Hi!
One
of the first things we did here in Runcorn was buy a new frying pan, I
made such a mean Stir- Fry this week, it was pretty incredible. This
week has flown by. It started snowhing yesterday night, Runcorn is such a
cold place, but I absolutely love it! This week was my first time on a
Bike in such a long time. I got to go to an area called Wrexham for a
little exchange, they don't usually use Bicycles that ofter, but I got
them to dig them out so I we could go Bike contacting, it was a very new
experience, talking to people on Bikes, pretty effective, I think.
However, I was extra worn out at the end of the day. Instead of running
to people it was only a case of pedaling faster, but I'm glad to be back
here in Runcorn.
Time
goes by so quick, my companion only has a month left to the day of his
mission. Elder Corbin is a work horse, he is super motivated to work his
best as the days count down for him. We are preparing a training for
the Zone on Wednesday, we are going to achieve a new height, we are
preparing them for a new activity that I've never seen in the mission
field my whole mission. We are going to have a Chester Zone Book of
Mormon placing day. We are going to aim as the Chester Zone to sincerely
give out two boxes (about 80) Book of Mormons on Saturday. It is an
exciting experiment.
A
principle that I have been able to see work very effectively in my
missionary work is economical finding. I love having a Sat- Nav. On my
Sat- Nav, I put the whole ward list, practically our whole area book
which includes: former investigators, our current teaching pool, part
member families. So whenever we are in an area, we have more than about 5
"pins" to try- by including speaking to everyone on the way to each
pin. It is the more excellent way, hopefully I will be able to teach as
many missionaries this principle. If you can use your time wisely as a
missionary, you have mastered each principle of serving a mission.
Something I've learnt whilst applying this is that, Heavenly Father can
help you the best when you have a direction, then he can place people in
your path, rather than planning "lets go to speak to people in this
general area" it is the more excellent way. We have a few investigators
that have told us that they want to be Baptised, being a more
experienced missionary I feel that I have definately been polished and
able to more fully help these individuals we work with.
Here
in Runcorn the ward functions pretty well, we have a reach out night
every week with the missionaries where two different Priesthood holders
go out on Exchanges with us. It shows a really willingness and
motivation to bring those who have perhaps been lost back to the light
of the gospel, we had a few people attend this sunday as a consequent
visit from these efforts. Yesterday was also another very good day, we
had a "missionary themed sacrament meeting" where Elder Corbin and
myself gave a talk aswell as our Ward Mission Leader, we got the ward
fired up for missionary work, the great thing is that the missionaries
previous had Bicycles but now it is the Zone Leader area, so we get to
travel out to areas where they couldn't get out to, we were working out
in the Countryside this week, it was so pretty and also of people
stopped to talk, much different to normal cities/ towns where people are
caught up in the hustle and bustle of shopping and distractions.
I
had a little bit of an epitome this week; a mission does not change a
person; a person changes a person but a mission helps to do that. I was
thinking about who I was becoming, a lot of others would say someone
that was the polar opposite of who I was when I came out on a mission. I
wouldn't know what to say but, I don't think what I was and who I am
now are comparable. Change, it's a funny principle.
With Love,
Elder Sapaden
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