have been
surprised to see how much more comfortable I have become when I talk at the
pulpit than I was at the beginning of my mission.
It is Elder
Morgan's last week in the mission field and he will go home on Monday. He leaves for the Mission Home Sunday evening.
He has been a good companion and I am
glad to have been able to contribute to his missionary efforts. Hopefully Elder Hatch and I will get to stay
in Nashville together for one or more transfers together. Transfer calls are this Saturday so I will be
sure to let you all know. I love you all so much!
Love,
Elder
Hinrichs
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