It was a crazy week! Last week, my companion, Elder Bautista
got emergency transferred to Oxnard, so I was in a “tripan” with Elder Hernandez
and Elder Berg. We made quite the team!
Any rate, today I get a new companion, Elder Josh Mackay!!! Mom met him and went to lunch at his house!
So I’m pumped for that. I was his
district leader when he went home a couple months ago for meniscus surgery (*curse
those meniscus'es*) and he and I made plans of all the things he needed to do
and not do in order to come back out to the field, and he promised me he would
be back. So now he’s here 2 transfers
later and he’s my companion!
Yesterday at church, we taught the primary class of M----. He is ten years old. His dad and brother are members, but his two
sisters and mom are not. He has been
coming to church every week for about 6 months or more now, and has an amazing
understanding of the gospel already, probably more than I did when I was 8. A
few weeks ago, he expressed his desire to be baptized, but wanted to wait until
he was 12, so he could learn more. That
seemed interesting to me and pretty mature for his age as well, but we encouraged
him that he was ready and invited him to pray to know when he should be
baptized. Yesterday, we taught the plan
of salvation to his class of 8-10 year olds. We drew it up really big on the
chalk board and emphasized the gospel of Jesus Christ, discussing the things we
need to do in this life in order to make it to the celestial kingdom. Long
story short, at the end of the class he said he wanted to get baptized on Saturday
July 5th! So we talked with
his dad afterward, and he seemed really pleased with his son’s decision. We
feel like his baptism will be a great step in his mom's progression, and an opportunity for her to feel the spirit
and get her answer, as well as their other 2 daughters.
We had three lessons with L----. She’s awesome. She is the nicest lady ever. We had 3 lessons with her this week. We taught the Law of Chastity on Tuesday, helped her make a quit smoking plan from Preach My Gospel on Friday, and taught about tithes and offerings on Saturday. She accepted everything so readily and is an amazing woman. She just has a pretty rough family background at home right now that adds a lot of stress. I’m sad I won’t be able to continue meeting with her regularly, since she is on the other side of Fillmore, and today we will be going back to the regular division with Elder Mackay's arrival.
We have lessons quite frequently with a less active member named L-----. Every scripture or message we share with her has been something that she thought about or had questions to just the day before. It is such a small and simple tender mercy of the lord, but a great testimony strengthener to me that there are no coincidences and God knows exactly what he has in store for his Children.
Love,
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| Elder Berg, Parrish, and Hernandez |
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| Elder MacKay (middle, back row) made the Ventura missionary moms an awesome Mexican lunch while he was recuperating from surgery. |
We had three lessons with L----. She’s awesome. She is the nicest lady ever. We had 3 lessons with her this week. We taught the Law of Chastity on Tuesday, helped her make a quit smoking plan from Preach My Gospel on Friday, and taught about tithes and offerings on Saturday. She accepted everything so readily and is an amazing woman. She just has a pretty rough family background at home right now that adds a lot of stress. I’m sad I won’t be able to continue meeting with her regularly, since she is on the other side of Fillmore, and today we will be going back to the regular division with Elder Mackay's arrival.
We have lessons quite frequently with a less active member named L-----. Every scripture or message we share with her has been something that she thought about or had questions to just the day before. It is such a small and simple tender mercy of the lord, but a great testimony strengthener to me that there are no coincidences and God knows exactly what he has in store for his Children.
Love,
Elder Parrish
