This week has been wonderful! My comp and I get along better every day, and it was his birthday this week so we had two member dinners that sang to him which was awesome! He didn't want to make a big deal about it but I made sure to haha. I have learned so much about how to get people to talk! I think it's one of my talents, and I've seen such great blessings from hearing people open up about their lives and their testimonies! With investigators, it is imperative that you build a relationship with them so they can feel confident in asking questions and making commitments. I have realized that the secret to this is acting with "real intent." I listened to a devotional on this this week and it's been on my mind a lot. First, in order to act with real intent, you must limit distractions. You can't hope to build a relationship with someone or find success if you are focused on things that don't line up with your goal! Next, it is so important to plan out your goal-- to always ask why you're doing the things you're doing. As a missionary, my time is pretty strictly governed, at least on paper. But you can do all the things you're supposed to do and still not receive the growth or find the success you're expecting. Those things require spending your time with real intent. For example, choosing to pray not habitually, but faithfully. Choosing to study in order to learn, not to complete a book. I once had a training seminar on true sacrifice. The speaker talked about how sacrifice is not giving something up as much as dedicating it to a cause. As a missionary I have dedicated 2 years to the greatest cause of this world-- which is to help bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man-- and it is joyous! I love being able to give something of such great value and somehow still enrich myself in the process. I am humbled every day by my calling and mantle, I know more than ever that God calls the weak and simple to be his hands, but I am so grateful for the opportunity to be shaped by Him and His Only Begotten, even Jesus Christ. Let us ever move onward and upward. I love you guys!
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