The Book of Mormon Can Speak for Itself

It seems like this week just flew by, and I hope that you feel the same about it.  This week we had Zone Conference, which I absolutely loved.  The days leading up to Zone Conference was like the days leading up to Christmas, or another big holiday.  :)  It was full of excited anticipation as we thought of what counsel we would hear, and the training that we would practice on.  :)  One of the things that we've been asked to do is to show up early so that we have time to study and review our past conference notes.  It really helps us be settled in and ready to learn by the time that we actually start.  We focused on keeping the spirit with us, the Book of Mormon, and specific prayers. 

As we work on keeping the spirit with us, missionary work becomes easier because we don't have to worry about convincing them.  The Spirit will do that for us, all we have to do is invite Him in.  Teaching others about the Book of Mormon is interesting as well, because the best teaching that they can get is by reading it and feeling of the power they experience.  We don't need to add words, the Book of Mormon can speak for itself.  And the specific prayers counsel is making sure that we aren't just generally asking for things in our prayers.  If we want a specific answer, we need to pray specifically.  We might not be answered in the way that we are expecting, but we can get an answer to a specific question like "Is the Book of Mormon true?" or "Is the Prophet called of God?"  We can receive revelation to gain the answers to our questions. 

Something else that we were able to do this week was zone service!  It was a community event planting trees in a park.  They probably planted over 100 trees, and our entire zone was there to help out!  It really felt good to have service to do, it just lifts your spirits when you lose yourself like that.  Afterwards, there was a sausage sizzle for those who helped, which really opened up the opportunity for us as a zone to talk to the people around us.  We talked to a girl who does like every service event she hears about on Facebook, I guess it's pretty common on her feed.  :) 

Aussie terms:  Trolley (Shopping cart), star jumps (jumping jacks) and Petrol (Gas, like for a car.) 

The power of Girl's camp:  This weekend our ward had Girl's camp, and even though we didn't go or stop by, we know that it really effected the girls that attended because you could see it in the way they interacted with one another in Church yesterday.  The daughter of one of our investigators went, even though she wasn't interested in the church.  She made a ton of friends, and was actually keen to hear more about the church afterwards.  Even if someone isn't a member, please reach out to them this (summer for you guys) winter.  You never know what kind of impact it will have on them as they learn and feel the spirit there.  For all of you who are planning camp, keep going, you're doing great!  I absolutely love all my memories of camp, and know that those that I was with can say the same. 

Scripture of the week:  Mosiah 10:10. "And it came to pass that we did go up to battle against the Lamanites; and I, even I, in my old age, did go up to battle against the Lamanites. And it came to pass that we did go up in the strength of the Lord to battle."  This is talking about bringing the strength of the Lord with us into battle.  We aren't fighting physical battles, but every battle we face, no matter how different it is to those around us, can be won with the right strength getting us through.  Afraid of something?  Bring the right strength with you.  Struggling with something that takes a lot of effort? Bring the strength of the Lord to help you win the battles that you are facing.  Our Saviour has felt everything that we are going through.  He is the best strength, companion, and protector to have with us.  I invite you to pick a battle this week, and pray specifically for help with it.  Then fight with all your heart, might, mind and strength.  You'll go far. 

Love you all, have a great week! 

Zone Conference

Chatting in the corner