2/23/15 | Unity

Hey Family!

It was very challenging to find this past week.  Because of a lack of finding it effected the rest of our ki's.  This week we made good plans to make sure this past week doesn't happen again.  We are praying extra hard for YSA referrals since we haven't received any in the last couple of weeks.  We also resolved some conflict and disagreements in our companionship last night so that we can have that unity and bring that unity to the zone.

We saw a very cool miracle on Saturday night.  We knocked so many doors last week without little or no success in finding YSA or elect people to pass, so by Saturday nightour faith was wavering a little bit, but we gave it one more shot on Miami Beach to find 1 elect YSA to work with.  It was late and we were finishing off the night knocking doors when we just let the Spirit guide us and we were led to an apartment.  God led us to an Elect YSA!!!  It was so nice to finally find someone who we could work with!!!  Our hard work and faith paid off, we are meeting with her tomorrow night since she was gone yesterday and today, I'll keep you posted on how she turns out!

I came across this quote last week by Joseph Smith and focused my studies around it, it's kind of long but really good!  "Let the elders be exceedingly careful about unnecessarily disturbing and harrowing up the feelings of the people.  Remember, that your business is, to preach the gospel in all humility and meekness, and warn sinners to repent and come to Christ.   Avoid contentions and vain disputes with men of corrupt minds, who do not desire to know the truth. Remember that “it is a day of warning, and not a day of many words.”  If they receive not your testimony in one place, flee to another, remembering, to cast no reflections, nor throw out any bitter sayings. If you do your duty, it will be just as well with you, as though all men embraced the gospel."  

I focused my studies on humility and teaching with unity.  We did a comp study with Elders Warren and Reno about teaching with unity found out exactly how important it is.  In D&C 42:6 God has commanded us to teach with unity, and in Alma 10:12we see the power that comes as we teach with unity.  We looked to the example of Alma and Amulek and how well they taught with unity, they switched off, yielded to each other and testified of what the other said. Because of that unity they were able to have the Spirit teach with them and convert thousands of souls!! We are working on building that unity when we teach.

This week flew by again and I can't think of anything else that happened.  It was a very stressful week, but this upcoming week will be a lot better! Heres a pic of my comp and I after eating lunch with a member on the Beach.

I love you guys and hope you have a great week!

Love,

Elder Spencer Bailey