MAN! Let me start by putting to rest any questions anyone has wondering if church authorities are called of God. THEY ARE! We had the chance this last week to listen to Elder Paul V Johnson of the Seventy speak to us! and he is sweet! not to mention that our Mission President who talked to us too is a boss. But it seems like we are talking more and more about how to work with members. That’s you! and the reality is that without members missionary work does not function and on top of that, super recently we have been hearing a lot about member missionary work from the First Presidency and higher! So do it! It was actually pretty sad yesterday to have finally had an investigator come to our branch for church, receive nothing more than a few handshakes and nice comments, then in EVERY class being asked to stand up in from of the whole congregation and introduce themselves. I couldn't help but think how much better it had been in the past, when members had met them as they came in, and lovingly asked if they wanted to sit by them, got to know them, then did the introducing for them. Point of the story, don't just be nice on the cover. BE a friend. Sorry about the little rant there.
Last week has been a little bit creepy as we have been continuing working with Isamar. Such as sinister texts that show up on our phone, but not hers when we check. Even receiving them with hers in her hand right in front of us. Elder Gressier was freaking out a little because who or whatever is doing it, called him out specifically after he replied to it. So anyway, we are going to the mission office to see President and get it figured out today. Prayers for Isamar and Elder Gressier are appreciated, the whole thing just seems a little bit dark, not to mention Isamar’s past experiences, but a boost for them would go a long ways.
This week we had lots of opportunities to give service! One time in specific we were doing an emergency move into a one room place above the extra building garage behind their grandma's house. Well if you start imagining a garage, with a random staircase going up the side to a one room sitting on top, your getting pretty close. So we get to the three seater couch... it was a blast.
Jaja, we carry it up the stairs and stand it up on its end on the small top platform to these stairs; its too tall, and a bit too wide the way we have it, we already have it up the stairs, so its time to try some angles and whatnot. After everything, we had decided to teeter totter it over the railing, because of space, the longer end hanging over a 20 foot drop. No dice. Nothing was working. Now here is my plug to the fact that inspiration comes through SO many different ways. No body knows why, but I said lets try one more thing, we already have it up the stairs. then I rolled under the couch, and started leg pressing it jaja, giving it a little more gas on the left to push it higher for the right angle. 20 seconds and it worked!!!! we had been there for 20 minutes already! then because some kid got a little creative it went through ha-ha. That was pretty cool and funny.
Sorry i’m out of time, heading to the mission office right now, love n squeeze.
Elder Phillips
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