Dear Family and friends!
Monday: It was pretty much an easy going and lazy p-day. We didn't do anything exciting and just rested for a bit. We had another FHE evening with the Perez family. There sure are great to hang around with, and we showed them the Easter Video, He Lives, and they loved it a ton. If you still haven't gotten a chance to watch it, go to HeLives.Mormon.org and share it with your friends! If you also want a fun challenge, there is a member here that is just super cool, and I love him and his family so much. He is in three different videos: "Men's Hearts shall fail them", "Bible Videos Introduction", and "Moments that Matter Most"! See if you can spot him, it's easier in the last two. To give you a hint, he's the one that gets hit in the face with a pillow. His name is Brother Ibiam, and he is just such an amazing guy.
Tuesday: We had a combined Zone Training Meeting in the morning, and most of it was on diligence. It was really good for me as I want to strive to be more effective and efficient with the time that I have here. It was good to recommit myself again to doing the Lord's work, and I am excited to see what happens. We did have two really great lessons with Caitlyn and William. We went to Panera Bread to met with Caitlyn and two other YSA Members. It was just a kind of get to know her lesson, since we hadn't taught her anything yet because she was working with Sisters before they got transferred. She is really sweet, and I am excited to help her to learn and grow even more in faith in Jesus Christ and in His Gospel. We then biked down to go and have our lesson with William, and there was a great big storm coming. We got hit a little bit by the rain, but we could tell that we could possibly out run the storm and get far enough south that it would avoid us. We did out race the storm. There was one lightning strike that was way too close for comfort, so we hightailed it into a Subway and waited for about 20-30 minutes before going to the park with William. There, we taught him the Restoration and he had some really great questions for us about it. His questions are really sincere, and I am looking forward to continuing to meet with him.
Wednesday: We had another lessons with Caitlyn today about baptism and confirmation, and about recognizing the Holy Ghost. It was such a great lesson and it was amazing to hear everyone's experience where they have recognized the Spirit and acted upon them. Caitlyn also had a surprise for us! She had read all of 1 Nephi in one day yesterday, and she loved it all. Especially about the vision of the tree of life that Lehi saw. I am so blessed to be able to meet with Caitlyn, because she is so well prepared, and loves to learn more! We then finished off the evening by visiting with two less active families. With the first family, we were able to help them start reading from the Book of Mormon again, and talked about the importance of reading from it each day. As we were talking about Lehi and his family having to leave all of their possessions behind and everything that they knew, this family could easily relate because they have done it three times in the past. It's been very difficult for them, but they can see how much more that Christ means to them because of the trials that they have gone through.
Thursday: I can't tell you how amazing that the Spirit is! I just love having his presence around so much, and it is so great to see how he is able to effect so many people's lives each day. We stayed super busy today with having six lessons spread throughout the day. We had another lesson with Caitlyn, and we talked about our commitment that we had left with her yesterday, which was to go home and pray about a date that she can be baptized on. We told her that we would do the same thing. As we were each talking about how we came to that answer, we all came to the same conclusion that May 17 would be the day for her. I'm so excited for her and I can't wait until she is able to make these sacred covenants with the Lord.
Friday: Today we went and visited with two amazing recent converts. They have such strong testimonies of the Gospel, and have the strongest desire to share it with everyone. Sharlene was telling us of how all of her prayers were answered this past week. From getting the car fixed, to finding a job, and so many other amazing experiences. I love the way that she describes the Holy Ghost as a flutter feeling in her heart. She has recgonized that as she acts upon those feelings, that it will be nothing but good that comes from it.
Saturday: This morning there was a baptism for three young boys. The spirit was so strong during the service, and it was amazing to see the happiness that this family has as they come closer to the Savior! We also went and had some bratwursts with a member and his friends at a park. It was a lot of fun, and really good food.
Sunday: The best part about today was seeing a recent convert in tears! At first, I was super worried that something was wrong, but as I got talking with her, she was just so overwhelmed with how much love that members have shown to her. She has always given to others, but never really focused on herself. It truly was amazing to see how much that everyone loves her, and to see the amount of love that she has for the Gospel. She has seen so many great miracles that have come to her since she was baptized about a month ago. She sees the change in her life, and wants everyone else to have the same joy that she has. It has helped me so much to see how grateful that I am for the Gospel. There are so many people out there that want this same blessings and joy in their lives, but their just not sure where to find it. It just makes me want to open my mouth even more to everyone that I meet, just like this recent convert does. She is such and inspiration to follow.
Love, Elder Leavitt.
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