This has been a wonder week. And we had a lot to do. Long Beach is getting wilder everyday. But yeah. This transfer we have a ton of new faces that are here in LBN and a some new District Leaders over here too. So we decided before anything else, that we needed to sit down with them and make sure we set an awesome zone Vision. But we wanted the DLs to do it, because they are the ones in charge. We all got together and discussed how we can keep LBN strong. They came up with the theme of Luke 22:42. "Not my will, but thine be done." It's a great zone vision and it includes a lot of charity that we need to gain, also we need to really do what we are ought to do, even if we dont want to. Like what President Faust said, "It takes a true man to do what they ought to do whether they want to or not." We do the Lord's will, not our own. We align our will with the will of God. That's when work starts to get done. Sick!
I have learned that God really does care about us, a lot. I have really, really learned on my mission that he gives us trials so that we can grow. "God cares more about your progression than he does your comfort." I feel that is a truth. God knows we need to pass through some trials in order to learn a bit. How hard would it be to be God and look at us passing through trials and knowing that they are hard, and not wanting us to "suffer" but still knowing it's right for us. I love this gospel. In Isaiah 50:5 it says,"The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away my back."
Cool huh! So know that we have a choice to accept God, to not be rebellious but to accept His will and do it!
We had a cool miracle this week, well one of the coolest things that could ever happened did. We has a lessson with our INV Bianca and she is sooo awesome (she came to church with us as well and loved it!) The lesson started and we brought an Hermana with us from the church who is older in age and she and Bianca just love each other. Well we get there and we sit outside while sit in. There is a rule in the mission where there has to be 3 men in a house to enter or we can not go in. So like 2 missionaries and one more guy. (It pushes the priesthood holders to come out with us.) We pulled our chairs outside at the doorfront and out of nowhere some Gansgsta looking guy pops his head out of the back room and mean mugs us. to say the least it was...startling. hah. He pops his head back out another time and mean mugs us again, so naturally as missionaries we ask Bianca to ask if he would like to sit down with us and talk! (preach my gospel-talk to everyone) haha. She explains to us that she has no idea who the man is, he is just visiting her mother in law...so that made the situation even weirder...but she did it anyways and asked him to come sit down. About 5 min later he comes in the room staring at us and "shakes our hands". This guy is tatted up, with a shirt that is covered in weed leafs and looks like he is about ready to kill us and has been up to some gnarly stuff before hand. On top of that, the lesson we prepared to teach was...The Word of Wisdom! Well we felt like it was worthy to teach so we pressed on ahead. Since this was his first time talking to us, we started to explain beforehand who we are and what the Book of Mormon is. My Companion asked the simple question, "Do you know what the Book of Mormon is?" The Man, sat there paused...and looked us and said...."I know the Book or Mormon is scripture of God and that this church is the church of God, and that Joseph Smith was a prophet..I KNOW that with out a doubt."....um....um.....WHAT??
At the beginning of the week we got a really really really cool call from my Mission President. I can't disclose too much info for what will be happening, just know that I will not be emailing this next week on Monday! It will be on Tuesday. Cool! I'm so excited. Cool!
Well family I love you all so much and I'll see y'all soon!
Elder Schooff
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