Find Five by Faith!

Howdy Folks!
Q: "Have you found any new investigators?"
A: Well we found three, but they are now being taught by the Spanish Elders :( But we got to teach them twice with the Spanish sisters, and I think at least one of them will get baptized. They are here for a year from Texas to do the painting and caulking for an apartment complex here. And they are all between 18-21.

We do have several people who are strong potentials. But they haven't become new investigators because we don't have a specific return appointment, but I think some of them will.

President Taylor has started something new: "Find Five by Faith." Basically after an appointment falls through we don't just go off to check on someone else--we stay in the area until we have talked to 5 people. Because many times the Lord has prepared other people in that area and there is a reason that appointment has fallen through. We have had a fair bit of success with this method. So we either talk to people walking around or we knock on doors around that house. We went to check on a former investigator and he had moved, but we knocked on the door next to his and their was a former investigator there that we didn't know about who invited us in and gave us a drink of water and as we talked to her she decided that she wants to have us come over, and she even wants to feed us :) Yes!

This was also the way we found the three Spanish boys. An appointment fell through and one of them was working on the caulking and we started talking to him.

I know that President Taylor is inspired and I am so grateful for his guidance and counsel. We had an opportunity to have interviews with him last week and I am so grateful for the things he said. He said that I was a leader in this mission and that he trusted me. I know that I still struggle so much to be a good missionary and it was nice to hear that President Taylor trusts me.

Recently at district meeting my district leader Elder Wilson pointed out that the covenant we make is to be WILLING to take his name upon us, WILLING to keep the commandments and WILLING to always remember him. Being willing to do what God asks us to do is so important. Being willing to obey the rules and listen to what our leaders tell us is soooo important. I have seen the consequences when people are not willing to do what is right. Any companionship whether on a mission or not works so much better when both people are willing to do what is right.

It is so true that going to people's houses tells you a lot about them. That is what we were just talking about last night. We get to go into so many people's houses. I love that privilege. I love being able to meet lots of new people and have awesome experiences. At the begining of my mission I didn't realize what a privilege and blessing that was, but now I think its really cool.

Love,

Sister Lila Jenson