Dear family and friends,
We are working hard to stay focused. It is amazing how you change and grow with life experiences. There is a new three part series on Light in the Mormon Messages. David A. Bednar speaks about light on a foggy day when you can only see a few steps ahead and that is how many of us receive revelation. We are only given a few steps at a time and we need to step in Faith.
Each day we plan and pray and step out in Faith relying on the Lord. With this process the miracles are easy to see because we are watching for them.
We were able to take a new convert to the temple to do baptisms for the death with the youth. It was an amazing experience to share that with her. She could feel the spirit as she walked up the steps. What a tremendous blessing to have a temple nearby. She was saying, "I had no idea this was here in Fresno." That is part of what we as members and missionaries need to do, let people know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored.
We had some great activities this week also. The Zone did well with baptisms this past month so we had an ice cream sundae celebration and played water balloon volleyball. It is great to get together with the Zone. We also have what we call lead indicators. These are goals that we set that we have total control over. These goals lead to accomplishing our goals on the mission report forms. Since working on these the numbers are getting better. We track the lead indicators and report on them to the Zone weekly. This month we called Elder Sheffer's old boss in Orem and asked if we could buy some cheap ties, that look exactly alike, to give to the Zone for making their goals. He sent us 22 very nice ties, and one longer tie to fit around Elder Sheffer's thick neck. But, he wouldn't let us pay for them. What an amazing blessing!
We also had a Mexican Independence Day Party. We were so happy to have three investigators there and the food was fabulous. We know we will miss the Mexican food when we are back in Utah. The guacamole is the best.
We have transfers this weekend and that means we will be going to a new ward, the 4th ward. We have been told that they are trying to call a senior couple for each ward to work with the full time missionaries. They hope that we can train them to do work similar to what we do. That will be a new adventure.
We are so grateful for our blessing and the Lord's constant care for us and our family. We all face difficulties in this life and great blessings. We pray for you all. God bless
Elder and Sister Sheffer
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